SHORT BLOCK 5
A WOMAN IS MANY THINGS (JUST FINE ISN'T ONE OF THEM)
Categories: Short, Student, Comedy, Drama
Jeanie has found herself in her early 40s, divorced, and in attendance of her ex-husband’s engagement party. Set amidst a perfect party storm of pitying former friends and a new, gracious bride-to-be, Jeanie does her best to keep her sanity.
Rating: GA
Producer: Grant Wood, Chase Musslewhite
Director: Chase Musslewhite
Cast: Amy Bailey, Allegra Bailey, Olivia Applegate
Runtime: 17 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
DARCINE'S DAY
Categories: Short, Drama
We spend the day with Darcine Thomas (Kyla Diane Kennedy), divorced and jobless, as she struggles to get back on her feet. She plans to start a new business to help those living on the street, and struggles to find her own new job. Hitting obstacles at every turn, she comes face to face with the L.A. housing crisis.
Rating: GA
Producer: Jeaneth Goffman, Vidal Cohen
Director: Aaron Goffman
Cast: Brent Huff, Elizabeth Lamboy-Wilson, Joe Hackett
Runtime: 17 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
DEVELOPMENT
Categories: Short, Comedy, Drama
When Estefani Guerrero joins a prestigious leadership program, she hopes it will transform her career. Among corporate climbers, she finds a friend in Allie—until Chris, the company’s entitled president, warps the group with his narrow vision. One by one, participants become his clones, leaving Estefani and Allie standing apart. As the pressure to conform mounts, they must decide: follow the crowd or forge their own path.The Filmmaker will be in attendance.
Rating: M
Producer: Via Bia, Haskiri Velazquez, Sal Lopez
Director: Chloe Caudillo
Cast: Haskirr Velazquez, Raquel McPeek Rodriguez, Leticia Castillo
Runtime: 10 minutes
Language: American Sign Language, English, Spanish
Country: USA
HIS MOTHER
Categories: Short
Upon receiving a disturbing email from her son, a mother drives frantically to his school hoping to avert the unimaginable.
Rating: M
Producer: Ani Schroeter
Director: Maia Jo Scalia
Cast: Eileen Kelly
Runtime: 14 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
MAGGIE'S NOT OKAY
Categories: Short
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.The Filmmaker will be in attendance.
Rating: GA
Producer: Vance Smith, Mouzam Makkar, Clare Cooney
Director: Vance Smith
Cast: Mouzam Makkar, Behzad Dabu, Clare Cooner
Runtime: 12 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
MOTHER (MATKA)
Categories: Short, Student
Paulina (35 years old) is out on parole after serving a prison sentence for the murder of her husband Andrzej. She returns to her hometown to meet her 11-year-old son Nikodem. Jadwiga (55 years old), Paulina's mother-in-law who takes care of Nikodem, does not want this meeting to take place. She is still grieving the loss of her son, Andrzej, and is unable to forgive Paulina for what she did. The film deals with domestic violence and its consequences.
Rating: M
Producer: Maciej Ślesicki
Director: Sebastian Kwidziński
Cast: Maria Pakulnis, Magdalena Maścianica, Piotr Witkowski
Runtime: 29 minutes
Language: Polish
Country: Poland
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL
Categories: Short, Comedy, Thriller/Horror
In this dark workplace comedy, lovable type-A Chloe is faced with yet another virtual meeting. Chloe is joined by glib Lea, brown-nosing Jamie and their pseudo-holistic boss Grace. Something's a bit different today . . . Chloe is at her breaking point. Using only the power of her brain (or not!), Chloe takes her revenge on her co-workers, one by one. Down with RTO and corporate-speak, after all, this whole meeting could have been an email. The Filmmaker will be in attendance.
Rating: GA
Producer: Alyssa Ulrich
Director: Jen Sall
Cast: Becky Chicoine, Sam Reese, Intae Kim
Runtime: 7 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
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