Program 34
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 15, 6:00PM

Prosperous Pairs
United States / Drama / 20 mins
Director/Writer: Jibran Ahmed
Producer: Remy Litvin, Ridha Farooqui, Ammar Khan
Cast: Whitney Sarah Louis, Brandon Kyle, Mateo Marquez Parodi
Prosperous Pairs is a thriller that exposes how predatory systems exploit vulnerable individuals with false promises of prosperity.

My Bot, Becca
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director/Writer: Lisa Younger
Cast: Evelyn Christina Tonn, Lisa Younger
An isolated woman depends on her personal robot to live for her.

Goodnight Gracie
United States / Drama / 18 mins
Director: Fiamma Piacentini
Writer: Ryan Montanti
Cast: Marina Kerekes, Sheila Warnock
A young woman gets a lesson on love and life when she takes
her grandmother back to the tenement where she grew up during the Great Depression.

Tethered
United States / Drama / 11 mins
Director: Christopher Moore
Writer: Diran Shahrik
Producer: Sam Millstein, Anahid Shahrik, Diran Shahrik
Cast: Freddie O'Donahue, Al Pagano, Veronica Kelegian
Tethered, a raw and powerful short film that delves into the realities of toxic family dynamics and its impact on young adults. The film focuses on 17-year-old Derick Kovac as he struggles with the emotionally and physically abusive relationship with his father.

The Anniversary Dinner
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Tarik Curry
Producer: Tarik Curry
Cast: Shauna Blaize, Stephen Cofield Jr., Andrea Fabiola
A mob boss and his wife celebrate their 8th anniversary.

Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up
United States / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Tràn Hoàng Calvin
Producer: Chris Edgar
The Clifford family hopes to start a new life by selling their dilapidated, impoverished farm. But when the discovery of an endangered bird on the property threatens to collapse the sale, the son Andy must decide whether to make the bird's presence known or to shoot, shovel, and shut up.



