At a dusty desert drive-in, a weary teenager and a steadfast theater owner share parallel reflections on nostalgia, technology, and the fading glow of stories told under the California stars.
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
SHORT DOCUMENTARY, USA, 14:24 MIN
DIRECTOR: Kirk Weston Jackson
WRITER: Kirk Weston Jackson, Atticus Cruz Jackson
PRODUCER: Kirk Weston Jackson
In 2005, a high school student obsessively studies Spanish all year to level up into his class. A candy store of yearning and comedy.
SHORT, USA, 11:50 MIN
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Luciano
WRITER: Joy Regullano
PRODUCER: Julia Schmidt, Bobbie Lucas
ACTORS: Joy Regullano, Geo Lee, Rekha Shankar, Allyn Pintal, Susannah Kim
When a devoted death doula arrives at the home of her new clients, she immediately begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
SHORT, USA, 11:13 MIN
DIRECTOR: Kaz PS
WRITER: Kaz PS
PRODUCER: Philip Berger
ACTORS: Tracie Thoms, Stefanie Estes, Jenny O'Hara
When two feuding farmers from warring city-states find their crops are mysteriously dying, they must find out who the real enemy is--- before they destroy each other in this absurdist short.
WORLD PREMIERE
SHORT, USA, 3:53 MIN
DIRECTOR: Valentina Navarro-Marsili
WRITER: Valentina Navarro-Marsili
PRODUCER: Morgan Farris, Callie Bourne
ACTORS: Josh Morton, Monica Rosales
EMMY AWARD-WINNING WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, AND SHOWRUNNER MATTHEW WEINER (MADMEN, SORPANOS) PRESENTS AN EPISODE FROM HIS 2018 SERIES, THE ROMANOFFS (90 MIN).
Q&A WITH MATTHEW WEINER TO FOLLOW
In a frantic race against time, struggling actress Anne must juggle chaos and a high-maintenance dog named Macy, as a series of mishaps threaten her chance at a career-changing audition.
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
SHORT, USA, 15 MIN
DIRECTOR: Alexander Hagani
WRITER: Alexander Hagani
PRODUCER: Alexander Hagani, Caleb Barron
ACTORS: Katherine Schaber, Ashley Taylor Greaves, Jason Amerling, Adia, Simon Gibson
When a Tiny Desk Concert style music program loses its guest 90 minutes before filming, chaos ensues, as a deep seeded familial conflict in the crew is revealed.
WORLD PREMIERE
SHORT, USA, 14:07 MIN
DIRECTOR: Ray Smiling
WRITER: Ray Smiling
PRODUCER: David Richards
ACTORS: Roger Casey, Dominique Babineaux, Brian Morabito, Hannah Franzen
Three strange cats, having a good old medieval time, in this stop-motion animation short.
US PREMIERE
SHORT, CANDA, 00:52 MIN
DIRECTOR: Laura Venditti
WRITER: Laura Venditti
PRODUCER: Laura Venditti
In the vein of legendary Eric Rohmer, a young woman and a middle aged man talk about love, family, and the complexities of relationships while waiting for their dates, in this wholly improvised short.
WORLD PREMIERE
SHORT, CANADA, 9 MIN
DIRECTOR: Lino Russell, Aram Coen
WRITER: Lino Russell, Aram Coen
PRODUCER: Oda Schaefer, Lino Russell, Aram Coen
ACTORS: Eva Hirschburger, Wanja Mues
DRINKS FOR SALE IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR.
COME HANG OUT.
AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER REED MORANO (HANDMAID’S TALE, I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW) PRESENTS HER FILM, MEADOWLAND (105 MIN).
Q&A WITH REED MORANO TO FOLLOW
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