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Program 28
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 14, 6:00PM 

TICKETS
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Family Ties

United States / Drama / 8 mins

Director/Writer: Vanessa Darko

Producer: Sophie Hurt, Sean D Ross

Cast: Petra Gabas, Viera Pavlikova, Katerina Matousova

When Katerina, a fretful young woman, is forced to take care of her judgmental grandmother, Adela, the two must learn to coexist and find that they need each other more than they expected.

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Leech

United States / Drama / 11 mins

Director/Writer: Nekoda Schneider

Producer: Jared Harbour, Nekoda Schneider

Cast: Dillon Davenport, Callie Skopelitis, Bryce Jones

When a petty errand to retrieve his jacket from an ex devolves into a night of chaos, he’s forced to confront the one thing he’s spent his life avoiding: the consequences of his own actions.

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Work From Home

United States / Drama / 11 mins

Director/Writer: Mickey Galvin

Producer: Isabella DiBello, Sam Drust, Cita Atwell

Cast: Mickey Galvin

Working in isolation during COVID lockdown, a post-grad’s office job begins to erode her sense of reality.

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Debt I Owe

United States / Drama / 18 mins

Director/Writer: Zane Rizvi-Riemer

Producer: Yara Melki, Caroline Pearce

Cast: Wasim Azeez

Burdened by gambling debts, a Pakistani-American widower searches for redemption while struggling to be a good father to his two daughters

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Frisco

United States / Drama / 13 mins

Director/Writer: Emilee Bae

Producer: Alex Peace-Power, Paul Steiner

Cast: Anna Marie Sell, Alec Bernard, Miles Nichols

Mandy (40s), the devoted mother of two adopted children, discovers that she is pregnant
after a years long battle with infertility. But the news comes as her husband, Geoff (40s) has just lost his job and their children, Pim (7) and Peter (10) are bursting with interests all their own.

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The Somniloquist: Sunday Paper

United States / Documentary / 3 mins

Director: Nik Kleverov

Writer: Dion McGregor

Producer: Pippa Lambert

The Somniloquist: Sunday Paper is the first in a series of Dion McGregor’s dreams being brought to life with AI. Director Nik Kleverov states that Sora is the “perfect tool” to do so. He cites his inspiration for the piece as "Twilight Zone" meets "Mad Men."

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The Big Everything

United States / Drama / 16 mins

Director/Writer: Salvador Paskowitz

Producer: Andrew Carlberg, Gil Cates Jr., Ryan Lewis

Cast: James Wolk, Bradley Whitford, Michael Shayan

A man finds himself in heaven’s bar, where he encounters his dog, God and his greatest loss, all in human form. Emotions run wild - from anger to higher perspective to ultimate joy…

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