SUNDAY JULY 23, 5:30PM
PROGRAM 19
SHORTLIST
Twenty-Two
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
Director/Writer: Kate Gray-Johnson
Producer: Andrew Aroche, Kate Gray-Johnson
Cast: Connor Storrie, Bailey Tait
On the eve of a difficult day, two estranged friends reunite to look for certainty ahead of an uncertain future.
Can You Leave Us Alone?
USA / Drama / 8 minutes
Director/Writer: Maxwell Hughes Klaiber, Jordan Moran
Producer: Maxwell Hughes Klaiber
Cast: Jeremy Sless, Maria Shapley, Madeleine Masson
A man tries to enjoy a lovely date with his partner before being rudely interrupted by his roommate.
In Wonderland
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
Director: Andrea Camacho McCracken
Writer: Andrea Camacho McCracken, Nora Alameddin
Producer: Shuqi Li, Brenden Hubbard
Cast: Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, Gabriela Coro, Moises Chavez
When Nina, a resilient, and tenacious 8-year-old Mexican girl is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay in the custody of her estranged aunt, Carmen, she rejects her new family and escapes inside the fantasy world of her book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Draw Up and Stare
USA / Drama / 20 minutes
Director: Jeremiah Kipp
Writer: Emily Donahoe
Producer: David McMahon, Emily Donahoe, Amanda Rehbein
Cast: Melissa Leo, Michael O'Keefe, Linda Powell
A fireman returns to his quiet upstate cabin after unexpected time away, only to discover that he's not alone.
The Kill Floor
USA / Drama / 27 minutes
Director:Writer: Carlos Avila
Producer: Carlos Avila
Cast: Jaime Zevallos, Miguel Najera, Michele Greene
When the Covid-19 pandemic engulfs a meatpacking plant in his rural hometown, a young Latinx reporter returns to uncover the urgent and deadly circumstances threatening the plant’s workers – including his father.