FRIDAY JULY 31, 10:00 PM
PROGRAM 9
Laemmle NOHO
I Have Something That Can Help You
USA | Thriller | 4 minutes
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Director/Writer: Olivia Hytha, Makenna Timm Kozak
Producer: Olivia Hytha, Makenna Timm Kozak
Cast: Olivia Hytha, Makenna Timm Kozak, Alexis Ash
After a devastating heartbreak, Max’s well-intentioned friend, Lila, walks her through a vengeful visualization. Did that really just happen?
The Lesson
USA | Drama | 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Mohima Sattar
Producer: McKenna Ethington, Mohima Sattar
Cast: Myah Daniels, Michael Seitz
Donna is a mob boss who puts out hits on abusive partners. tensions rise when her husband, John, doubts the legitimacy of their actions and sabotages the operation.
Dead End
USA | Horror | 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Juan Gil
Producer: Loren Semmens
Cast: Eddie Martinez, Maria Elena Laas, Ashley Jade Martinez
Trapped inside a family minivan, a father is forced to reckon with the consequences of his actions as his family slowly disappears.
Conditional Love
USA | Drama | 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Taylor Kerr, Libby Glenn
Producer: Kenzie Holmquist, Cole Rasco, Taylor Kerr
Cast: Olivia Connolly, Hannah Hedrick, Sean Doherty
When Kate gets a call to meet her little sister Payton in the woods one night, they eventually learn that homicidal tendencies over minor inconveniences run in the family.
Wax Girl
USA | Drama | 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Stimson Snead
Producer: Joanne Fang
Cast: Andi Norris, Beau Marie
An artist unveils his latest muse, a wax figure of a young woman, her hands folded in prayer. As he sketches, he insists that art elevates the lifeless into something human. Yet as the hours pass, subtle cracks appear in his creation and in his carefully maintained confidence. The line between object and subject, art and exploitation, begins to blur.
Cut
USA | Drama | 21 minutes
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Director: Ondine Bader
Writer: Ondine Bader, Dulcy Rogers
Producer: Ondine Bader, Kristina Bleszynski, Lou Lou Safran
Cast: Lou Lou Safran, Diedrich Bader, Noah Wyle
A young pregnant woman thinks her presumably dead husband is still alive, only hiding in her apartment.
Babymoon
USA | Action | 13 minutes
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Director: Matthew Raymond, Jalen Turner
Writer: Matthew Raymond
Producer: Mike Powers, Matthew Raymond
Cast: Matthew Raymond, Erin Wu, Daniel Rivera
While on their Babymoon, Ryan and his pregnant wife Ciara are forced to stay at a sketchy motel. Just when things can’t seem to get any worse, Ciara’s cover is blown as an undercover CIA agent tracking down an international arms dealer.
The Last Mullet
USA | Comedy | 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Hoj Jomehri
Producer: Taraneh Golozar, Edan Chaim
Cast: Bobby Naderi, Ali Saam, Shabnam Tolouei
The Last Mullet follows Shervin — a spirited Iranian man with a mischievous streak of “party in the back” — whose signature mullet is suddenly outlawed. As authorities crack down on “immoral hairstyles,” Shervin must choose: cut off the hair that defines him, or risk becoming an enemy of the state.