Program 30
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 15, 10:00PM

The Hot Box
United States / Drama / 6 mins
Director/Writer: Jake Caddeau
Producer: Daniel Chelemer, Reggie Chelsom
Cast: Isaiah Stavchansky, Christopher Cortez Adams
In this traumatic-comedy, brothers rehash an incident from their childhood in a sauna.

Mein Schatz
United States / Experimental / 6 mins
Director/Writer: Jonathan Chekroune
Producer: Camden Elizabeth
Cast: Inga Khurieva
A reclusive woman, wrapped in bandages and trapped in a oppressive home, begins to unravel the truth about who she is — and what she’s been hiding from.

Johnathan Appleseed
United States / Comedy / 9 mins
Director: Adam Levin
Writer: Drew Reilly, Adam Levin
Producer: Adam Levin
Cast: Drew Reilly
Freshly fired, grieving his Pop Pop, and stuck in his parents' house, Johnathan is down bad. That is, until he stumbles upon a wild revelation: he's a descendent of Johnny Appleseed. With nothing to lose and a legacy to claim, Johnathan sets out to follow in the American folk hero's footsteps.

Big Slop Sap
United States / Drama / 9 mins
Director/Writer: Hunter Hawke
Producer: Hunter Hawke, Rose Abrarova, Bernard Cohen
Cast: Bernard Cohen, Michelle Moriarty, Chloe Margot
Things turn weird between James and his two female dinner-party guests when the subject of his prudishness around kissing emerges.

Tape of '25
United States / Drama / 17 mins
Director/Writer: Eduardo Machado
Producer: Eduardo Machado, Ella Braff, Robyn Haddad
Cast: Euan Lathrop, Ryen Hilton, Jack Clark
In the final week of college, a tight-knit group of friends unravels when an AI-generated sextape throws them into a spiral of paranoia, jealousy, and identity crises. Especially for Jack, whose girlfriend appears in the video with another man.

Get Lost
United States / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Jesus Alarcon, Daria Markovskaya
Producer: Jesus Alarcon, Daria Markovskaya
Cast: Sietzka Rose, Matias De La Flor
Over a walk in the park, strait-laced writer Juan and bohemian musician Astrid, engage in a spirited argument over the nature of love, what it means to be loyal, and whether true connection can be found in a short amount of time.

Lochia
United States / Horror / 21 mins
Director/Writer: Adon Rackson
Producer: Krsy Fox, Jennifer Kachler, Adon Rackson
Cast: Krsy Fox, Elle Riot Fox, Mickey River
Over a course of a single harrowing night, a pregnant woman trapped in a cycle of addiction, psychosis, and domestic violence goes into labor. As her grip on reality fractures, she is forced to confront both literal and symbolic demons-fighting not only for her own survival, but for the life of her unborn child.