SUNDAY JULY 21, 7:45 PM
PROGRAM 25
Technicians
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Kelly Luu, Kevin Luu
Producer: Kristy Choo
Cast: J. Alphonse Nicholson, Cathy Bui
Tasked with installing self-service manicure stations at a nail salon, an automation technician meets a Vietnamese American nail tech whose job he is there to replace.
Made In USA
USA / Comedy / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Desdemona Chiang
Producer: Selena Leoni, Tara Austin
Cast: Yin Yin Liow, Maria Zhang, Ron Yuan
After getting abruptly fired from her job of over 20 years, a dutiful Chinese-American casino host turns her home into a birth hotel to regain control of her life.
If Martin Clunes Wore Lip Gloss
USA / Thriller / 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Amy McLeish
Producer: Amy McLeish, Holly Pavlik, Ricardo Bonisoli
Cast: Ella Loudon, Cecilia Diamond
A woman reflects on her first experience wearing make-up to school in a dreamlike one-person show. A revenge story inspired by early 90s cosmetics commercials, IF MARTIN CLUNES WORE LIP GLOSS is a satirical look at growing up in the world as a woman, formative adolescent trauma and an ode to British actor Martin Clunes.
It's About Time
Canada / Comedy / 16 minutes
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Director: Adam Pedersen
Writer: Adam Pedersen, Ryan Visser
Producer: Adam Pedersen, Ryan Visser
Cast: Paul Rivers, Delphine Roussel, Beth Hornby
On the worst day of his life, a grieving call centre employee acts irrationally in the face of life or death.
Black Apple
USA / Comedy / 15 minutes
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Director: Dominique Martinez, David Anderson
Writer: David Anderson
Cast: Jessica Young
As Hoover High honors the life of Mr. Wilder, fellow teacher Jess Adams harbors guilt for her role in his mysterious death. And then she begins receiving, strange, celebrity greetings known as Cameos. First, Vanilla Ice, then it’s Tommy Chong, launching her on a dizzying psychological journey about her role in Wilder’s death and her responsibility as a teacher.
The Move
USA / Comedy / 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Eric Kissack
Producer: Matthew Quezada, Emily Gregario
Cast: Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan
A couple moving in together for the first time learn new things about each other, their apartment and the universe.
The Grievance
USA / Comedy / 8 minutes
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Director: Richie Keen
Writer: Carol Leifer, Andy Gordon
Producer: Ben Foster
Cast: Rosie O'Donnell, Kevin Pollak, Adhir Kalyan
After five months of the writer’s strike, comes an idea that hatched on the picket line! What if AI filed a complaint to HR about harassment in a comedy writers room on a sitcom?