breakLAND

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Eddy wanted a career in photography. Instead, he’s pitching photo sales in the nation’s 27th best theme park as he finds himself caught in the middle of new co-workers and old grudges.

Director(s): Luisa Novo
Writer(s): James Hughes
Producer(s): Luisa Novo, Mario Torres Torres
Cast: Austin Carr, Robert Olsen, Colin Borden, Josh Nadler, Daisy Fernandez

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Ellipsis

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi

Submerged in a dystopia two opposing forces fight for the right to either create or destroy cycles. A look into the relationship between human nature and technology takes you to a journey you won’t suspect.

Director(s): Jorge Corpi
Writer(s): Jorge Corpi
Producer(s): Jorge Corpi

 

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Break

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

After being bullied and insulted, a 15-year-old high school freshmen stands up and fights back against seniors on school’s basketball court.

Director(s): Shiran Wang
Writer(s): Shiran Wang
Producer(s): Shiran Wang, Galadriel Lee
Cast: Kai Johnson, Izaiah Emuge, Ashten Barnes, Nick Coleman

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O_CE_AN

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – Experimental/Arthouse

On an unnamed beach, OCEAN (a woman made of clay) is waiting, hoping to gain the freedom she dreams of. The passionate hands that protect her are also the ones that imprison her. Discovering her strength, she does everything to break the barrier that separates her from the world. HERE and NOW, it’s all or nothing.

Director(s): Priscila Guedes
Writer(s): Priscila Guedes & Kika Cunha
Producer(s): Marcos Saad
Cast: Georgeana Góes, Julio Adrião

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She Used to Laugh

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

Under the familiar glow of the spotlight, Jay wrestles with a past relationship in the only way he knows how. While Jay takes the small crowd of the legendary Kibitz Room in Los Angeles on a comedic journey of love and loss, we begin to notice how much of his own past Jay has yet to confront.

Director(s): Greg Berman
Writer(s): Greg Berman
Producer(s): Nic Murphy, Greg Berman
Cast: Greg Berman, Anna Daines

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Jiyan

2021 Official Selection: Feature Film – Narrative

Inspired by a true story, “Jiyan (Life)” recounts the daily life of Nerol, a young Syrian Kurdish boy (17) who arrived in Switzerland without his parents.

Director(s): Otis Birdy
Writer(s): Otis Birdy
Producer(s): Pentamedia, Saroo
Cast: Mohammed Mohammed, Laurent Matthey, Khaled Khatib, Elena Luthi, Mohammed Hussein

Life.

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