Program 19
November 1 - 8:15pm

Luke & Ira
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Alan Barr
Writer: Alan Barr
Producer: Benedict Manlapaz, Jonathan Barr
Cast: Cam Wenrich, Joseph Rose
A young New Yorker who is losing his vision spends an afternoon being mentored by an elderly blind neighbor - a once famous comedian.

Mujer De La Ciudad
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director: Lauren Pruitt
Writer: Lauren Pruitt
Producer: Lindsey Shapiro, Shane Riley
Cast: Diana Florencio, Romeo Sanchez
Alone and on the verge of giving birth on public transit, Manuela remembers her first love who was recently detained in an ICE raid.

Wuhan Driver
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director: Tiger Ji
Writers: Tiger Ji
Producer: Alena Svyatova, Jonathan Sanger
Cast: Wayne Chang
At the beginning of the pandemic, a Chinese driver in New York struggles to make ends meet as he picks up passengers on a long and dreary night.

The Dependents
United States / Comedy / 12 mins
Director: Jacqueline Christy
Writer: Lionel Leede, Lucia Dalla Valle
Producer: Kathleen Leede, Lionel Leede
Cast: Kathleen Leede, Lionel Leede
This film was created and performed by a real mother/son/daughter trio based in NYC. A high-powered, New York City mom as she grapples with her two grown children’s struggle to achieve adulthood and coexist with her new female lover. Her youngest son returns home after two years of traveling with earth-shattering news.

Love in Brooklyn
United States / Drama / 9 mins
Director: Eric Yang
Writer: Eric Yang
Producer: Eric Yang
Cast: David Ginlet, Briana Cortesiano
A woman's affair with a married man is put to the test when she discovers that she's pregnant.