Program 23
MONDAY
OCTOBER 14, 8:00PM
Tidal
United States / Drama / 5 mins
Director/Writer: Yanguo Hou
Producer: Yanguo Hou
Cast: Claire Yu, Celina Chen
A premature 10-year-old girl is afraid of the coming of every mandatory swimming class after her menarche.
Braising
United States / Drama / 19 mins
Director/Writer: Bryan Ribeiro
Producer: Mikey Campbell
Cast: Nathan Darrow, Christina DeJesus, Anthony Aroya
A young, black, fast-food cook with dreams of becoming a chef is drawn into a strange organization led by a magnetic figure, as he struggles to forge a deeper bond with his distant, grieving father.
Well-Rounded
United States / Drama / 11 mins
Director/Writer: Sancheev Ravichandran
Producer: Laurel Kulow, Sam Stulin, Vivianne Nguyen
Cast: Sonya Balsara, Logan Schmucker, Rivers Duggan
Sheela thinks Griffin is the perfect guy - until one morning she discovers he’s a flat-Earther.
Test Drive
United States / Drama / 18 mins
Director: Mitchell Lazar
Writer: Sam Downey
Producer: Dawn Green, Mitchell Lazar, Sam Downey
Cast: Stephen Cofield, Jr., Ramon Nuñez
Jack a car dealership owner takes Montana, a prospective client, on a peculiar test drive, which inadvertently intertwines their fates together.
Fút
United States / Drama / 5 mins
Director/Writer: Eric Zhang
Producer: Vincent Accettola
Cast: Hayden Schuster, Nicolas Pribag
A teenage boy struggles with his desire for better soccer gear.
Wannabe Jew
United States / Drama / 12 mins
Director/Writer: Dmitriy Rozin
Producer: Elise Shin
Cast: Steven Gift, Emerald Taller
IN the heart of Brooklyn, a young Hispanic boy's deep affection for a Jewish girl leads him to make a life-altering decision, but an unexpected encounter challenges their relationship.
Who Are You To Judge
United States / Drama / 12 mins
Director/Writer: Zev Marinoff
Producer: Peter Gold, Karen Han, Zev Marinoff
Cast: Jared Gilman, Bern Cohen, Mike Recine
A Jewish high holiday service descends into a screaming match as Sam Steiner becomes entangled in a feud with an embittered congregation leader.