
FRIDAY JULY 28, 3:15PM
PROGRAM 43
SHORTLIST

Promises, Promises
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director: Yunyi Zhu
Writer: Yunyi Zhu, Louisa D Rorschach
Producer: Enyi Zhu, Joquina Gentil, Christopher Putlock
Cast: Julia James, Maria Jose De la Cruz
After missing the cutoff to make the college championship team, a hardworking cross country athlete sabotages her top-ranked best friend in the most important race of their college careers.

Into the Thicket
USA / Drama / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Devany Greenwood
Producer: Devany Greenwood, Maria Magalhães, Roy Shellef
Cast: Lana Vanzine, Dina Selimovic, Rachel Alig
While coping with her tumultuous home life, a lonely young woman finds a connection with a mysterious lady in the woods, discovering they might be more linked than her dreams make her believe.

Butterfly
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Hui Zhang
Producer: Kuan Cao, Hui Zhang
Cast: Clover Hong, Mardy Ma, Galen Trine-McMahan
A young Asian woman who struggles to find her future path in America while discovering the truth of a tentative relationship and dealing with her conservative mother, leading her to pursuit her ballet dream even though knowing the reality.

Good to See You
USA / Comedy / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jarett Evans Malouf
Producer: Sofia D'Annunzio
Cast: Zak Takowsky, Kayleigh Ruller
A pair of exes bump into each other while on first dates at the same restaurant.

The Happiest Days of Our Lives
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jack Hahn
Producer: Olivia Gill, Brittany Dassa
Cast: David Gridley, Jay Lee, Milica Govich
The Happiest Days of Our Lives follows Cameron, a young man who goes down a path of self-destruction after the loss of his mother. Plagued by guilt, Cameron is resistant to the support of his best friend Jonathan, until another unforeseen tragedy forces him to face his pain head on.

Until Morning
USA / Drama / 12 minutes
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Director: Casella Mae Worrell
Writer: Alex Bernard
Producer: Naomi Lofchie, Alessia Rosaria, Casella Mae Worrell
Cast: Judah Simard, Amelia Prochaska, Alex Bernard
After a couple too cowardly to initiate a breakup sends others to do their dirty work, what was supposed to be the end of a relationship might be the start of one.

All That Glitters Is Not Marigold
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
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Director: Evey Yu
Writer: Ian Black
Producer: Evey Yu, Jonathan Han, Austin Mack
Cast: Alyssa Touhy, Jeff Lawless, Anna Platen
When a rising Actress comes under consideration for a large Superhero role, her life and sanity begin to fall apart as she battles a physical manifestation of the stress and fear she feels.