SUNDAY JULY 23, 1:00PM
PROGRAM 17
SHORTLIST
R.A.E.R. Beta 0027
USA / Sci-Fi / 22 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ryan Jaeger
Producer: Travis LaSalle, Shannon McIntosh, Ryan Jaeger
Cast: Samantha Robinson, Aristotle Athari
In the near future, a woman struggling to overcome a traumatic loss seeks out help from an unusual tech developer that is testing a program with promises of accelerating the emotional healing process.
Paranoia
USA / Horror / 5 minutes
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Director: Igor Volkov
Writer: Igor Volkov, Ilia Epifanov
Producer: Igor Volkov, Tancy Karat
Cast: Daria Akhlustina, Roman Broussard
Oxygen leak on the spacecraft put the crew in a dangerous position
Likeness
USA / Thriller / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: David A. Flores
Producer: Kyle Little
Cast: Mary Rose Branick, Virginia Newcomb
A young woman works with a digital copy of her mom to investigate the sudden disappearance of her real mom.
Sunless
USA / Drama / 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Boris Vesselinov
Producer: Myles Dement, Steven Uribe
Cast: Ben Holtzmuller, Erik Scilley
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Foreign Planetary
USA / Sci-fi / 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Tiffany Lin
Cast: Chelsea Sik
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Waiting for Spring
USA / Sci-fi / 18 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ryan Michael Brown
Producer: Roman Musheghyan
Cast: Erin Cipolletti, Charles Orme
A sci-fi love story about a woman on Mars trapped by grief.
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(Dis)Connected
USA / Sci-fi / 7 minutes
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Director: Karl Stelter
Writer: Hussain Pirani
Producer: Karl Stelter
Cast: Jessica Morris, Matthew Pohlkamp, Chase Mullins
When a mother’s AI-generated memories clash with reality, she must confront her past for the sake of her future.
Femai
USA / Drama / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Mingjun Zheng
Producer: Mingjun Zheng, Joe Juanyao Zheng
Cast: Kat Ingkarat, Elisha Davis, Brandon Brown
Analía, a recent college graduate and aspiring assistant faces a sexual assault while she is working at the office alone. Can FEMAI help her to take a stand after the abuse?