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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Joseph Turns 42 (Or the Inconsistency of Wonders)

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

A disillusioned daydreamer vacationing on the Côte d’Azur decides to embrace every weird and wonderful adventure that comes his way.

Director(s): Paul Maziere
Writer(s): Paul Maziere
Producer(s): Karina Michel Feld – Julien Cornwall – Ash Teague – Paul Maziere
Cast: Trevor Murphy

The tribulations of a birthday man.

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Possibilities

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

Immediately after his dog dies, Dennis goes on a Tinder date hoping it will help him escape his grief. He is wrong.

Director(s): Charlotte Barrett, Sean Fallon
Writer(s): Charlotte Barrett, Sean Fallon
Producer(s): Will Halley, Caitlin Crommett
Cast: Patrick Zeller, Michelle LaRue, Rusty Meyers

A comedy about grief.

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Grief Vigilantes

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

When a girl dealing with a tragedy suddenly contends with a terrible boss she bands together with her grief group and makes the unwise decision to kidnap her manager.

Director(s): Aysha Wax
Writer(s): Aysha Wax
Producer(s): Elba Flamenco, Casey Graf, Aysha Wax
Cast: Dione Kuraoka, Denisse Ojeda, Kaitlyn Tanimoto, Sofia Gonzalez, Jana Savage, Richard Riehle

Sometimes, they deserve it.

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