SUNDAY
JULY 24, 5:30PM
PROGRAM 17
SHORTLIST

Still Hunting
USA / Comedy / 19 minutes
Director: Chris Vinan
Writer: Chris Vinan, Nahuel Vilar
Producer: Chris Vinan, Nahuel Vilar
Cast: John Henry Richardson, Alex Crawford, Ryan Leader, Pablo Garcia, Jackie Green
A veteran turned hunter living in the city shoots coyotes for the local butcher until he has to turn his barrel on a new younger hunter intent on ruining his life.

Play Me Like That
USA / Drama / 24 minutes
Director: Julianna Robinson
Writer: Nicole Gabriella Scipione
Producer: Silas Weir Mitchell, Samantha Curley, Nicole Gabriella Scipione
Cast: Silas Weir Mitchell, Pamela Shaddock, Onahoua Rodriguez, Alina Phelan
Free-spirited sisters Slipper and Crescent (their parents were undoubtedly Burning Man meets Jesus freaks) have made a promise about the child they both long to have, until one sister's grasp on the promise starts to slip.

Good Cuban Girls
USA / Comedy / 10 minutes
Director/Writer: Sophia Costanzo
Producer: Henrietta Biayemi, Sophia Costanzo
Cast: Bianca Dovarro, Chloe Perez, Heidy Jantzen, Margarita Paetzold, Maria Skarbrevik
Samantha secretly applied to her dream college out East despite her Cuban family’s wish for her to stay close to home. While searching for a parking spot at the local college where Samantha is interviewing for a full ride, Samantha realizes that her sneaky younger sister stole the admittance letter to her dream school, and she must barter for it back if she wants to keep her secret from her family.

In Training
USA / Drama / 12 minutes
Director/Writer: Kayla Compton
Producer: Kayla Compton, Rorelee Tio, Josiah Ruis
Cast: Kayla Compton, Danielle Nicolet, Brandon McKnight
In this action/drama a mysterious Trina brings a hot bartender, Nate, “home” to her makeshift bedroom inside a warehouse for a hook up. Before they can get started however, Nate notices major bruising, scars and fresh wounds all over Trina’s body.

Fog
USA / Documentary / 10 minutes
Director: Michael Pedraza
Writer: James Mihaley
Producer: Eduardo Dolhun, Michael Pedraza, James Mihaley, Donna Pedraza
Cast: Eduardo Dolhun
In a city known for innovation and solving some of the world's most difficult challenges, San Francisco is faced with a crisis: how to address the worsening homeless situation. As thousands of residents flee San Francisco to other parts of the United States, hundreds of homeless arrive in search of a city known for taking in the downtrodden and outcast.

Teller Number Four
USA / Comedy / 13 minutes
Director/Writer: Peter Novosel
Producer: Peter Novosel
Cast: Seth Rogen, Ricky Mabe, Stacy Kaney, Sonny Valicenti
Kevin decides to turn around his mundane existence by asking out the girl of his dreams only to be forced to rob the very bank in which she works. All the while our Narrator experiences a mild existential crisis as they come to terms with the outcome of the story.