July Short film lineup
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July Short film lineup
Nicole Hanzi Zhou, director/screenwriter
After the sudden death of the father, the mother and daughter live their lives in a parallel fashion, but their lives started to get tangled up again as their current relationships fail.
11 minutes | drama | U.S.
Zehua Wu, director/screenwriter
Using a specific cultural relationship within familial relationships, the artificial flower not only represents cultural intertwining, but it captures and sustains technological and material findings.
4 minutes | experimental | U.S./China | U.S. premiere
Cora Marie Sfida + Eloise Lebee, co-directors/co-screenwriters
Two roommates argue over accusations of stealing, only to discover the real culprit is lurking in the shadows of their closet. Who is the culprit? Hint: It’s not anyone on the lease!
15 minutes | comedy/thriller | U.S. | world premiere
Ryan Benson, director/screenwriter
When 12-year-old Beanie and her mother Jane join old friend Elizabeth's family for a weekend on Figure Eight Island, Beanie senses a charged intimacy in Jane and Elizabeth's friendship.
15 minutes | drama | U.S. | world premiere
Cameron Tyler Carr, director | Cameron Tyler Carr + Wes Andre Goodrich + Danielle Therese Dougé, co-screenwriters
An Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can't look away from the tragedy. Based on true events.
17 minutes | drama/sci-fi | U.S.
Sakinah Iman, director/screenwriter
Three gang bangers decide to join a local hood meditation class led by a spiritually awakened ex-con, promising to teach failed and aspiring criminals how to mystically manifest a successful heist and enhance their overall larceny mastery, by using the sacred laws of the universe.
13 minutes | comedy | U.S. | New York premiere
Weihang Wang, director, Lun Li, screenwriter
Shaojun, a popular live streamer known for her singing, captivates her audience, including her most devoted fan, Shu Xia. One night, driven by obsession, Shu Xia follows Shaojun home and inexplicably becomes invisible. He secretly observes her daily life, uncovering her hidden struggles and loneliness behind the screen. As his silent presence begins to affect Shaojun in unsettling ways, he moves closer, inadvertently causing her to sense his presence.
16 minutes | romance/thriller | China | world premiere
Ben Majest, director/screenwriter
Two Brooklyn singles fail to find love online and instead get dogs to keep them company. A chance encounter revives their hopes that real love may be possible for them.
3 minutes | comedy | U.S. | world premiere
David Lombroso, director/screenwriter
In order to stop the government from replacing him with a clone, an underachieving young artist must confront his own shortcomings and make a case to prove his worth.
16 minutes | comedy/sci-fi | U.S. | world premiere