SUNDAY JULY 20, 7:15 PM
PROGRAM 28
Prick
USA | Drama | 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Natalie De Diego
Producer: Viviana Chavez, Christine Odilia
Cast: Chelsea Rivera, Jeff Hoover, Maria Sager
After learning her husband has been in a life-threatening car crash, Ana must make a difficult decision.
Hermit Crab
USA | Drama | 16 minutes
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Director/Writer: Justin Roh
Producer: Daniel Han, Liya Yang, Richard Li
Cast: Alex Herrald, Joseph Lloyd Lopez, Joe Russell
A recently divorced office worker longs for the quiet embrace of solitude, which seems impossible to attain in the clamor of an indifferent world.
The Man Upstairs
USA | Drama | 18 minutes
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Director/Writer: Wendy Wang
Producer: Wendy Wang, Annalea Fiachi
Cast: Kennedy Taylor, Mark Sodoukh, Eric Johnson Jr
After being kidnapped, Julian wakes up in a stranger’s basement, where another child already lives—and where survival means playing along with the man who calls himself “Dad.” As the boys form a fragile bond, they plot an escape from a twisted domestic nightmare.
Catalogue of Noses
USA | Comedy | 12 minutes
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Director: Josie Andrews
Writer: Lauren Schaffel
Producer: Lauren Schaffel, Josie Andrews, Talisa Friedman, A.J. Kelly, Nicole Friedberg, Emily Nash, John Noble Barrack, Yvonne Cone, Sami Kolko, and David M. Night Maire
Cast: Lori Alan, Michael Kostroff, Jemma Handler
It tells the story of Emily, a Jewish teen actor on the day of her scheduled nose surgery, who faces off with her mother, a plastic surgeon, and the weight of her cultural identity.
Query
USA | Drama | 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Stewart M Hendler
Producer: Jamieson Fry
Cast: Anthony Hill, Holly Kaplan
A mysterious agent assigned to prevent acts of self-harm picks up an elderly woman whose quiet resolve forces him to question the meaning of his mission.
Little Footsteps
USA | Drama | 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Louis Reyes McWilliams
Producer: Brenden Rodriguez, Rose Alsander-Toberman
Cast: Joely Fisher, Marilyn Bass, Louis Reyes McWilliams
A young woman invites an unsettling guest to her family's Christmas Eve dinner party.
Committed
USA | Horror | 7 minutes
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Director: Peter Zuppardo
Writer: Peter Zuppardo, Bryce Heigle
Producer: Van White, Peter Zuppardo, Bryce Heigle
Cast: Laura Flannery, Spencer Crim
A relationship faces the ultimate test when a recovering addict goes to meet her boyfriend's family only to find herself forced to confront the terrifying physical manifestations of his inner demons.