Program 38
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 16, 2:00PM

Words of Rage
United States / Drama / 26 mins
Director/Writer: Hemant M Pandya
Producer: Seema Chaudhary, Kunal Joshi
Cast: Seema Chaudhary, Manish Dhall, Vernika Singh
Words of Rage is a powerful short film based on true events, exploring how unresolved trauma and suppressed emotions can erupt into explosive anger. Unlike anxiety or depression, anger is rarely treated as a mental health issue—instead, we shame those who suffer from it. Yet its impact can be just as damaging, if not greater.

Love
United States / Romance / 5 mins
Director: Walter Strafford
Producer: Josh Hartsoe
Cast: Alana O'Brien
Vivian has a lot on her plate right now: work, kid, husband, potential lover.

Wang & Da Rats
United States / Comedy / 11 mins
Director/Writer: James Bylinsky
Producer: Darren Zeng, Santiago Gómez
Cast: Yeji Ma, Michael Whang, Luke Kenton
When a young Chinese deli owner in Queens pisses off a pair of neo-Nazis, he must overcome his nonconfrontational nature to defeat them, save his deli, and save his life.

5 Ways I Didn't Marry You
United States / Comedy / 15 mins
Director: Tom Dunn
Writer: Tom Dunn, Christine Stoddard
Producer: Jacob Serlen, Aaron Gold
Cast: Christine Stoddard, Aaron Gold
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Quick Wash
United States / Drama / 5 mins
Director/Writer: Nate Nguepsi
Producer: Nate Nguepsi, Emeka Chukwurah
Cast: Marie Tagbo, Howard Bullard, Will Lippman
A distraught man receives a fresh start on life after meeting a couple in a Brooklyn laundromat.

Gramercy
United States / Comedy / 11 mins
Director/Writer: Caitlyn McConnell
Producer: Caitlyn McConnell
Cast: Sam Cusson, Chris Jaymes, Yohann Parasnis
An NYU student exiled from the student paper finds a new home with an eccentric longstanding New York City newspaper editor and his writers who show him the true meaning of great writing.

Gourmade
Canada / Comedy / 3 mins
Director: Samantha MacAdam
Writer: Samantha MacAdam, Geoff Anhorn
Producer: Lisa Kannakko, Luc Frappier, Richard Cureton
Cast: Paloma Nuñez, Emma Hunter
When a late-night emotional eater tries out the latest health craze, a revolutionary smart oven called 'Gourmade', she'll soon find out that delicious meals aren't the only things this AI oven is dishing out!



