THURSDAY
JULY 28, 1:00PM
PROGRAM 39
SHORTLIST

The Sweet Taste of Freedom
USA / Drama / 34 minutes
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: M.A. Malone
Producer: Saskia Rifkin
Cast: John Bedford LLoyd
A man facing a life-time prison sentence has 48 hours to put his life in order.

The Pomegranate Tree
USA / Drama / 18 minutes
Director: Kanika Vora
Writer: Erica Kennedy
Producer: Aurora Fimiani
Cast: Ishika Muchhal, Sutej Shetty
After losing her father, a sixteen year old Muslim girl must convince her Hindu neighbors to provide her refuge for one violent night during the Partition of India.

Few Good Things
USA / Documentary / 25 minutes
Director: C.T. Robert
Writer: C.T. Robert, Kyra Andrews
Producer: Saba, C.T. Robert, Cristela Rodriguez, Rory Webb, Julie Fong
Cast: Brandon Claybon, Gakenia Muigai
Few is to count them, one by one — an empty glass is full of air, an empty bank is full of lessons, and an empty heart is full of memories. Few good things is to grow comfortable with the empty, and despite that, finding your fullness.”