SATURDAY JULY 20, 3:15 PM
PROGRAM 14
The Last Butterfly
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director: Sizhuo Li
Writer: Sizhuo Li, Séamus Bearhart
Producer: Zhuoran Xiao
Cast: Ai Hou, Xiaowan Jin
Xiaodie, a novelist, returns to the house where she lost her mother years ago. As her sister is dying, she comforts Lei, her niece, with stories of the Hmong Deity, 'Mother Butterfly', and confronts her fear of the death of her loved ones.
Deep in My Heart is a Song
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
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Director/Writer: Jonathan Pickett
Producer: Mehrdad Sarlak, Katie Burkholder, Josh Polon
Cast: Johnny Bencomo, Lindsay Burdge, Annalee Jefferies
An aging country musician who’s struggling to make ends meet receives an offer for an unusual private gig. Based on the life of cowboy singer Johnny Bencomo, who plays himself in the film.
Carry On
USA / Drama/ 20 minutes
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Director/Writer: Nicolaus Taylor
Producer: Nicolaus Taylor, Megan Taylor
Cast: Shuang Hu, Gilbert Roy Deleon, Andrew Mena
A young woman on a plane attempts a covert operation to steal a briefcase from another passenger for reasons unknown.
And Now I Lay Me Down
USA / Comedy / 27 minutes
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Director/Writer: Rani DeMuth
Producer: Roger M. Mayer
Cast: Jane Kaczmarek
Fading actress Celia Dalvi arranges her perfect day; it doesn't go as planned.
Valentine
USA / Sci-Fi / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Devon Kelley
Producer: Matt Paul, Weston Manville
Cast: Cailyn Rice, Bailey Ives Coppola, Lana Spring
In a not so distant future, 17 year old Annika copes with loneliness as she navigates the emotional struggle between AI and human relationships in the wake of a sexual assault.