Program 27
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 14, 4:00PM

Sabrina's Dream
United States / Drama / 17 mins
Director: Brent Steen
Writer: Brent Steen, Lara Fieldbinder
Producer: Lara Fieldbinder
Cast: Piper Verbrick
On her birthday, Sabrina, a drifting Brooklyn nanny and aspiring writer, encounters strange happenings that spark her creativity. As her life quickly falls apart, she must embrace her imagination and confront the messy truth of herself.

Follow, If I Can
United States / Drama / 9 mins
Director: Julia Keesler, Cameron Strittmatter
Writer: Julia Keesler
Producer: Jacob Wilson, Julia Keesler, Cameron Strittmatter
Cast: Julia Keesler, Annie Young
When Sophia receives a visit from her cousin Kate, the two debate love, ambition, and the sacrifices women make in a world that wasn't built for them. Faced with a fork in the road, both must choose between the comfort of convention and the uncertain promise of self-determination—knowing that any path forward demands a sacrifice neither is fully ready to make.

Crossroads
United States / Romance / 19 mins
Director: Horane Henry
Writer: Shari Brown
Producer: Victorious De Costa, Rasheen "Raye" Donaldson
Cast: Okema T. Moore, Rory Clarke, Saint Thompson
A wrongfully fired financier and a guarded lawyer connect unexpectedly on a blind date, turning a night of bad news into something more.

Fading Away
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director/Writer: Yimiko
Producer: Hsi Cheng
Cast: George Ross Bridgman, Tanner Hodson, Madison Hodges
An elderly man clinging to the past through his cherished vinyl records, whose routine is quietly disrupted by a new caregiver who helps him confront memory, loss, and change. Through music and subtle connection, two strangers bridge a generational divide in unexpected ways.

The Toy Doctor
United States / Drama / 7 mins
Director/Writer: Yinuo Qiu
Producer: Joseph Osei-Bonsu
Cast: Steven Magee, Tina Brock, Bella Thomerson
Once beloved, now forgotten—old toys gather dust, and so does the Toy Doctor’s failing shop. But he isn’t ready to let go. Not yet.

Let's Be Pirates
United States / Drama / 20 mins
Director/Writer: Riley Walton Thomas
Producer: Isabella Riethmier
Cast: Aion Boyd, Adam Aurellio, Brittney Molesworth
On his way home from high school, 15-year-old Zach stumbles upon a pirate named Barnacle Bill, a 55-year-old uncommon Shanty Man from the 1700s, trapped in a barrel.



