SATURDAY JULY 27, 3:15 PM
PROGRAM 53
Where Is The Dog That Gave You Your Name?
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
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Director/Writer: Regina Rios
Producer: Mertxe Alatriste, Bea Del Pozo
Cast: Mario Zaragoza, Daniela Peña, Paty Blanco
Valentín, tries to contact Xaratanga, goddess of death, after his wife commits suicide.
Mr. Sunyata
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director: Curry Sicong Tian
Writer: Yan Li, Shuang Liang
Producer: Joyce Yueyi Xing, Kennie Yinxu Zhou
Cast: Robert Hadlock, Grace Aiello Antczak, Sean Edward Whelan
A hearse driver finds the last body being transported does not belong to the person assigned. In search of the right body, three young people enter a puzzling glamour party held by the dead man.
The Maker
USA / Drama / 19 minutes
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Director: Keenan Mock
Writer: Dave Stankoven, Andrew Estes Kennedy
Producer: Andrew Estes Kennedy, Josh Fapp
Cast: Doug Burch, Sara Grady, Lauren Elyse Buckley
A weary man struggles to teach his apprentice the mysterious trade of mending souls.
The Lights Above
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Luke J Salewski
Producer: Avo John Kambourian, Alex Chang
Cast: John Ryan McLaughlin, Jonathan Tanigaki, Alan Rachins
Months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a series of unidentified aircraft sightings over Los Angeles lead a determined journalist to reluctantly pair up with a Japanese American photographer to prevent another attack.
Sucker Punch
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Spencer Slishman
Producer: Spencer Slishman, Shayan Farooq, Logan Miller
Cast: Logan Miller, Jessica Sula, Roby Attal
After suspecting the love of his life is cheating on him, Billy hires a personal trainer to whip him into shape to punch the other guy.
Shangri-La
USA / Drama / 14 minutes
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Director: Rhys Raiskin
Writer: Rhys Raiskin, Hannah Rice
Producer: Jeffrey Ramos
Cast: Max Gail, Susan Berger, Jenny O’Hara
Shangri-La is a high-school style romantic dramedy set in a nursing home. Joe hopes to have sex once more before he dies, so when he discovers that the home's latest resident was his high school crush, he seeks help from his best friend, Alma, who has a little crush of her own.