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Curious and intelligent, restless and slightly reckless, teenager, Ester, is stuck in an isolated West Texas border town. But, even the most mundane of activities can be overrun by Ester's vivid imagination. Part Of Shorts Program 4

Season:

2017

Director:

Jose Luis Gonzalez

Producer:

Dano Johnson

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Inheriting a large farm in rural New England after her Grandfather's sudden death, Emma travels North to say goodbye to the man she barely knew, and sell the land. Farmhand Pedro hopes to change her mind. Plays before the feature film The Honest Struggle

Season:

2017

Director:

Laina Barakat

Cinematography:

Charles Kinnane

Cast:

Emma Barakat, Pedro Aijon, Peter Eisenstadter

Editor:

Charles Kinnane

Producer:

Laina Barakat, Charles Kinnane

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When a deranged killer sets his sights on an unsuspecting sorority, he realizes he's not the craziest one in the house. Part Of Shorts Program 5

Season:

2017

Director:

David Jeffrey

Cinematography:

Bradford Lipson

Cast:

Katy Yoder, Mia Faith, Michael Bailey Smith

Editor:

Kimberly Ettinger, Peter McCann

Producer:

David Jeffrey, Ian B. Williams, Meta Valentic

Executive Producer:

Kari Wahlgren, Mark Relyea

Music:

Jeff Lingle, Julia Newmann, Sean Callery

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An innocent game among friends forever alters the course of a relationship. Part Of Shorts Program 7

Season:

2017

Director:

Annika Marks, Rich Newey

Cinematography:

Jessica Young

Cast:

Annika Marks, Thomas Sadoski

Editor:

Rich Newey

Producer:

Annika Marks, Rich Newey

Executive Producer:

Let's Try One Productions

Music:

Alicia Champion

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Jad Abumrad, host of the popular NPR program RadioLab, sits down with artist and director Mac Premo to discuss what sound and music are, and what function music may play in our lives. Premo gives visual form to the discussion through a mix of collage, live action film, and stop-motion animation. Part Of Shorts Program 6

Season:

2017

Director:

Mac Premo

Cinematography:

Mac Premo

Cast:

Jad Abumrad, Mac Premo

Editor:

Mac Premo

Producer:

Divya Gadangi, Adrianna Dufay

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Flora, a transgender woman, is exposed to prejudice when she uses the womens bathroom for the first time during a visit to a small cafe. Part Of Shorts Program 9A

Season:

2017

Director:

Drina Andre

Cast:

Julia Rose Estrada, Kathleen Mann, Graham Mortier

Editor:

Yiding Ma

Producer:

Yiding Ma

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A woman who has lived a long life full of love and loss has to decide, based on all that she has learned, who to take along to eternity. Part Of Shorts Program 1

Season:

2017

Director:

Dana Nachman

Cast:

Marion Ross

Editor:

Don Hardy

Producer:

Dana Nachman, Ric Smith

Music:

Dave Tweedie

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A comedy about a young Indian-American woman who wants to follow her dreams and a fanny pack-clad Indian father who chases his daughter through an airport hoping that she will follow his. Part Of Shorts Program 9B

Season:

2017

Director:

Uttera Singh

Cinematography:

Guan Xi

Cast:

Meera Simhan, Brian George, Uttera Singh

Editor:

Takashi Uchida

Producer:

Isabel Marden

Music:

Matt Hutchinson

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A father and son reunite over dinner to discover things aren't always what they seem. Part Of Shorts Program 5

Season:

2017

Director:

Ashley Eakin

Cinematography:

Auden Bui

Cast:

Sam Jacobs, Richard Neil

Editor:

Andrew Yoder, Rachel Held-Yoder

Producer:

Logan Nash, Kelsey Reddicks, Ashley Eakin

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An inventor creates an electrical torch that reveals a hidden world layered upon our own--filled with beautiful spirits, strange creatures, and dangerous phantoms. Part Of Shorts Program 5

Season:

2017

Director:

Christopher Preksta

Cinematography:

John Pope

Cast:

James Fitzgerald, Jonathan Visser, Tony Bingham, Amy Staggs

Editor:

Beth Voltz

Producer:

Olivia Vaughn