Program 27
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 15, 4:00PM
Mother's Pride
United Kingdom / Comedy / 7 mins
Director/Writer: Matt Kebbell
Producer: Nicola Sewell, Ivana Dzaferovic
A 13 year old boy is stuck at home in charge of his younger siblings (aged 6 and 8) on the day a debt collector comes knocking.
More Than Brothers
United States / Documentary / 23 mins
Director/Writer: Andrea von Siebenthal
Producer: Andrea von Siebenthal
Cast: Thomas Kasza
Since the precipitous retreat of the U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 and the subsequent power takeover by the Taliban, the Afghans who helped the Allies are being hunted down and killed.
If Trumpets Had Eyes
United States / Music / 17 mins
Director/Writer: Trevor McGhie
Producer: Samantha Salvemini
Cast: Trevor McGhie, Rina Dutta, John-Henry Hirozawa
IF TRUMPETS HAD EYES is a dramatic short film following a young homeless man who randomly connects with an up-and-coming executive after receiving the recycled phone number of her deceased brother.
Iris
United States / Sci-fi / 10 mins
Director/Writer: Jillian Iscaro
Producer: Jillian Iscaro, April Son
Cast: Ayumi Patterson, Yuki Kawahisa
A florist has an existential struggle with her AI assistant after it changes one of her floral arrangements.
The Promise of Intimacy
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director/Writer: Lin Cheng
Producer: Teddy Raven
Cast: Freddie Mosten-Jacob, Phillipp Schenker, Alexandra Sirotenko
Anna, 18, arrives in a new city burdened with the weight of anticipation and uncertainty. As she navigates the streets, she eventually finds herself standing before a butcher shop, the stage for her long-awaited reunion with her estranged father.
Bathsheba
United Kingdom / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Myah Asha Jeffers
Producer: Victoria Bavister
Cast: Cecilia Noble, Tumi Fani Kayode, Taheen Modak
Living as a precarious property guardian and facing eviction, a grieving widow is forced to live with a younger woman.