
FRIDAY JULY 28, 1:00PM
PROGRAM 42
SHORTLIST

Hart of the Wild Bunch
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
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Director: Sophia Natalie Arguelles, Grace Caroline Currey
Writer: Sophia Natalie Arguelles
Producer: Riley Anton Donavan, Sophia Natalie Arguelles, Taylor Elizabeth Hall
Cast: Sophia Natalie Arguelles, Grace Caroline Currey, Alexandra Doke
A Wild West gang of runaway women find themselves destitute after a chain of unsuccessful heists.

The Good Boy
USA / Comedy / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Erich Kemp
Cast: Taylor Behrens, Corey Landis
Max has had enough. His job and his boss have got him feeling a bit homicidal.

You Are Not Alone
USA / Comedy / 29 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jasen Talise
Producer: Jasen Talise, Alex Choi
Cast: Sandi Eberhardt, Abraham Arias, Zeus Oira
A kind yet short-tempered nephew cares for an aunt with Alzheimer's disease and faces stiff competition to gain control of her house.

San Miguel
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director: Katherine Myers
Writer: Andres Paciuc, Alan Perlo
Producer: Jeremy Stewart, Alan Perlo, Andres Paciuc
Cast: Ian Michael Nelson, Nick Flaig, Maryelizabeth O'Donnell
​David, Jenna and Bodhi are three L.A. influencers who arrive at a small town Mexican airport. When their planned transportation falls through, they are forced to to hail a taxi, and they find themselves in a car driven by Rogelio, a local taxi driver who doesn’t speak English.

Rose
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Gabriel De Santiago
Producer: Gabriel De Santiago, Tyler W. Schnabel, Rafael Mora
Cast: Johnny Santiago, Adan Rocha, Sarah Noelle
In a 14-minute one-take, a struggling playwright and his desperate producer hold a casting call for their upcoming stage production, 'ROSE,' in search of the lead actor who can rewrite their destiny.

O
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director: Rae Cofsky
Writer: Mariana Arôxa
Producer: Tony Viegas, Daniel Figueiredo, Mariana Arôxa
Cast: Mariana Arôxa, Mason Heidger
A tormented widowed womxn finds a new beginning at an offbeat doctor's office through pioneering vibrational technology.