SHORT BLOCK 16

OUTRO

Categories: Short, Drama

Within minutes of going on-air, a retiring radio DJ has an unexpected conversation that will inspire the tone of his last show. (There is a final scene during the end credits, so please stay through the end.) The Filmmaker will be in attendance.

Rating: GA

Producer: Gary DeSomber

Director: Wes Worthing

Cast: Mike Pace, Davida D. Williams, Stephanie Schneider

Runtime: 17 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Categories: Short

A disgruntled, veteran Math teacher crashes the classroom of a young, idealistic Film teacher and tells him that things have gotten so bad that he’s thought of shooting up the school. Will the youngster be able to inspire the veteran to turn his frown upside down in the time span of recess?!The Filmmaker will be in attendance.

Rating: M

Producer: Dave Rosenberg, Jim Todd

Director: Armin Siljkovic

Cast: Jim Todd, Dave Rosenberg

Runtime: 9 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

THE LAST RHINO

Categories: Short

The last of the northern white rhinos is dead. Lili, a rather well-off 70 year-old grandmother, led a comfortable retired life until this news causes her dive deep into eco-anxiety. What kind of world will she leave for her granddaughter Gaby? The Filmmaker will be in attendance.

Rating: GA

Producer: Estelle Champoux, Mylène Corbeil

Director: Guillaume Harvey

Cast: Louise Laparé, Margaux Vaillancourt, Vincent Bilodeau

Runtime: 19 minutes

Language: French

Country: Canada

THIS IS LOVE?!

Categories: Short, Comedy, LGBTQ+

Long-term partners Peter and Luke come face to face with their own commitment issues when they attend their mutual friends' gay wedding.The Filmmaker will be in attendance.

Rating: GA

Director: Haley Rice

Cast: J.D. Brookshire, Tom Hausher

Runtime: 11 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE OKAY

Categories: Short, Drama, Comedy

When struggling actor Terry Moore puts his career before his family, he must find a way to make amends for his mistake and reconnect with his heartbroken daughter.The Filmmaker will be in attendance.

Rating: M

Producer: Dennis Staroselsky, Noah Bean, Veronica Rutelidge

Director: Noah Bean

Cast: Dennis Staroselsky, Lyndsy Fonseca, Chiar Staroselsky

Runtime: 19 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

BROOKLYN

Categories: Student, Short, Drama, Family, Short

After saving an abused pit bull, a troubled Brighton Beach teenager, who makes ends meet through crime while raising his little brother, must protect the dog from its nefarious owners.

Rating: M

Producer: Kateryna Kurganska

Director: Timur Guseynov

Cast: Feodor Dolan, Hayden Schuster, Alison the Pitbull

Runtime: 20 minutes

Language: English, Russian

Country: USA