
THURSDAY JULY 27, 1:00PM
PROGRAM 37
SHORTLIST

Bonders
USA / Animation / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond
Producer: Zach Anner, Guy Harvey
Cast: Zach Anner, Cole Howard, Alexandra Quispe
Bonders is a glimpse into a sci-fi epic from the creators of The Dragon Prince and head writer of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Set in the near future, Bonders is a story of twin brothers, Tyler and Edison, who are both gifted pilots.

Mind Over Fatter
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Marjan Mona Koffa
Producer: Marjan Mona Koffa, Rebecca Malaret, Haoyue Yang
Cast: Abie Irabor, Camille Montgomery, Jeremy S. Walker
Our story follows Jo, an overweight, impassioned reporter with hopes of becoming a news anchor. She is unsuccessful in her attempts until a revolutionary weight loss program is developed, in which trainers occupy the consciousness of their clients and work out their bodies for them.

Microwave Coven
USA / Horror / 14 minutes
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Director: Josh Almario
Writer: Rielly Alexander, Jordan Campbell
Producer: Rielly Alexander, Leon Sheen
Cast: Rielly Alexander, Leon Sheen
After buying a microwave from a peculiar woman, two college roommates discover their new appliance is not quite what it seems.

About Alice
USA / Comedy / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Howie Kremer
Producer: Howie Kremer, Tommy Popps, O. Valerie Nicolas
Cast: Tracy Meyer, Tim Baltz, Tim Jo
About Alice is a short film about a woman who is afraid to fail at her dream of becoming a detective, but is finally pushed to make the leap and solve the crime of a local plant thief, who is a total knob.

Old Ferguson
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director: Jake Billy Johnson
Writer: Jake Billy Johnson, Jack Bowden
Producer: Jack Bowden
Cast: Eric Roberts
Annie Ferguson responds to a letter from her distant father, Eddy Ferguson. With rejection from Annie and no response from his other children, Eddy fakes his death and attends his funeral in order to see his family once more. Coincidently, Eddy’s grandson, Sammy becomes his transportation to the funeral.

Not Today
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director: Mingjun Zheng
Writer: Leyana Montaño
Producer: Joe Juanyao Zheng, Ye Ma
Cast: Brenan Dwyer, Natalie Eleftheriadis
When a childless woman's estranged sister visits unexpectedly, she is forced to face her hidden insecurities.

Ringo
USA / Drama / 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: William Bonnell
Producer: William Bonnell, Owen Solomon
Cast: Finn Sanders, Swayde McCoy, Leland Heflin
A bounty hunter, an outlaw, and a sheriff walk into a bar...