Program 12
October 31 - 4:45pm

It's Alright, Dad
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director: Lynn Dow
Writer: Lynn Dow
Producer: Lynn Dow
Cast: Noble B. Whitted, Mathieu Silverman
When a young boy befriends a skateboarder and coaxes him into a nearby church to meet his father, the young man realizes his new found friend has a tragic story.

AmeriGirl
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director: Samina Saifee
Writer: Samina Saifee
Producer: Shubhi Shekhar
Cast: Anaya Joshi, Syna Bhuva
When cool girl Maheen walks through the door at camp AmeriGirl, 11-year-old Aaliyah Khan will do anything to befriend her and finally fit in.

Labor Day
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director: Haya Alghanim
Writers: Haya Alghanim
When Dina is invited to spend Labor Day weekend on a trip to the Hudson Valley with a new group of friends, she slowly realizes these women aren’t what they seem to be.

Koreatown Ghost Story
United States / Comedy / 15 mins
Director: Minsun Park, Teddy Tenenbaum
Writer: Minsun Park, Teddy Tenenbaum
Producer: Minsun Park, Teddy Tenenbaum
Cast: Margaret Cho, Lyrica Okano
In this supernatural horror tale based on a Korean ritual starring Margaret Cho and Lyrica Okano, a woman entertains a macabre marriage offer that would let her pursue her dreams, for better or for much much worse.

500 calories
Italy / Comedy / 17 mins
Director: Cristina Spina
Writer: Cristina Spina
Cast: Kathleen Chalfant, Yvonne Woods
A human being needs at least 1200 calories a day to live. A woman in the middle of an existential crisis confronts her ballet teacher who had forced her, at the age of 13, to restrict her diet to 500 calories a day.