Program 2
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 13, 4:00PM
Nova
United States / Drama / 6 mins
Director/Writer: Manaal Iram Shareh
Producer: Fia Putri
Cast: Yale Kim, Didier Elysee, Elise Euijoo Kim
A young woman in therapy with a trauma-induced obsession with control grapples with memories of her unstable childhood, which we observe as she weaves seamlessly through metaphorical spaces in her mind.
Like Going to a Hardware Store for Bread
United States / Dark Comedy / 10 mins
Director: Roque Nonini
Writer: Roque Nonini, Kim Katzberg
Producer: Roque Nonini, Kim Katzberg
Cast: Kim Katzberg
Tina infiltrates a Brooklyn Al-Anon meeting. Suddenly, Tina’s recalcitrant older sister crashes the friends and family of alcoholics meeting. The sisters’ thick as thieves bond unfolds as both dissonant and synergistic.
Spaceman
United States / Drama / 12 mins
Director: Shanna Riker
Writer: Thomas DeRoberto
Producer: Melissa Bronski, Shanna Riker
Cast: Marcus Jahn, Kitty Ostapowicz
Spaceman is an exploration of human emotions. It follows Bobby on his first jaunt back into the dating world after escaping an abusive marriage in which he was the victim of domestic violence.
Beyond Skin Deep
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Stacey Larkins
Cast: Jeremy Cohen, Genevieve Lefevre, Amy Simon, Soulo Smith
A visit to Gina's intolerant mother in law triggers an argument between her and her husband Todd regarding her involvement with their biracial child.
The Possessed
United States / Horror / 20 mins
Director/Writer: Joshua Matthew Kellerman
Producer: Ivan Rome
Cast: Gabriel Rysdahl, Izabel Mar, Sara Koviak, Gregory Brown
A malevolent spirit attempts to destroy a newlywed couple's honeymoon in the Hudson Valley.
The Elements of Conflict Vol.1
United States / Drama / 7 mins
Director: Jermaine Jay, Carl Cornelius
Writer: Jermaine Jay
Producer: Jermaine Jay
Cast: Jermaine Jay, Precious Angel
The Elements Of Conflict is a series of short films that follows the relationship of Jay an aspiring Screenwriter and Kayla a tech student who has just lost her job and gotten evicted from her apartment she looks to Jay for help and support but she is not used to going through tough situations like this.
Border Line
United States / Drama / 8 mins
Director: Hazel McKibbin
Writer: Hillary Sproul, Elizabeth Grobel
Producer: Lauren Goetzman, Hillary Sproul
Cast: Hillary Sproul, Logan Baxter
After being unexpectedly pulled out of school for the day, 10-year-old Hils accompanies her unconventional mother, Greta, on a routine drive to Canada to run an illegal errand. As Hils begins to see Greta's flaws for the first time, their roles are reversed.