FRIDAY
JULY 22, 1:00PM
PROGRAM 5
SHORTLIST

Trust
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
Director/Writer: Diane Lansing
Producer: Renee Dorian, Cassandra Coppola, Diane Lansing
Cast: Greg Kriek, Emily Bader, Abigail Kochunas
Trust is inspired by true events that are all too familiar today. A moment in time set in Varese, Italy during WW2, when a young jewish girl is questioned by a Nazi Lieutenant who wiles her with chocolate and outdoor play then tries to trick her into revealing her families true identities by switching languages to expose her family is Jewish.

Beta
USA / Drama / 20 minutes
Director: Kevin M Turner
Writer: Kevin M Turner, Kyle Ivan Tiner
Producer: Mackenzie Cushine, Cory Brozik, Justin Watkins, Thomas Smith
Cast: William Nicol, Aubree Lea Bouche
A lonely man builds an artificially intelligent woman to be his companion only to discover she doesn't have feelings for him in return.

Ten Essentials
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
Director: Travis Greene
Writer: Peter LeFevre
Producer: Aly Trasher, Eddy Acosta
Cast: Eddy Acosta, Galen Howard
A man wakes up in the desert chained to a corpse.

The Day, at the Beach
USA / Drama / 22 minutes
Director/Writer: Cindy Di Xin
Producer: Mingqi Maggie Tao
A coming-of-age family drama story about a teenage girl who must reckon with her relationship with her parents when she uncovers her father's deepest secret during his well-intention trip to visit her.

Bunker: The Last Fleet
Australia / Drama / 14 minutes
Director: Rowan Pullen, Stephen Potter
Writer: Rowan Pullen, Stephen Potter, Natasha Wanganeen
Producer: Jessica Giacco, Rowan Pullen, Stephen Potter, Natasha Wanganeen
Cast: Natasha Wanganeen, Roy Phung, Trevor Jamieson
The year is 2057. For six years the extraterrestrial invaders have occupied our world. The harvest of humankind has begun. When they arrived, everything was lost. The people, the land the system ... gone. Those who survive, remain in hiding and live by one rule: avoid all contact.