THURSDAY JULY 20, 10:00PM
PROGRAM 6
SHORTLIST
A Heart Shaped Eye
USA / Drama / 11 minutes
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Director: Ira Hobbs Jr.
Writer: Ira Hobbs Jr., Madison Shepard
Producer: Olivia Aguilar, Ira Hobbs Jr., Madison Shepard
Cast: Madison Shepard, Danielle Perez, Alex Barlas
Two private detectives, hired to locate a missing starlet with a heart shaped eye, interrogate a possible suspect over tea.
Bitchy
USA / Comedy / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Marielle Boland
Producer: Emma Buerklin
Cast: Elsie Hewitt, Jennifer Ens, Aniya Picou
When three best girlfriends head home from a night out, the secrets they've been keeping from each other and the lies they've been telling themselves come out.
Who's Talkin' About Alice?
USA / Comedy / 10 minutes
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Director: Alex Kugelman
Writer: Shereen S Khan, Maximilien Blanc, Jake Ebright
Producer: Shereen S Khan, Maximilien Blanc, Jake Ebright
Cast: Jacqueline Bell, Maximilien Blanc, Jake Ebright
Three friends in a band spend more time smoking weed and rewriting history than playing music.
Dipsomaniac
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director: Jeremy Stewart
Writer: Danny Zuhlke
Producer: Danny Zuhlke, Jeremy Stewart, Mahtub Zare Mochanloo
Cast: Danny Zuhlke, Ben Rosenthal, Sue Shaheen
Two friends celebrate a 27th birthday on a party bus, but only one of them survives. A wild ride with heart, humor, neon and blood.
10mg
USA / Drama / 7 minutes
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Director: Heather Kasprzak
Writer: Christina Wolfgram
Producer: Natalie Masciale, Heather Kasprzak
Cast: Christina Wolgram, Lynn Downey
A visit to the OB/GYN doesn't go as planned when a thirty-year-old patient realizes her depression might be out of control.
Footprints in the Dirt
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Alyse Kane Riley
Cast: Lauren Brown, Chase Offerle
Contrary to the biblical story of Eve being created from Adam's rib to be his companion, FOOTPRINTS IN THE DIRT is an altered version; a conversation between Gaia (Mother Earth) and Eve, if women preceded men.
Ellen Needs Insurance
USA / Comedy / 13 minutes
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Director: Dru Johnston
Writer: Ellen Haun, Dru Johnston
Producer: Savvas Yiannoulou, Ellen Haun, Dru Johnston
Cast: Liz Jenkins, Marisa Baram, Doug Olear
Ellen needs to book one more SAG job by the end of the year -- or she'll lose her health insurance.
Zero Down
USA / Comedy / 15 minutes
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Director: Matthew Dara Alavi
Writer: Matthew Dara Alavi, Peter Weir Clarke
Producer: Peter Weir Clarke, Matthew Dara Alavi
Cast: Anthony James Venuto, Jeff Deist, Darielle Williams
A used car salesman plagued by underperforming sales and a condescending boss looses grip on reality.