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ONE SHOT
FALLING TO PIECES
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE
BUS 44
P U S H
FIVE MINUTES
B O Z O N O V A
L U C I A
THE WAITING ROOM
Written, Produced and Directed by Debra Markowitz, THE WAITING ROOM touches on questions we all have regarding the afterlife. Do we immediately go to Heaven? Will our loved ones greet us?
ONE SHOT
Kenny has been scared all his life to stand up for what he thought was right. That is until he meets Rosie.
FALLING TO PIECES
The film opens up with white haze hovering over a woman in bed. Score sets the tone. The woman’s head now rests on a man’s bare chest – listening to the rhythm of his heartbeat. Meet Cassandra – played beautifully by Elisabeth Jamison. The moment sharply changes to reality when that beating heart is that of another man. Her beloved husband, Eddie, has died. In a charming opening scene, we realize the man in bed has Eddie’s kidneys.
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE
Official selection of the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and Winner Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film (Live Action) at the 2017 Edmonton International Film Festival, WHERE THERE’S SMOKE is a poignant story about one New York City Firefighter.
BUS 44
Based on a true story, BUS 44 is an Award Winning Chinese short film (subtitles) Written, Directed and Produced by Dayyan Eng.
P U S H
PUSH is a short film about a restless, bored, pregnant woman (Justine Bateman) who gives a defiant 12-year old boy (Nolan Gross) a ride home – pushing him over an emotional line he did not know he would be crossing that day.
FIVE MINUTES
Written, Directed and Produced by Justine Bateman (Family Ties, Arrested Development), FIVE MINUTES tells the story of parents gathering at a progressive elementary school for a talking and listening exercise.
B O Z O N O V A
Written, Directed and Edited by Cris Graves, BOZONOVA is a bawdy comedy about a professional clown gigolo who sets out to exact his revenge on his former apprentice and nemesis.
L U C I A
Directed by German filmmaker Felix Gonnert, LUCIA is a BEAUTIFUL Animated Short Film about a sick girl, finding hope in the hospital.