FRIDAY JULY 26, 1:00 PM
PROGRAM 47
Deep Into the Forest
USA / Drama / 18 minutes
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Director: Xinhao "Violet" Lu
Writer: Xinhao "Violet" Lu, April Yixiao Peng
Producer: Zhuoran Xiao, Zitian "Zora" Zhang
Cast: Jack Wang
A talented young athlete pressured to compete in a national competition with an injured foot makes a surprising decision.
Life Agreement
China / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Lu Li
Producer: Kunyang Chen
A terminally ill woman faces a chance that can make her alive, but she has to decide whether to sign a special agreement with a man with leukemia.
Dandelion
China / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Miao Chen
Producer: Xuanying Lai
Cast: Junyan Wan
During the 1937 Nanking Massacre in World War II China, when confronted with Japanese soldiers, Shuhua and three other Chinese girls have to decide which one of them is going to stay as the comfort woman so that the others can escape.
Rice, Ribs, and Tea
USA / Drama / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Lenti Liang
Producer: Mark Sanchez
Cast: Weiwei Meng, Xiaozhe Liu
In 'Rice, Ribs and Tea,' a Chinese couple's wedding anniversary takes an unexpected turn when the husband forgets the special day. As disappointment looms, the wife discovers that love isn't about grand celebrations, but the small gestures of caring in everyday life.
Lie By The Sea
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
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Director: She He
A mail carrier meets an old woman living next to a lighthouse, and discovers that she and him share similar stories, leading him to choose between telling and accepting the ugly truth or telling a kind lie.
About Us
USA / Comedy / 12 minutes
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Director/Writer: Tianyu Shi
Producer: Redd Coltrane
Cast: Zihan Zhao, Rena Wang, Haibin Li
Nannan figures out what to do with the discovery that her dad has a second family.
Ministry of Loneliness
USA / Drama / 24 minutes
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Director: Randa Ali
Writer: Sonia Gonzalez
Producer: Jenae "Nae" Talison, Morgan Goldstein
Cast: Samuel Code, Dion Cortez, Caledonia Wilson
Bureaucrats at the ministry of loneliness spend their days answering calls from citizens suffering from isolation.