
MONDAY JULY 22, 7:45 PM
PROGRAM 30

Every Other Animal
USA / Thriller / 11 minutes
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Director: Olia Oparina
Writer: Alexander Hernandez-Maxwell
Producer: Richard Avis
Cast: Shane West, Christopher May
A small-time drug trafficker attempts to rescue a young girl who has been kidnapped by a zealous preacher while battling a manipulative Cicada-like entity that preys on the desperation of his impoverished Appalachian town.

Confetti
USA / Sci-fi / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Spencer Grammer
Producer: Spencer Grammer, Jake Huebner, Tony Yang
Cast: Meiling Melançon, Sendhil Ramamurthy
Arai is the architect of her perfect building, the Agnes. As she begins to experience a sexual desire for the building, an ex-lover shows up at the unveiling in an attempt to woo her back.

Embryo
USA / Sci-Fi / 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Alex Russek
Producer: Daniel Marino, Lee Sacks
Cast: Lyndie Greenwood, Brooks Darnell
An allegory for female bodily autonomy, the story of “Embryo” concerns Dr. Miranda Barrett, a brilliant geneticist working for a secretive corporation, who has created the first viable human/alien hybrid embryos.

ID EST
USA / Sci-Fi / 12 minutes
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Director: Shayda Frost
Producer: Sof Puchley, Andy Chen
Cast: Sof Puchley, David W Rice
Trapped in an ambush, a metagalactic captain fends off mysterious beings seeking to leech the human experience from her.

The Cardinal & The Computer
USA / Sci-Fi / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Scott Fitzloff
Producer: Jake Bradbury
Cast: Emma Reinagel, Daniel Fitzgerald, Will Mueller
Cardinal Thomas grapples with his moral stance against
lifelike AI when he encounters a captivating AI personality,
leading to a difficult choice between his avowed beliefs and helping her gain freedom.

Batman Beyond: Year One
USA / Sci-Fi / 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Michael Yu
Producer: Philip McElroy, Erin-Elizabeth Miller
Cast: Ryan Potter, Isabelle Hahn, Justin Vancho
Witness the rise of a new Batman. Under the supervision of a now-retired Bruce Wayne, high schooler Terry McGinnis balances crime fighting and budding relationships in a futuristic Neo Gotham.

How Soon Is Now 2024
USA / Sci-Fi / 18 minutes
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Director/Writer: Mia Holly Kim
Producer: Mia Holly Kim, Luke Geissbuhler, Keon Alexander
Cast: Keon Alexander, Paloma Garcia Lee, Chanell Bell
A grieving neural engineer spends his days perfecting a deep learning artificial intelligence, intended to become the first AI CEO of a major corporation. Though Nick trains the AI to process language and to communicate in ways that seem very human, he values the AI's lack of human emotions and weaknesses.