Program 7
August 21 - 27
Seven Scenes from Home
United States / Drama / 12mins
Director: Gregory Brecher
Producer: Linnea Larsdotter
Writer: Gregory Brecher
Cast: Nathan Wallace,
Julitta Mroczkowska
A series of vignettes showing the depth and inevitable arc of the relationship between mother and son. In SEVEN SCENES FROM HOME we see Tom, a busy young professional, return to his childhood home in Chicago to care for his mother Danuta during a health scare.

Hung Up
United States / Drama / 13mins
Director: Damon O'Steen
Producer: Melissa Jackson,
Marc Henry Johnson
Writer: Damon O'Steen
Cast: Melissa Jackson, Kevin Kane
Shattered Texan Latina bull rider Patty "Duke" risks paralysis to ride again and reclaim her glory.

Rizo
United States / Drama / 15mins
Director: Jeanette Dilone
Producer: Jeanette Dilone,
Andrew McLaren
Writer: Jeanette Dilone
Cast: Laura Guzman, Rina Meija
An Afro-Latina struggles with her identity as she navigates the Hollywood machine.

Keep Warm
United States / Drama / 12mins
Director: Olivia Leong Sulkowicz,
Blair Cannon
Producer: Olivia Leong Sulkowicz,
Blair Cannon
Writer: Olivia Leong Sulkowicz,
Blair Cannon
Cast: Shigeko Suga, Geoff Lee
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After decades of making space for others, an East Asian grandmother finally begins to explore her romantic and sexual self.

Chalk
United States / Comedy / 13mins
Director: Eric Whitten
Producer: Eric Whitten, Eddie Lebron
Writer: Eric Whitten
Cast: John Patrick Hayden,
Dwayne A Thomas, Noel Elie
One detective caught in the middle of an ever-polarizing world of Chalk is forced to face his past when confronted with the city's biggest criminal; The Chalk Killer.