
WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 5:30 PM
PROGRAM 44

Im Perfection
Japan | Drama | 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Mika Sasaki
Producer: Takehisa Asahina, Takuya Kondo
Cast: Aina Oishi, Hina Tabata
Kanako, a 16-year-old high school student born into a middle-class family without genetic modification, is not particularly outstanding in appearance or intelligence—she is "average." Most of her classmates, however, are children of the wealthy and have undergone genetic enhancements, creating a sense of alienation and inferiority for her.

Impressions of a Ghost
USA | Drama | 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Antonio Stellato
Producer: Erica Frager
Cast: Karen Leigh Sharp, DJ Tipton, Jessica Mulder
A disillusioned telemarketer struggles to confront the lingering presence of her mother’s ghost during a revealing therapy session.

The Apple Picker's Son
USA | Drama | 17 minutes
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Director: Yang Zimik
Writer: Yang Zimik, Dulguun Bayasgalan
Producer: Cathy Ni
Cast: Wasim Azeez, Palak Joshi, Neil Khurania
A 10-year-old Kashmiri boy with supernatural powers finds out his father is leaving for the apple harvest near the dangerous India-Pakistan border. Fearing for his father’s life, Afaaq must use his newfound powers to keep his family together.

Rabbit Rabbit
USA | Drama | 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jennifer Graves
Producer: Caitlin Carleton
Cast: Liz Fenning, Kim Alexander
After a long day in a series of terrible days, Maya Litvak comes up with a plan to solve all her problems. But an unexpected visit from an old girlfriend changes everything

The Henchman
USA | Comedy | 25 minutes
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Director/Writer: Elko Weaver
Producer: Elko Weaver, Tim Nagasawa, Joseph T. Kramer
Cast: Maxi Witrak, Kevin Dorman, Brenda Arteaga-Walsh
When a lowly henchman in a criminal operation becomes the focus of an investigation, they defy their status and prove that everyone is the hero of their own story

The Ride
USA | Drama | 15 minutes
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Director: Slava Denisov
Writer: Grigory Borodavkin
Producer: David Hachuns
Cast: Ron Perlman, Fernando Lopez, Isabel Powell
A ’76 Plymouth Volare reflects on its journey, witnessing decades of human life and capturing moments of freedom, temptation, and redemption as it changes hands from one owner to the next.