Shorts #1 in Partnership with ISA
5:00pm – Pre-Reception, 5:45pm – Screening
Sophie
Dir. Alle Hsu | USA/China
An 8-year-old Sophie Cheung from Hong Kong is abandoned by her mother, which in turn forces Sophie to live and connect with her grandmother.
Snip
Dir. Jenna Gelenberg | USA
A newly dead High School teacher learns to say goodbye to his loved ones with the help of a special teenage girl.
Loveology
Dir. Mark Manalo | USA
Faced with the mounting costs of her mother’s cancer treatment, an unassuming yet enterprising college student conceives of a controversial business endeavor that could be her saving grace.
Pitter Patter Goes My Heart
Dir. Christoph Rainer | Austria/Germany/USA
The hopelessly romantic Lisa takes desperate measures to win her former lover back.
Short Program #2 – InFocus: American Indian & Aboriginal Cultures and their Influence in Modern Cinema
7:00pm – Pre-Reception, 7:45pm – Screening
Messiah
Dir. Damian Walsh-Howling | Australia
In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.
Dreaming Awake & the Exquisite Doors of the Fractal Self
Dir. Blaise Godbe Lipman | USA
Birdie, a sixteen year old runaway, is haunted by a personified version of her own ego. Escaping an abusive relationship, she leaves town with nothing but her phantom ego in tow.
Lost Face
Dir. Sean Meehan | Canada/Australia
Adapted from a Jack London story: a fur thief must think fast to escape the terrible, protracted death that awaits him at the hands of the native tribe he had helped enslave.
Feature Program
8:45pm – Pre-Reception, 9:15pm – Screening
Blowtorch
Dir. Kevin Breslin | USA
Set in Brooklyn, ‘Blowtorch’ is an urban thriller about a mother who will stop at nothing to bring her son’s killers to justice.
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Every great film requires talented actors and phenomenal filmmakers. SAG-AFTRA grants filmmakers access to top actors in the industry when their films are produced under SAG-AFTRA contracts. SAG-AFTRA represents more than 165,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. Our online production center makes it very easy to become a signatory. We have contracts for every budget and every platform. Our website has membership information and benefits. Learn more about membership and how to make any film or new media project a complete, professional production with SAG-AFTRA, visit: SAGAFTRA.org

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