THURSDAY JULY 18, 7:45 PM
PROGRAM 5
Two Women Make a Lunch Plan
USA / Comedy / 2 minutes
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Director: Elizabeth Archer
Writer: Nick Logsdon
Producer: Elizabeth Archer, Nick Logsdon
Cast: Eilise Guilfoyle, Jade Kaiser
Two women—who have neither seen nor heard from one another in quite some time—run into each other while out and about and make a plan to get lunch sometime in the future.
Stuck
USA / Drama / 11 minutes
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Director: C. Fraser Press
Writer: Ashley Bower
Producer: Ashley Bower, Josh Foglio, Kelly Cassinerio
Cast: Maeve Press, Brittany Curran
When a teenager who’s on her way to a post-funeral reception gets stuck in an elevator with a newly single woman in her twenties, the two strangers begin to bond as they realize that their biggest obstacle isn’t that they’re stuck physically — but emotionally.
Fired
USA / Comedy / 8 minutes
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Director: Isabel Calvin-Smith
Writer: Isabel Calvin-Smith, Rachel Finn-Lohmann
Producer: Isabel Calvin-Smith, Rachel Finn-Lohmann, Tommy Lohmann
Cast: Sami Cavestani, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Wren Arthur
On the brink of losing her job, an assistant finally opens up to her boss about her dyslexia.
Audrey
USA / Comedy / 16 minutes
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Director: Julianna Robinson
Writer: Julianna Robinson, Sean Kohnen
Producer: Julianna Robinson, Sean Kohnen
Cast: Abby Eiland, Greg Smith, Alina Phelan
Meredith and her wife get a jaw dropping surprise when Meredith’s brother brings over his unusual new girlfriend, sending their family dinner spiraling into chaos.
Doomscroll
USA / Comedy / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: John M Riva Jr.
Producer: Breanna Wing
Cast: Jack T. Gibson, Ari R P, Adam J. Riva
Three friends take a vacation on a remote island attempting to resuscitate their decaying friendship. On their final night toghether, the realize they're not alone.
5 Stages of Grief
USA / Comedy / 10 minutes
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Director: Foster Wilson
Writer: Brian Leahy
Producer: Lola Noh, Allison Powell
Cast: Amber Stonebraker, Guy Wilson, Rodney To
Caroline has just been forced to terminate her cat, and her boyfriend Todd is emotionally unavailable. With her dead cat stuffed into her shoulder bag, Caroline drags Todd to the desert to bury her beloved pet. But as her frustration mounts, caught in a grief cycle that has no perceivable end, Caroline ends up burying a few more bodies – and most of her feelings.
The Fall Out
USA / Comedy / 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jeffrey Jones, Marieve Herington
Producer: Jeffrey Jones, Marieve Herington
Cast: Marieve Herington, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Nicole Pacent
When a new mother's mind and body fall apart, she learns to take the first steps to recover her self.
Baby Face
USA / Comedy / 8 minutes
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Director: Jim Simone
Writer: Caroline Bloom, Stephanie Drake
Producer: Caroline Bloom, Stephanie Drake
Cast: Caroline Bloom, Stephanie Drake
A young aging actress reconnects with her former scene partner to ask a vital favor that could change the course of her career.
Sick Day
USA / Comedy / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Hughes Ransom
Producer: Amanda Prager, Tyler Burke, Hughes Ransom
Cast: Amita Rao, James Adomian, Samiya Khan
A burnt out assistant's perfect plan to be sent home sick is derailed when a swarm of locusts invade Los Angeles.
Bubbles
USA / Comedy / 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Carrie Gifford
Producer: Carrie Gifford, Ebony Hurr
Cast: Arlo Mertz, Maya Knell, Kirk Ward
As her 13th birthday party approaches, Penny Day is determined to find Bubbles - a beloved clown who has been overcome by an unshakable sadness.