Program 28
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 14, 6:00PM

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

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…



