THURSDAY JULY 17, 1:00 PM
PROGRAM 2
Ligeia
USA | Drama | 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Xiaolin Mai
Producer: Xiaolin Mai, Zhiyan Li
Cast: Verity Van Dams, Alyssa Elbert-Alwin, Spencer Dooley
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Neither Donkey Nor Horse
USA | Drama | 29 minutes
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Director: Robin Wang
Writer: Robin Wang, Jesse Aultman
Producer: Ellen Eliasoph, Aslan Dalgic, Lilith Mo
Cast: Chris Pang, Jim Lau, Michael Monasterio
Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease and seek the truth that will heal it.
Across From
USA | Drama | 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Zhuoqian Yu
Producer: Xiaohan Zhang
A young Chinese immigrant, struggling to make rent in Los Angeles, takes a high-paying housekeeping job at a wealthy mansion. Awed by the luxury, she calls her mother overseas, grappling with loneliness and contrast. When a thief breaks in, she bravely outsmarts him, only to be mistaken for an intruder herself. Escaping the ordeal, she walks into the night, lost in the vast isolation of the city.
Mez·clao
USA | Drama | 20 minutes
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Director/Writer: Javier Calderon
Producer: Javier Calderon
Cast: Javier Calderon, Dylana De Soto Calderon, Patrick Robert Smith
A struggling actor navigates the ups and downs of being “mezclao” - a person of mixed racial heritage.
Limerent
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jamie DeLine
Producer: Allison Wolff
Cast: Victoria Summer Felix, Jonathan Cahill
As a man and a woman discuss the nature of their relationship, they discover their connection is even more one-sided than it appears.
Unfinished Business
USA | Drama | 10 minutes
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Director: Jessica Ma
Writer: Jessica Kahle
Producer: Griffy Collins
Cast: Ted Wells, Joe Hoodenpyle, Deb Podus
The story culminates in Ned's realization of the emptiness behind his professional achievements, leaving his fate ambiguously hanging in the balance.