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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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