THURSDAY JULY 18, 1:00 PM
PROGRAM 2
Home
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Kanya Iwana
Producer: Zack Rice, Kanya Iwana
Cast: Arawinda Kirana
In "Home", a contained, experimental short film, a lonely and paranoid Indonesian expat is forced to look inward while rehearsing an acting monologue that is too close to home - or lack thereof.
Icing on Her Cake
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director: Cedric Christophorus, Victoria Gunawan
Writer: Cedric Christophorus, Victoria Gunawan, Gwendy Soendjojo
Producer: Cedric Christophorus
Cast: Christabelle Marbun, Raina Abigail, Cassidy Burroughs
A reserved Southeast Asian woman tries to understand the life of her American housemate solely through the groceries of their shared refrigerator, sticky notes, and a series of voicemails.
Rhino
USA / Drama / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Joy Tan
Producer: Lily Yang
Cast: Yuqing Lai, Angela Lin, Xingtong Zhou
In the heart of the city, best friends Yu Zhou and A Qing welcome a friend grappling with a recent breakup. Together in Yu Zhou's apartment, they find solace watching a movie, the narrative on screen reflecting the complexities of love.
Cartes
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Rhym Guissé
Producer: Kevin Howley, Dan Lobrace, Jameela Abdullah
Cast: Rhym Guissé, Joanna Pinto, Kkuumba Siegel
Embattled immigrant Aliyah just wants to do good, and she believes she’s found a way through the Environmental Justice Society (EJS). During her first week of volunteering, Aliyah finds she is an outlier within the trendy environmental activism world.
A Larp's Tale
USA / Comedy / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Katie Prael, Ruby Ulla Jerins
Producer: Katie Prael, Ruby Ulla Jerins, Luke Prael
Cast: Artemio Leclerc-Jones, Chasson Mata, Izzi McCool
12 LARPers meet in the woods to enact a fantasy role-play battle between the Kingdom of Froid & the Kingdom of Agor. Tensions are high, players are committed, and glory for the throne is at stake. But it’s all just a game, right?
God is Grey
Germany / Drama / 24 minutes
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Director: Jennifer Drake
Writer: Jennifer Drake, Kwadwo Amoh
Producer: Rebekka Schug
Cast: Jolade Obasola, Frederick Yeboah, Jada Addo
Having been raised in a Christian household, Chris (30) faces the challenge of finding his place in the world, particularly due to his two mothers who chose to keep their relationship hidden. When one of his mothers, Paddy (58), passes away,