NY Shorts Fest

PROGRAM 8
THURSDAY - MAY 30 - 7:30 PM

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Possum

Drama / USA / 17 min.

Alex and Ben are struggling to connect, after a painful experience left them on different pages. On the weekend of Halloween, a trip upstate forces them deal with each other. Possum examines the different ways in which people manage grief and how comfort can be found in the most unexpected situations.

Director: Eleanor Wilson
Producer: Rosebud Baker, Eleanor Wilson
Writer: Eleanor Wilson
 
Cast: Miguel Govea, Eleanor Wilson
The Movie of Coffee & Fried Chicken

Animation / USA / 6 min.

Coffee & Fried Chicken was born on April, 7th, 2012. When K, the black monkey who loves fried chicken, and W, the white rabbit who lives on coffee, exchanged their vows. Together they share their story with friends and families through the two characters.

Director: Kun-I Chang, Shihwen Lin
Producer: Kun-I Chang
Writer: Kun-I Chang, Shihwen Lin
The Windermere Guest

Drama / USA / 16 min.

Based on a true event in New York City 1928, Samuel Hines is set to take out the crime boss "Toto" D'Aquila. A staunch professional, Hines is certainly the right man for the right job. But could a love interest and self-doubt cause him to make a crucial mistake?

Director: Greg Slagle
Producer: Billy Gregoriadis
Writer: Greg Slagle
 
Cast: Ian Jarvis, Steve Vinovich
A First Date

Comedy / Australia / 8 min.

A First Date is about a lost soul endlessly searching for a partner. After years of online dating she is ready to throw in the towel. Marie has one last online date lined up with another lost soul named Arn. Will their first date be their last?

Director: Alex Weinress
Producer: Catherine Weinress, Renae Begent
Writer: Lucy Wirth, Charlie Garber
 
Cast: Lucy Wirth, Charlie Garber
Deal Travis In

Suspense/Thriller / USA / 14 min.

A man trying to make his peace with the mysterious death of his daughter is offered the answers he's seeking, but at the cost of his freedom and another woman's life.

Director: Kim Garland
Producer: Matt Garland, Violetta Ekpe
Writer: Kim Garland
 
Cast: Nick Sandow, Chris Kipiniak
Possum

Drama / USA / 10 min.

When James decides to lie down on the floor of his apartment, nothing can convince him to get back up again.

Director: Chris Knight
Producer: Chris Knight, Mariusz Cichon
Writer: Chris Knight, John Mauldin
 
Cast: Eric Loscheider, Valerie Feingold
The Giraffe Who Knew Too Much

Sci-Fi / USA / 11 min.

In a not-so-distant future where corporations, in conjunction with the government, decide what should be said, read, and published throughout all media, a small 5 year-old boy named Tom, who lives with his single mother Jill in New York, has to give up his favorite book, "The Giraffe That Knew Too Much," because it got put on a list of censored books. Not understanding what is going on around him, Tom just wants to hold on to his favorite book.

Director: Eric Tosstorff
Producer: Eric Tosstorff, Hunter Baker
Writer: Eric Tosstorff
Puppy Dreams

Drama / USA / 9 min.

Sidney Phillips, a teenage loner who spends her life in a comic book daydream, contracts mono and spends the day telling those that matter to her most.

Director: Alex Delyle
Producer: Melody Roscher
Writer: Alex Delyle
 
Cast: Tai Cheadle, Bruce Beatty
 
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