SUNDAY JULY 28, 3:15 PM
PROGRAM 58
Umit
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Saniya Samatova
Producer: Rui Dong
Cast: Zukhra Akhmet, Dias Muratov, Assanali Suragan
Present Kazakhstan. After the death of her 7 year old daughter, Umit, a single mother turns to an investigator to punish the suspect.
Maggie's Not Okay
USA / Comedy / 12 minutes
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Director: Vance Smith
Writer: Mouzam Makkar
Producer: Mouzam Makkar, Vance Smith, Clare Cooney
Cast: Mouzam Makkar, Behzad Dabu, Clare Cooney
Maggie, a chronic people pleaser, is always getting pushed around. But when she tries to return a lost cat to his owner, Maggie is finally pushed too far and decides to push back… in a most unexpected way.
semblance
USA / Drama / 19 minutes
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Director/Writer: Alex Loucas
Producer: Carlos Mason, Frezar
Cast: Frezar, John F Henry II, Goran Ivanovski
Lavender loses her job and health benefits. With her world crashing down around her, a chance encounter at a free clinic causes her to rethink her personal ethos.
When You Wish
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
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Director: Christopher Dodge
Writer: Christopher Dodge, Troy Harvey Graham
Producer: Oscar Alvarez, Kayvon Derak Shanian, Christopher Dodge
Cast: Pepe Serna, Olga Aguilar, Victoria Love
Ignacio (Pepe Serna) is haunted by the memories of the tragic loss of his daughter Stella (Victoria Love) and wife Lucia (Olga Aguilar) until he wishes upon a star which falls from the sky to change the course of his life forever.
The Deep End
USA / Comedy / 17 minutes
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Director: Andrew Gerstenblatt
Writer: Andrew Gerstenblatt, Arthur Goldbart
Producer: Ben Ephraim, Harlow Brooks
Cast: Christian Olsen, Cady Mariano, Nate Dirksen
A one-in-a-million lung injury sparks a relationship between an anxious high school graduate and the girl who saw him nearly drown. During a Rhode Island summer, this coming-of-age dramedy follows Danny and Morgan, and the love story that will take your breath away.
Sancocho
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director: Kim Caicedo
Writer: Hernando Caicedo
Producer: Anna Bohannan, Shuchen Lin
Cast: Hernando Caicedo, Melanie Medina, Lidia Porto
A recent widow cooks a special meal to distract her adult children from going through their father's belongings. Sancocho is an intimate moment, almost memory-like of a transitional period between mother and children.