FRIDAY
JULY 22, 9:55PM
PROGRAM 9
SHORTLIST
Blind Stitch
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
Director/Writer: Alexander Bergman
Producer: Alexander Bergman
Cast: Jongman Kim
A Koreatown Tailor struggles to make ends meet, until he takes on a side job as a gang surgeon. Money pours in as blood spills, and he learns the hard way how the American Dream operates.
Bob
USA / Comedy / 18 minutes
Director: Drew Bierut
Writer: Dan Brier
Producer: Drew Bierut
Cast: Emma Pasarow, Dillon J Stücky, Talia Rose Goodman
A girl invites a costumed stranger off the street to her older sister's dinner party. The mysterious man simply called 'Bob' seems friendly enough... What could possibly go wrong?
Save The Bees
USA / Comedy / 11 minutes
Director/Writer: Charlie Schwan
Producer: Lucas Markman, Mitchell Schwartz
Cast: Jackson Pace, Peyton List
When a gruesome accident makes a messy break up even messier, a couple must set aside their differences and work together in order to save themselves.
Hysterical
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
Director: April Moreau
Writer: April Moreau, Emily Hanley
Producer: Chelsea O'Connor, Tara Donovan
Cast: Emily Hanley, Helen Hong, Kimia Behpoornia, Christine Lahti
In the days following a traumatic event, a stand up comedian fails to find solace in comedy, forcing her to look inward to heal.
Soredia
USA / Drama / 20 minutes
Director: Julia Ponce Díaz
Producer: Céline Bava-Helms
During an improvised trip to the California mountains, a self-conscious French girl studying in the US finds herself lost and, desperate for a sense of belonging, decides to act on her growing obsession towards her charismatic new friend.
The White Candle
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
Director: Natalie A. Meza
Writer: Natalie A. Meza, Sharon Suzanne Butler
Producer: Ryan Palmer, Annalea Fiachi
Cast: Elizabeth Gwynne Wilson, Shawn Thomas, Cat Elliot
A financially struggling timeshare representative is met by an angel during her sales pitch.
Cora & Sam Hate The Dentist
USA / Comedy / 14 minutes
Director/Writer: Jade Kaiser, Eilise Guilfoyle
Producer: Jade Kaiser, Eilise Guilfoyle
Cast: Jade Kaiser, Eilise Guilfoyle, Sophia Rose McDowell, Amber Khieralla, Joe Daru
Two best friends have been putting off going to the dentist for months but when their Groupons are about to expire they must face their fears.
Room For Error
USA / Drama / 9 minutes
Director: Zak Steiner, Andrew Hollinger, Dylan Arnold, Shaw Fisher
Writer: Andrew Hollinger
Producer: Andrew Hollinger
Cast: Andrew David Hollinger, Virginia Gardner, Cathryn Dylan Ortiz, Stephen Friedrich
An anthology of short films following an earnest twenty something as he stumbles through Los Angeles.