
MONDAY JULY 24, 7:45PM
PROGRAM 25
SHORTLIST

Son of a Gun
USA / Comedy / 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Kelly King
Producer: Kelly King, Carlos Gonzalez, Jandi Swanson
Cast: Lucas Grabeel, Alicia Urizar, Will Roberts
A stay-at-home accountant’s life is changed when a mysterious woman with a large box claims to know his real father. Upon learning that the dad he never knew had recently passed away, AJ opens the box to discover the life of a legendary, gun-twirling, world record-holding cowboy.

Adam's Song
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Nathan Xia
Producer: Po Wei Su, Cole Sanchez
Cast: Nathan Xia, Ken DuBois, Carlos Padilla
A dangerously ambitious artist descends a self-destructive spiral as he prepares for the release of his next album.

Nisei
USA / Drama / 21 minutes
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Director/Writer: Darren Haruo Rae
Producer: Jessica Olthof, Nick Martinez
Cast: Jonathan Tanigaki, Brent Yoshida, Matt McTighe
Based on stories from my grandfather, Nisei follows the journey of two Japanese-American brothers during World War II, Minoru and John Miyasaki.

How to Cry on Command
USA / Comedy / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Wylie Anderson
Producer: Roxanne Griffith
Cast: Colyse Harger, Lane Townsend, Wylie Anderson
​An 11-year-old, determined student struggles with being real and authentic in her "How To Cry on Command" class (among others) at dystopian grade school: Celebrity Preparatory for Girls.

Danny Boy
USA / Musical / 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jenna Day
Producer: Jenna Day, David Mansanalez, Andrew Fultz
Cast: Jenna Day, Andrew Fultz, Bill Swinford
​'Objects' follows three unique people who have held onto things which have gained incredible meaning for them over decades. These objects are not things they flaunt. They are things that touch them secretly…a fifty-year-old clump of grass, a sweater that once belonged to French actress, and a forty-year old sugar egg.

Marigold
USA / Drama / 8 minutes
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Director: Chloe Campos
Writer: Keegan Pedersen
Producer: Camille Brimmer
Cast: Giovanni Navarro, Newt Arlandiz, Sammy Espinoza
Roberto, an immigrant working in Southern California, struggles to survive while sending money back to Mexico to support his pregnant wife. In an effort to help their situation he makes a choice out of desperation and must face the consequences of his actions.

Big Sur
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Lila Dupree
Producer: Erin Doyle Cooper
Cast: Laura Gardner, Alma Martinez, Tiffany Yvonne Cox
Big Sur follows Faye on the eve of her 40th anniversary, as she and her husband return to the beloved place they eloped to many years before.