SUNDAY JULY 21, 5:30 PM
PROGRAM 24
Guilty Pleasure
USA / Drama / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Arman Khaghani
Producer: Tyler Holmes
Cast: Trinity Darling, Natalie Couture, Noelle Mercer
A lonely college student makes an unexpected bond with a stranger in the library, spurred by their shared love of a pop-punk artist from their youth.
Plantasy
USA / Drama / 8 minutes
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Director: Peyton Tenison
Writer: Peyton Tenison, Katie Jackson
Producer: Juan Felipe Díaz, Peyton Tenison
Cast: Lindsay Conway, Nigel Siwabessy, Maddy Murphy
An agoraphobic half-plant half-woman is thrust into a nightmarish reality when her water supply is suddenly shut off. With her houseplant (and only friend) Peperomia by her side, she must confront her fear of the outside world or suffer the dire consequences.
Ronnie California: The King of Artesia
USA / Comedy / 16 minutes
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Director/Writer: Adi Kalidindi
Producer: Adi Kalidindi, Katy Wicker, Anand Mahalingam
Cast: Anand Mahalingam, Nirvan Patnaik, Shalini Bathina
Ronnie California, an Indian immigrant who operates an illegal gambling ring out of the back of his failing saree shop, must face the music when the community exposes his shady dealings.
Pull Over So I Can Hit You
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Directo: Catelin Shane Dunn
Writer: Catelin Shane Dunn, Calvin Michaels
Producer: Catelin Shane Dunn, Calvin Michaels
Cast: Brett Austin Johnson, Bobby McGhee
Based on a series of true events in the unremarkable town of Spanaway, Washington. 17-year-old Trey must prove his driving proficiency to his very eager father and apprehensive mother, with a mischievous little brother in tow, in order to finally obtain the keys to his coveted new car and ultimately unlock his freedom to embark on a whirlwind romance with the only Black girl in school- his dream girl, Shantelle.
Lead
USA / Drama / 18 minutes
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Director: Leon Pierce Jr
Writer: Leon Pierce Jr, Georgina Navarro
Producer: Leon Pierce Jr., Sandra Varona
Cast: Georgina Navarro, Carla Valentine
An Afro-Latina actress works at making it big in the industry despite it seeming to be against her based on her ethnically ambiguous appearance alone.
For the Love of Basketball
USA / Drama / 11 minutes
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Director: Anthony Vazquez
Writer: Candice Horde
Producer: Candice Horde, Kristen Horde
Cast: Kristen Horde, Anthony Robertson, Tina Ansah
In a 10-minute delve into Aaliyah's memories while she sits in a psychiatry chair, she grapples with trying to figure out where the magic in her game has gone. She can’t quite shake the blanket that’s been over her since her knee injury, but she also doesn’t have the bandwidth to focus on anything other than getting a scholarship so her widowed mother doesn’t have to shoulder the burden of tuition.
Name Image Likeness
USA / Drama / 20 minutes
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Director/Writer: Justin Rowe Tolliver
Producer: Justin Rowe Tolliver
Cast: Kyle Schmid, Jaqueline Fleming, Sebastian Sozzi
A Los Angeles High School football phenom seems to be on top of the world, that is until his newfound fame and money start to present more problems than he can handle.