
SUNDAY JULY 23, 10:00PM
PROGRAM 21
SHORTLIST

Just Lie to Me
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
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Director: Kelly Walker
Writer: Kylie Alesso
Producer: Jordan Dunn, Ryan Halprin, Kylie Alesso
Cast: Kylie Alesso, Ian Mcquown
Just Lie to Me is a dark comedy centered around two people navigating their identities: Noah, a well-off intellectual who gets pressured by his coworker into soliciting a girl for the night and Brooke, who gets mistaken as a sex worker and decides to go along with it.

Happy Ending
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director: Élodie Yung
Writer: Élodie Yung, Jonathan Howard
Producer: Jonathan Howard, Matthew Keene Smith, Jason McLagan
Cast: Jasmine Sims, Martha Milan, Tossapon "Didi" Banks
A Cambodian woman, carrying a tragic secret, comes to America to work in an illicit massage parlor in hopes of making a better life for her family

Daisy
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director: Jelena Nik
Writer: Jelena Nik, Daniella Sina
Producer: Jelena Nik, Kevin Maxwell, Frey Dagne
Cast: Carolyn Dodd, Nicole Bilderback, Matthew Jayson Cwern
Determined to become a professional dancer, Emma, falls prey to a sophisticated grooming scheme that derails her plans and leads her into the dark world of human trafficking.

A Friendly Turn
USA / Drama / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Boris Schaarschmidt
Producer: Boris Schaarschmidt
Cast: Nicole Kendrot, Bella Appel, Ben Solenberger
Two couples meet for dinner to reconnect after they haven’t seen each other since high school. Let's see what secrets come out and if they still get along.

Real Italian Pizza
USA / Drama / 7 minutes
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Director/Writer: Will Proctor
Producer: Will Proctor, Logan Pollack, Christian Ryder
Cast: Faizan Uzma, Joshua Woodall
Real Italian Pizza: By Real Italians (Or A Dollar Off Your Pizza)

Moving Day
USA / Thriller / 9 minutes
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Director: Taylor O’Neil
Writer: Taylor O'Neil, Medalion Rahimi
Producer: Medalion Rahimi, Samantha Robinson, Taylor O’Neil
Cast: Medalion Rahimi, Samantha Robinson
In this satirical and campy "who-dunnit", a young woman moves into a new house she finds on Craigslist - only to discover her new roommate has been murdered.

Overtime
USA / Horror / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Scout Pertofsky
Producer: Gianfranco Svalgelj, Natalie G Hill
Cast: Lisa Jacqueline Starett, Jeff Deglow, Alicia Underwood
A salary worker trapped in her office building after dark finds herself in a battle of wits and strength against a mysterious creature that not only wants her life but her job too.