
SUNDAY JULY 27, 1:00 PM
PROGRAM 62

Echoes of the Sea
USA | Drama | 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Zizheng "Boris" Liu
Producer: Adam Bloodgood, Lenti Liang, Izzy Goihman
Cast: Stacy Chu, Alec Wang
Set against the haunting backdrop of the Santa Barbara Oil Spills, "Echoes of the Sea" follows the journey of two students who discover an oil-stained bird—a dragon in disguise—on the beach. This encounter takes them on a journey to uncover the myth hidden beneath the ocean and in their hearts.

Hear No Evil
USA | Drama | 10 minutes
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Director: Vai Petersen, Steve Petersen
Writer: Vai Petersen
Producer: Steve Petersen, Ivana Kingston
Cast: Olivia Lopez, Diana Diaz, Alex Loynaz
After a deadly car crash leaves young Melodie deaf, she’s home alone when two masked intruders break in, searching for something her father stole. But as they close in, a mysterious voice speaks through her hearing aid—guiding her through the night in a fight for survival.

Secluded
USA | Horror | 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ethan Guetta
Producer: Ethan Guetta
Cast: Ben Salizzoni, Jeffery Stubblefield, Conrad Kassin
Disturbing incidents begin to interfere with Jake's new house-sitting job. With the phone not working and no one else nearby in these secluded hills, Jake starts to suspect that he is either in danger or losing his sanity.

The Big Picture
USA | Drama | 14 minutes
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Director: Pam Matew
Writer: Oscar Torres
Producer: Pam Matew, Cristi Chaquica
Cast: Natasha Esca, Jahty Nesbitt
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Neither Donkey Nor Horse
USA | Drama | 28 minutes
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Director: Robin Wang
Writer: Robin Wang, Jesse Aultman
Producer: Ellen Eliasoph, Aslan Dalgic, Lilith Mo
Cast: Chris Pang, Jim Lau, Michael Monasterio
Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease and seek the truth that will heal it.

Blood Money
USA | Western | 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Will Cook
Producer: Will Cook, Antonio Josh, Robert Lee Brown
Cast: Daniel Dorofeyev, Keith Biondi
A bounty hunter and a trapper stumble across each other in the barren desert of the Old West, with unknowingly similar ambitions. A standoff ensues based on greed, and a desire to steal a rather precious commodity.