Jessyca

2020 Official Selection: Documentary Short Film

The unexpected and emotionally moving return from France of a Brazilian transexual to the village of his birth.

Director(s): Peterson Almeida
Writer(s): Peterson Almeida
Producer(s): Anne Luthaud – Le GREC
Cast: Jessyca Oliveira

A week spent with the most Brazilian transexual of France.

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Kids Don’t Die

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Drama

A striking short story about a mother in absolute despair who tries to kill herself and her children twice in one day.

Director(s): Pedro Patricio
Writer(s): Pedro Patricio
Producer(s): Pedro Patricio, Ryan Michael Connolly and Loui Terrier
Cast: Christine Spang, Philip Wide, Angus North and Irungu Mutu

When killing your children becomes your only salvation.

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First States

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

A disgraced Congressman fakes his own death to escape trial and start over fresh down his chosen new path outside of society. It’s never a clean break, as the powers that be have different plans for him.

Director(s): Bond Richards
Writer(s): Bond Richards
Producer(s): Eli Swenson
Cast: Christian Klein, Quinton Clarke, Eli Swenson

 

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The Squirrels in the Attic

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Drama

A spitfire public defender unexpectedly finds herself in uncharted territory while interrogating a dangerous ex-con and his inappropriately young girlfriend in their isolated rural home.

Director(s): Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid
Writer(s): Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid
Producer(s): J. Jon Christiansen
Cast: Charlie Carr, Paul Kandarian, Antonia Carroll

Her job is to defend. Her instinct has a mind of its own.

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Life’s A Bitch And Then One Kills You

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Feature Film

A modern day witch has ninety minutes to satisfy an ancient curse by sacrificing her Tinder date or face a gruesome, painful death. Seems simple enough until her idiot co-workers show up to throw her a surprise birthday party.

Director(s): Alan Wood
Writer(s): Alan Wood
Producer(s): Alan Wood, Meleta McHarlin
Cast: Dana Weddell, Kevin Nelson, Lindsay Plake, Nate Leykam, Allison Scarlet Jaye, Quinton Guyton, Cece Trask

Office Politics. Ritual Human Sacrifice. Cake.

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Casanova

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

Cassie a modern day pansexual, female Casanova. She’s also a brilliant computer programmer. Follow an extremely bright, dynamic, and unusual young woman as she navigates both her wild dating life and career in the male-dominated world of tech.

Director(s): Marie Richardson
Writer(s): Mac Watson
Producer(s): Mac Watson
Cast: Mac Watson, Sherial McKinney, Gregory Armstrong, and Matt Rubano

She’s totally gonna f*ck the patriarchy.

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Fantasmas (Ghosts)

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Drama

Nico and Fran form the band Phoenix Down. The more gigs they get, the more tension there is between them. Their friendship and the band will be compromised.

Director(s): Àlex “Gela” Aguado
Writer(s): Àlex “Gela” Aguado, Pablo Ramos Garcia
Producer(s): Ramon Catà, Manuela Sotelo
Cast: Martí Costa, Ignasi Ricart, Paula Olivé

What is success to you?

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DOUG

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Feature Film

Unknown actor Doug Bridgers will stop at nothing to establish himself as a leading man in the always evolving Hollywood Film Industry.

Director(s): Jonathan Latona
Writer(s): Jonathan Latona
Producer(s): Jonathan Latona, Doug Burch, Lawrence A. Pinto
Cast: Doug Burch, Schuyler Dalenberg, Eric Snow, Jon Michael Lawrence, Abby Craden, Zack Zublena, Vered Blonstein, Michael Fallon, Sokrates Frantzis

Giving Up Is Not An Option

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Starting At Zero

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Documentary Feature Film

Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America makes the case that investing in high-quality early education is key to our nation’s future prosperity and ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed.

Director(s): Willa Kammerer
Producer(s): Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation in Partnership with Harvard Graduate School of Education and Firestarter Interactive

Empowering all families to achieve the American Dream – Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America

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