SUNDAY JULY 23, 3:15PM
PROGRAM 18
SHORTLIST
All At Once
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Mustafa Eck
Producer: Mustafa Eck, Amina Nada
Cast: Paul Elia, Maz Siam
Yasser, a first generation Arab-American, is painstakingly apprehensive before his future midwestern in-laws arrive for dinner for the first time.
Sprout
USA / Drama / 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Zora Kovac
Producer: Zora Kovac
Cast: Christain Cerezo, Zora Kovac
After an agoraphobic scientist accidentally creates a baby-like plant creature, their connection threatens to upend his reclusive way of life.
You Forgot Your Wallet?
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Brandon Blackmon
Producer: Daria Suvarov
When he can't find his wallet at the end of a dinner date, Nate makes an indecent proposal to get out of paying the bill.
Out of Water
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Madi Stine
Producer: Madi Stine, Sophie Shi, Meera Vaidya
Cast: Marlee Learner, Anabelle Murphy
When a disenchanted mermaid-for-hire is mistaken for a real one, she plays along to disastrous consequences.
Recognition
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director: Maria Prieto
Writer: Maria Prieto, Sara Eklund
Producer: Lily Darragh Harty
Cast: Sara Eklund, Kyle Prue, Bryan Keith
In the near future, a woman stuck on a rose-colored version of her past seeks support from an augmented reality therapist to unlock the dark truth behind her memories.
Bro Code
USA / Drama / 11 minutes
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Director: Presley Paras
Writer: Sean Dube
Producer: Presley Paras, Sean Dube, Patrick Quinlan
Cast: Patrick Quilan, Sean Dube
When two friends go camping to help one get over the breakup of his ex, little goes according to plan as they struggle to accept the reality of the situation.
The Unreliables
USA / Drama / 18 minutes
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Director: Adam Linkenhelt
Writer: Jen Robyn Jacobs
Producer: Katie Barrie, Jen Robyn Jacobs, Adam Linkenhelt
Cast: Jen Robyn Jacobs, Tom Fugedi, Billy Vera
A troubled young babysitter and an absent father must decide how to deal with his wife's death, his children, and their own responsibilities.