WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 7:45PM
PROGRAM 35
SHORTLIST
David Se Va
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director: Joel Caleb Villegas Saldaña
Writer: Joel Caleb Villegas Saldaña, Kevin Michael Theal
Producer: Saumene Mehrdady, Mehrdad Sarlak, Steve Kim
Cast: Hermes Carrasco Lopez, Angel Soto Castelo, Yahaira Valdés
David, 12, lives the typical life of a kid in Tijuana. Goes to school, plays soccer with friends, and spends his weekends at the beach. One day, his mom sets him aside and tells him that they're moving to Los Angeles without his dad.
The Glasses
USA / Dramedy / 15 minutes
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Director: Sarah Smith, Frances Chewning
Writer: Frances Chewning
Producer: Gordon Gee, Frances Chewning
Cast: John Pleshette, Rebecca Klingler, Frances Chewning
Joseph, a gentle intellectual with a dry sense of humor, has been living with Parkinson's for two decades.
Main Character Energy
USA / Comedy / 12 minutes
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Director: Sohale Dezfoli
Writer: Nicholas Begnaud
Producer: Sohale Dezfoli, Nicholas Begnaud
Cast: Mark Prendergast, Taylor Joree Scorse, Kacey Rose
An actor goes into an open call but misses an important detail in the character description.
Girl Skates
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Stephanie Guerrero
Producer: Stephanie Guerrero, Sean Bernardini
Cast: Lola Su Welch, Justina Brazdzionis, Evan Gonzales
Ani, an 11 year old tomboy new to skating, has a run in with a group of older skater boys that leaves her questioning herself.
The Breakthrough
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Daniel Sinclair
Producer: Kate Chamuris, Valerie Steinberg, Bridget Moloney
Cast: Greta Lee, Ben Sinclair, Kristin Slaysman
Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce – but when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.
Group with Dr. Miracle
USA / Comedy / 12 minutes
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Director: Todd Leykamp
Writer: Andrea Geones
Producer: Andrea Geones, Todd Leykamp
Cast: Frank Crim, Andrea Geones, Lauren Henning
Dr. Miracle, a cantankerous psychologist, holds group therapy sessions every week, but only one person ever shows up: Quinn, a needy woman he can't stand. However, a woman named Blaise unexpectedly decides to join the fold, catapulting the session into chaos.
{Bad Luck Mike}
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ian Elrick
Producer: Jean McCarthy
Cast: Josh Caras, Wayne Diamond
Bad Luck Mike is a film about getting fired habitually, not fitting into the mundane 9-5, and also uncovering a Soviet conspiracy via your local microchip factory.