Program 38
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 17, 6:00PM
Low Hanging Fruit
United States / Drama / 12 mins
Director/Writer: Alec Sutherland
Producer: Joseph Longo
Cast: Justin Andrew Davis, Katie Fabel, Ryan Bourque
An actor auditioning for a pharmaceutical commercial must decide how much of himself he's willing to give to get a much needed role.
Swans of Hudson River
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Mingjie Li
Producer: Joyce Yueyi Xing
Cast: Mingjie Li, Sandra McFadden
Sylvia, a young Chinese graduate student, develops a close friendship with her white elderly landlady Marilyn as they share an apartment in New York City. When Marilyn's mental condition deteriorates, Sylvia has a hard decision to make.
Predisposition
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Lainey Macken
Producer: Anna Barlotta
Cast: Madelin Madamba, Cormac Hennessy, Sarah Macken
Elena works a minimum wage job by day and writes music with her childhood best friend, Moss, by night. One day at work, she learns about genetic predisposition to schizophrenia from her coworker.
Love Beyond Dreams
United States / Romance / 29 mins
Director: Jeremiah Kipp
Writer: Simin Vaswani
Producer: Simin Vaswani
Cast: Simin Vaswani, Harish Vaswani, Stefan Badea
When Simin struggles in her intimacy with Harish, she seeks solace in her dream world. Discovering Charmaine and Antoine’s life which is rich in love, romance, passion and dance, a portal of inspiration opens, fueling her romantic journey with Harish and thus rekindling their timeless love.
Tornado
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director/Writer: Jack Kendrick
Producer: Alex Bendo, Taylor Ervin, Jack Kendrick
Cast: Jason Dietz
A struggling contractor risks his young sons’ wellbeing to cut a sweet deal.