TUESDAY
JULY 26, 5:30PM
PROGRAM 29
SHORTLIST

Dream of Me
USA / Drama / 12 minutes
Director/Writer: Sasha Pasternak
Producer: Candace Hammer, C. I. Nwodim
Cast: Nik Walker, Sarah Joyce
When Mary Louise Arnold returned home from Vietnam, she thought she’d left the war and all its terrors behind her. But on a windy afternoon in 1976, a man arrives with a letter from a soldier she couldn’t save, forcing her to face the demons of a past she’s fought hard to forget.

Almond Wood
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
Director: James Frost
Writer: James Frost, Patricia Rodriguez, Michael Schilf
Producer: Mark Hall, James Frost
Cast: Kate Amundsen, Will Brandt
A psychological thriller that follows a young socialite as she lures her lover into the woods to present him with a seemingly erotic yet secretly sinister birthday surprise.

Past Life
USA / Comedy / 13 minutes
Director: Rose O'Shea
Writer: Andrew Hansen, Jessica Seay-Klatt
Producer: Andrew Hansen, Shane Spiegel
Cast: Andrew Hansen, Vic Michaelis, Kimia Behpoornia, Cathryn Mudon
An ambitious academic’s life implodes the night he is recognized by a forgotten enemy - a small dog.

¡Yo soy Sally, la loca!
USA / Comedy / 18 minutes
Director/Writer: David Aguilar Rodriguez
Producer: Jamie Holt, Madi Maghdessian
A breakup comedy short film inspired by true events that happened in my Mexican-American family. It tells the story of Sally Garcia as she goes to desperate lengths to get her long-term boyfriend back, even as she nearly destroys her own family in the process. It is an outrageous comedy inspired equally by Pedro Almodovar,

You're Now Beyond Hope, Arizona
USA / Drama / 22 minutes
Director/Writer: Nick Dugan
Producer: Ethan Lazar, Wade Cicierski
Cast: Lucca De Oliveira, Elyse Mirto, Geordie Kieffer
When a viciously traumatized alcoholic is ordered to kill an AA sponsor whose gambling debts are worse than his own, he must learn the art of self-forgiveness or succumb to a perpetual cycle of moral decay.

Dark Blue
USA / Drama / 12 minutes
Director/Writer: Stephen Cole Webley
Producer: Preston Lee
Cast: Salvador Chacón, Michael Cudlitz, Benedict Samuel, Pablo Garibay
In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an immigrant embarking on an uncertain journey stumbles upon the grisly aftermath of an execution gone awry. The path he chooses next will forever impact the balance of life in a new land.