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TUESDAY JULY 22, 7:45 PM 
PROGRAM 40

TICKETS
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Queen Henry
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
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Director: Sierra Brogmus

Writer: Alyssa Touchy

Producer: Zoey Hughes, Lexi Berganio

Cast: Lucy Swinson, Sandi Eberhardt, Liliana Reigart

The only home she has ever known is the back-corner seat in class, but when Erika is asked to recite one of Shakespeare's most powerful —and masculine— monologues, King Henry V’s speech, she must embrace her femininity to rally an army her own way, so she reluctantly makes her way to center stage.

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Spin The Bottle
USA | Suspense | 14 minutes
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Director: Paolo Cerrino

Writer: Paolo Cerrino, Gabe Pinto

Producer: Olivia Upton, Darsh Desai

Cast: Shelby Slager, Chris Lemchi, Coleman Payne

In the fall of 1974, the quiet town of Pinecrest is shattered when a teenager’s birthday party ends in an unthinkable tragedy—leaving behind a single survivor and a crime scene unlike anything the town has ever seen.

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Special Wants
USA | Comedy | 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: TJ Coughlin

Producer: TJ Coughlin

Cast: Brady Gentry, Jaremy Fraser

An outcast teenager recruits his neighbor with down syndrome to buy alcohol for a group of classmates in a bid for acceptance into their group.

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29 Palms
USA | Drama | 20 minutes
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Director/Writer: Brandon Shypkowski

Producer: Erik Odom, Brandon Shypkowski, Andrew Carlberg

Cast: Chikako Fukuyama, Brandon Shypkowski, Narisa Suzuki

A successful Japanese interior designer travels to Joshua Tree with her American boyfriend and must confront her stagnant relationship while struggling with depression and thoughts of suicide.

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An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks
USA | Drama | 4 minutes
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Director/Writer: Kayla Abuda Galang

Producer: Preston Lee, Alifya Ali

Cast: Daniel Sanchez Chicaguala

In the quiet lull of a suburban library, mild-mannered library worker Daniel catalogs a strange assortment of forgotten objects left in returned books — and daydreams of the stories they accidentally tell.

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Paydirt
USA | Comedy | 16 minutes
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Director/Writer: Max Lanman

Producer: Caroline Murphy

Cast: Sean Patrick Small, George Basil

Fed up with their low pay and subpar working conditions, a hitmen duo go to confront their boss.

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Who I Thought I'd Be
Canada | Drama | 16 minutes
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Director: Daniel Stewart

Writer: Jens Kuross, Sam Griffin, Bryn Bentham

Producer: Sam Griffin

Cast: Jens Kuross, Jude Bentham, Chelsi Bentham

A frustrated Musician who’s struggled to find an audience is forced to return home to work at his sister's music school. He tries to escape the tedium by writing a new song but he’s struggling to find it amongst the constant distractions.

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