
SUNDAY JULY 30, 5:30PM
PROGRAM 54
SHORTLIST

Angélica
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director: Victor Velasco
Writer: Victor Velasco, Ginaris Sarra
Producer: Jaime Carbajal
Cast: Eleane Puell, Jorge Moreno
Angelica, a frustrated Latina, takes a ride with a charismatic driver and unexpectedly, they fall for each other. But when they reach her destination, they're faced with the question of whether their connection is worth pursuing.

Autopilot
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jennifer Zhang
Producer: Jennifer Zhang, Gina Su
Cast: Gina Su, Matt Gottlieb
A lone pilot on a homebound space vessel finds herself trapped in a waking nightmare when her holographic “virtual companion” begins to defy his own programming.

Amend
USA / Drama / 19 minutes
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Director: Jianna Maarten Saada
Writer: Belinda Gosbee
Producer: Belinda Gosbee, Rebecca Case, Alexander Shore
Cast: Belinda Gosbee, Adan James Carrillo
Rachael lives an isolated existence, haunted by an unspeakable past. But when a young boy upends her tightly controlled world, she’s forced to face her own demons.

The Maze
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Clayton R Vila
Producer: Clayton R Vila, Carlye Burke
Cast: Bechir Sylvain, Hermione Lynch, Andoni Gracia
A professional boxer on the brink of retirement is forced to move to a remote island off the coast of Rhode Island to support his daughter while trying to keep his dream of becoming a world champion alive.

Animal Behavior
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Adrian Delcan
Producer: Rahul Alexander
Cast: Ben Fiorica, Winston Salk, Zoë Tanton
A skilled wildlife foley artist has his methods challenged by a newcomer with an innate understanding of animal behavior.

The Chosen One
USA / Drama / 9 minutes
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Director: Joe Daru, Alessandro "Axia" Serradimigni
Writer: Joe Daru
Producer: Joe Daru, Alessandro Serradimigni
Cast: Logan Guilfoyle, Joe Daru, Charlie Guilfoyle
"Little league baseball player Larry McHerbert battles between pursuing what he wants to do and what he was born to do"