THURSDAY
JULY 21, 7:45PM
OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM 4
SHORTLIST

Loss Prevention
USA / Action / 7 minutes
Director: J. Houston Yang
Writer: J. Houston Yang, Alex Henes, Ryan Hunter
Producer: Kyle Bullington, Davis DiLillo, Jorge Lymberopulos
Cast: Samantha Win, Daniel Bernhardt
In the near future, tech companies will go to war. And the frontlines of that battlefield will look quite a bit different. Loss Prevention takes an action packed look at the inciting moment of the coming war, following two ‘executives’ on the corporate errand of a lifetime.

Guest Appearances
USA / Comedy / 11 minutes
Director/Writer: Elizabeth Guest
Producer: Elizabeth Guest, Daniel Jaffe, Pamela Guest, Nicholas Guest
Cast: Elizabeth Guest, Ed Begley Jr., Ishmel Sahid, Nicholas Guest
The first season of “Guest Appearances” dealt mainly with Lydia’s love addiction. It ended on a cliffhanger. Lydia, rippled with self-doubt, insecurities, anxiety and somehow juggling multiple romantic relationships with men and one woman all at once, decided to take a moment and meditate and think about her behavior and her behavior to come- so she could pick one person or no one at all.

American Dream
USA / Drama / 21 minutes
Director: Angela Garcia Combs
Writer: Asher Huey
Producer: Tara L. Craig, Meredith Riley Stewart, Asher Huey, Angela Garcia Combs
Cast: Alfred Molina, Julia Garcia Combs, Alycia Cooper, Eric Pierpoint
A recovering addict suffers the dangers and indignities of gig work in the wealthy homes of the privileged few.

The Palisades
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
Director/Writer: Carissa Gallo
Producer: Andrew Gallo
Cast: Kaia Gerber
When Alex moves to LA, she quickly gets lost in her new roommate's world. Yet quickly, her draw towards intimacy is complicated by her growing suspicions… Lines crossed between seduction and intuition, between trust and gossip. Alex has to decide what she’s willing to lose and where her loyalty lies.

Fire-Man's Fetish
USA / Comedy / 8 minutes
Director/Writer: John Slover
Producer: John Slover, Vérane Jackie Deschamps
Cast: Danny Trejo, Andrew Jacobs, Nicholas Palacio
After 50 years in a state penitentiary, a pyromaniac (Trejo) is released back into society, and immediately embarks on a raucous arson spree

Still Rolling Papers
USA / Music Documentary / 32 minutes
Director: Blair Avery
Cast: Wiz Khalifa
Music megastar Wiz Khalifa reflects on the success of his first studio album, and his journey as an independent artist to becoming a multi platinum major label act.