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SATURDAY JULY 26, 10:00 PM 
PROGRAM 61

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The Importance Of Being Able To Say No
USA | Comedy | 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Sam Erokhin

Producer: Daria Volynska, Rudolf Nayshuler

Cast: Mo Smead, Eduardo  Torres, Mehmet Edip

The Uber driver, Mark, is a dedicated worker who always needs money. Especially today, on his daughter’s birthday, he is willing to take any job, even in precarious neighborhoods. However, it seems this ride might be his last. 
A dramedy about indecisiveness.

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Theia
USA | Thriller | 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Cameron Greco

Producer: Griffin Howes

Cast: Elisha Herbert, Julio Cesar Ruiz

A routine rideshare off the Sunset Strip spirals into a nightmare when Theia realizes she’s not being taken home.

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Coerced
USA | Thriller | 20 minutes
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Director: Nicole Kasprzyk

Writer: Kate O'Neill

Producer: Kate O'Neill

Cast: Kate O'Neill, Caitlin Morris, Kate Bolshakova

When faced with the terrifying realities of running away from a cult ritual, Ivy must decide if she has the strength to keep fighting.

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The Eye
USA | Drama | 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jeffrey Jones, Marieve Herington

Producer: Jeffrey Jones, Marieve Herington, Ingrid Gillming

Cast: Christine Woods, Chivonne Michelle

In a reality where wolves roam city streets, two women urge their friend to adapt in order to survive.

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A Simple Life
USA | Comedy | 6 minutes
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Director: Manoa Raine

Writer: Dillon Stewart

Producer: Rachel Matheiu, Dillon Stewart, Yoaly Rodriguez

Cast: Christie Griffin, Rachel Mathieu, Jens Sweaney

A family of Sims have been living in peace since their gamer "god" stopped playing with them. Now, "Wyatt" is back to torment the family on his stream. Will the family be able to withstand the torment to live another day?

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A Masterclass in How to Apologize
USA | Drama | 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Sebastian Cubille

Cast: Annika Ross, Aria Patterson, Jonathan Bernstein

A controversial influencer attempts to film an apology video in order to avoid being “canceled”.

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Blindsided
USA | Drama | 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: P Patrick Hogan

Producer: Ana Krista Johnson

Cast: Crystal Loverro

A blind schoolteacher is thrust into a nightmarish game of survival when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of someone blind and only able to hear what is happening.

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The Crit(ique)
USA | Comedy | 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Zoey Hudson

Producer: Zoey Hudson, Suraya Ali

Cast: Mikhaela Bernal-Tent, Paige Laviolette, Fernanda Lopez

A meek transfer student who has left the Amish community for art school attends her first class. The class consists of drawing the nude male figure and to overcome her trepidations, she starts with the penis. Before she knows it, it’s time to present, their full sketches, yet all she has is a lone, life-like piece of anatomy on the page.

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Fix the Faucet
USA | Comedy | 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jennifer Gouchoe

Producer: Emma Elizabeth Steiger

Cast: Jennifer Gouchoe, Kelley Poling, Johnny Visotsky

Stuck in a nightmarish cycle of failing to check everything off her never ending to-do list, and juggling situationships with noncommittal Los Angeles lovers, Violet must overcome her desire for distraction before her overbearing mother comes to town.

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