WEDNESDAY JULY 24, 3:15 PM
PROGRAM 38
Camera Obscura
USA / High School Short / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Elijah Segal
Producer: Amadora Paola
Cast: Albert Kong, Camila Kong
Marc has been being followed by a Camera, filming his life, for the past couple of days. Marc tries to ignore it, but when the confrontation has gone too far, he reveals more of what these past couple of days have entailed than he may have wanted.
Find My
USA / High School Short / 6 minutes
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Director: Theo Howard-Gabel
Writer: Theo Howard-Gabel, Alero Mack III
Producer: Theo Howard-Gabel
Cast: Mack Noe, Bryce Dallas Howard
A 17 year old boy wanders the city alone, avoiding his feelings and his mother's constant calls.
Perspectives on a Park Bench
USA / High School Short / 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Henry Kaufman
Producer: Hera Farago
Cast: Henry Kaufman, Teri Ralston
After a chance encounter in the park, a teenage boy shares music with an elderly woman, uncovering her past as a renowned musician and sparking a conversation about the importance of life's journey.
Sweet 16
Korea / High School Short / 7 minutes
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Director/Writer: Kyle Kim
Producer: Elaine Lim
On the day before her 16th birthday, Emma, a Korean-American teen girl, meets a Korean woman, Jung, in her neighborhood and invites her to spend the night at her house.
Memorandum Inc.
USA / High School Short / 8 minutes
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Director: Aidan Rutman
Writer: Aidan Rutman, Brendan Goldberg
Producer: Daniel Stotsky
Cast: Leo Ross, Daisy Harkin-Goodrich, Josephine Reitman
A youthful-eyed workaholic and skilled sales analysis professional leaves home for a new position at a boutique corporation. As he assimilates into the company, the strange manner of his coworkers, coupled by his slow descent into mysterious memory loss, gives way to a harrowing secret.
Lenses
USA / High School Short / 9 minutes
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Director: Drew Beerman, Arya Hakimi
Writer: Drew Beerman
Producer: Drew Beerman, Arya Hakimi, Lola Lugash
Cast: Mattias Ferrel, Sean Van Der Wilt, Rodrigo Jimenez
A college student’s pursuit for clear vision takes a comedic turn after encountering a zany and unprofessional optometrist who notoriously curses students with dopey looking glasses.
Crescendo
USA / High School Short / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Alexa Jeong
Producer: Alexa Jeong
Cast: Victoria Grace, Brenda King
Grace earns a life-changing amount of money that can launch her music career. But when her mom’s business is in need of saving, conflict arises.
You're Dead Already, Bro
USA / High School Short / 6 minutes
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Director: Samuel Green
Cast: Emilio Morgenstern
In an uplifting documentary, a high school immigrant to the US from Mexico faces questions of life and death as he struggles with kidney failure.
Ghost Hunted
USA / High School Short / 5 minutes
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Director/Writer: Addy Wright
Producer: Addy Wright
Cast: Eli Lee, David Lopez, Thea Marsh
When locals and paranormal enthusiasts begin to question whether the notorious Witherford Haunted House is really haunted, it’s up to the house’s resident ghosts to prove once and for all that their haunted house is anything but fake.
Invisible
USA / High School Short / 4 minutes
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Director/Writer: Aaniyah Marwah, Zachary Westerman
Producer: Brighton Hall Student Council
Cast: Tori LaHaye, Sean Baker, Sasha Geller
Lily, a shy High School student, tries her best, but feels Invisible. This short painfully illustrates the scourge of campus bullying.
My Dark Angels
USA / High School Short / 4 minutes
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Director/Writer: Azza Brummer
Producer: Emi Naito
Cast: Trae Ireland, Lauren Zavala, Francesca Sanchez
A teenage girl with paranormal visions confronts a mental health professional with a deadly turn.
Pest Control
USA / High School Short / 10 minutes
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Director: Elijah Paul
Writer: Elijah Paul, Griffin Peters
Cast: Levi Ratican, Griffin Peters, Molly Gordon
Teenage monster hunters answer a routine call, but end up in over their heads.
A Soldier's Dilemma
USA / High School Short / 4 minutes
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Director/Writer: Collin Nelson
Producer: Collin Nelson, Joey Scott
Cast: Micah Polaha, Henry Oakes
A World War II soldier is forced to make a horrible decision.