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Program 42
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 16, 10:00PM 

TICKETS
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White Strawberries

United States / Drama / 8 mins

Director/Writer: Rongwei Qin

Producer: Grace Wong, Rongwei Qin

Cast: Yumo Wu, Yen Wen Chen

A young woman, Ning, struggles to hide her true gender identity from her family, leading to a tense conversation where secrets are revealed, forcing she to confront her choices.

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Hags

United States / Romance / 17 mins

Director/Writer: Chloë Gottlieb

Producer: Ibby O'Carroll

Cast: Sophie Poole, Sophia Englesberg, Joe Meyer

Our film follows Hannah and Audrey in a whirlwind romance at their Jewish summer camp. It’s exactly what its title suggests: two hags Having a Good Summer. The classic coming-of-age love story is subverted when the women meet again, seven years later. HAGS asks the daring question: “What if you ran into your first love at a haphazardly organized Rosh Hashanah seder?”

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Mothers and Lovers

United States / Drama / 13 mins

Director: Danica Selem

Writer: Jane Manwelyan

Producer: Ino Badanjak, Michal Jalowski

Cast: Jane Manwelyan, Or Schraiber, Esco Jouley

"Mothers and Lovers" is a narrative short film that explores the intricate dynamics of love, desire, and truth within the context of a new mother’s life. June, a queer pansexual woman in a straight marriage, finds herself torn between the commitments she made to her husband, Avi, and her longing for sexual intimacy with others.

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You'll Be Fine

United States / Drama / 14 mins

Director/Writer: Craig H Harwood

Producer: Craig H Harwood, Russell Johnson

Cast: Megan Metrikin, Simon Fortin, Ryan Czerwonko

On the day of Juliana’s son’s wedding, memories haunt her as she tries to come to terms with the recent loss of her husband, accept her son’s impending marriage and step into an unknown future.

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Mari

United States / Drama / 12 mins

Director/Writer: Roberto Montoya Uriarte

Producer: Catalina Rodriguez, Li Liang

Cast: Luisa Maria Fuentes, Kendra Foster McBride, Ariel Gayol

When Mari receives a package in the mail, she unlocks forgotten pieces of her childhood. Memories begin to surface with an eerie persistence, until the past starts speaking to her in unexpected ways.

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How Sad, How Lovely

United States / Drama / 12 mins

Director/Writer: Eleanor De Fer

Producer: Guy-Paul Delisfort, Jordan Miles, Yara Melki

Cast: Lauren Gaskill, Gabi Shook

Set in the late 1970s, two best friends, Edith and Minnie, travel to a motel for the night, awaiting the book signing for their favorite actor's new memoir. As they take turns role-playing as the actor to practice their dream scenarios for the book signing, their feelings for one another come to the surface.

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