Program 8
August 21 - 27
Telephone
United States / Drama / 17mins
Director: Sergio Caballero
Producer: William Amenta,
Benna Douglas
Writer: Sergio Caballero
Cast: Juliet Brett, Jami Tennille
After a telephone message is misinterpreted, three generations of women cope with the death of the man who binds them all.

Like Father
United States / Drama / 21mins
Director: Jonathan Chekroune
Producer: Jaselle Martino
Writer: Jonathan Chekroune, Matt Stall
Cast: Garrett Stivers, Siobhan Brandman
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A man travels to a small town in hopes to find answers to his father’s disappearance.

The Grass is Always Greener on TV
United States / Documentary / 15mins
Director: Matt Pizzano
Producer: Nic Wehmeyer
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Before TV binging was our collective reality, Mark Bennett obsessively memorized every detail in the 1950s television shows of his childhood. These idyllic imaginary worlds were an escape from his isolated life filled with traumatic memories and became the source of his art.

The Big Ask
United States / Drama / 12mins
Director: Jaki Bradley
Producer: Nora Unkel, Devin Shepherd
Writer: Jordan Mann
Cast: Kelli Barrett, Sathya Sridharan
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When impulsive Callen agrees to donate her eggs to her perfect big sis, she thinks she’s gaining the world—free rent, sick apartment, and cash in hand. But in her new life nothing is her own, not even her body.

Naps
United States / Drama / 10mins
Director: Martinique Watson, Tarik Smith
Producer: Martinique Watson,
Tarik Smith
Writer: Martinique Watson
Cast: Martinique Watson,
Candace Maxwell
A young black woman faces conflict when going against what is normal in her community