
Program 31
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 18, 8:00PM

Navel
United States / Drama / 16 mins
Director/Writer: Elsa Xu
Producer: Chris Zilong Wang, Jiaqi Zheng
Cast: Grace Schenkel
Upon observing a young client's desire to camouflage her C-section scar with a tattoo, Ann, a young tattooist, embarks on a journey of self-acceptance. This transformative experience involves a metaphysical trip through her eye, heart, stomach, and womb, ultimately leading her to embrace her own body.

Skinned
United States / Drama / 6 mins
Director/Writer: Ryan Brennan
Cast: Kelli Ruttle
Tucker finds camaraderie boxing with people of color at his gym, while his therapist challenges him to see that overcoming his racist past doesn't free him from the need to violently express his rage.

Kinetic
United States / Sci-Fi / 12 mins
Director/Writer: Carlos Maldonado
Producer: Madeleine Schumacher
Cast: Derek Goh, Owen Myre, Lawrence Oliver Cherry
Two brothers try to save their family business by literally catching lightning in a bottle!

Haunt
United States / Drama / 5 mins
Director/Writer: Ari Shapiro
Producer: Laura Ganotis
Cast: Emma J Chabrowski, Lauren McCann, Declan Masterson
On moving day, a girl must learn to say goodbye to her best friend: the ghost haunting her old home.

Dear Ana
United States / Romance / 9 mins
Director/Writer: Tommy Petroskey
Producer: Luca Alessandrini, Tommy Petroskey
Cast: Tim Kukucka, Kaitlyn Lunardi
Grappling with bittersweet memories of their romance, a train journey becomes a vessel for relieving fragments of the past and the hope of finding closure.

Escape From The Land of Nod
United States / Horror / 7 mins
Director/Writer: Tommy Petroskey
Producer: Luca Alessandrini, Tommy Petroskey
Cast: Ben Shaul, Anneta Myroni, Clarence Klingebiel
A man who suffers from insomnia takes a visceral downward spiral when an experimental prescription causes him to question what's real and what's in his head

Nothing Left to Give
United States / Drama / 22 mins
Director/Writer: Ethan Dolan, Grayson Dolan
Producer: Brian Niles, Kristina Alice, Ethan Jones
Cast: Lakyn Shultz, Zenon Zeleniuch, Ricky DeFrance
Due to the cruel and demanding nature of their family owned dairy farm, Avery, her brother, and father haven't been able to grieve the loss of her mother for over a decade, and it's coming out in ugly and tormenting ways. After Avery's relationship with a cow on the farm saves her life, she risks her life to save the cow from inevitable slaughter.