Program 42
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 15, 10:00PM

River of Ink
United States / Experimental / 17 mins
Director: Abe Abraham
Producer: Caitlin Abraham, Frank Prinzi, Abe Abraham
Cast: Mecca Allah
A student alone in an abandoned classroom drifts into a dreamscape where scattered, damaged books awaken memories of voices long vanished.

Drain
United States / Drama / 18 mins
Director: Luke Robins
Writer: Emery Beacom
Producer: Siena Caddle
Cast: Emery Beacom, Max Schapiro
Lea’s body begins to deteriorate as she clings to her relationship with Harrison, a man whose indifference leaves her grasping for his affection. As her physical symptoms worsen, she must confront the unsettling reality that holding on to him may destroy her entirely.

Folds
Russia / Drama / 15 mins
Director: Katya Skakun
Writer: Katya Skakun, Evgenia Nekrasova
Producer: Katya Skakun, Masha Dostoewskaya, Alexander Zarshchikov, Matvey Chumakov
Cast: Natalya Gorbas, Sergey Kotyuh
In Suzdal, a town that feels pulled out of a fairy tale, Asya — a manual therapist crippled by impostor’s syndrome — meets Misha, a devoted local guide. They fall for each other and dream of more. But when uninvited guests arrive, Asya must finally trust her craft — and use her hands, her body, in ways she never imagined.

Squeeze Me Tight
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director/Writer: Charlotte Ray Rosenberg
Producer: Annabelle Attanasio, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg
Cast: Emily Meade, Madeline Weinstein, Reid Prebenda
A single woman joins her best friend and the friend’s perfect new boyfriend for a weekend at his swanky beach house, but her unrelenting need for connection takes a volatile turn.
