Program 21
MONDAY
OCTOBER 13, 4:00PM

Death Wish
United States / Thriller / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Santino Fontana
Producer: Santino Fontana, Sarah Stiles, David N Stiles
Cast: Santino Fontana, Reed Birney, Chris Sarandon
After losing his grandfather and job to COVID-19, an enraged deliveryman decides to do the only logical thing: hunt down and kill every plague spreader who won’t wear a damn mask.

The Piano Tuner
United States / Drama / 25 mins
Director/Writer: Nicole Claudine Giroux
Producer: Karin Young Shiel
Cast: Julianna Zinkel, Jeremy Rafal
Trapped in a lonely marriage, Antonia finds unexpected connection when a mysterious piano tuner named Angelo arrives. As music awakens old memories and hidden truths, a quiet afternoon leads to a life-changing decision.

Tile
United States / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Hunter L Reid
Producer: Hunter L Reid, David Sunny Roberts, Rashad Bailey
Cast: Scott Callenberger, Drew Moore
A son, plagued with visions of violence, attempts to reconnect with his father while tiling the bathroom of their family home

Grinch
United States / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Yunpeng Wang
Producer: Xiuyuan Chen
Cast: David Davino, Russ DiBello, Bella Rose Thomerson
A disgraced county manager crashes the lavish Christmas celebration of his former colleague—now the town’s newly elected mayor—bearing gifts of champagne, unspoken resentment, and a desperate plea for power. But as the night unfolds, pleasantries give way to veiled threats, and a man pushed to the margins proves he’s not leaving without a parting gift of his own.

In the Garden: An Anton Chekhov Story
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Jonathan English
Cast: Laurie Heynes, Margarita Chukhina, Anastasiia Bannikova
Pessimism plagues a young clerical student, but enigmatic seeds of hope are planted as he visits two widows near Easter. Based on Anton Chekhov's favorite story, the film meditates on his empathetic vision of love for neighbor and "freedom from violence and lies."



