Charleston International Film Festival: Opening Night, Block 2
Shorts Program
Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 9pm
A MILE IN THESE HOOVES
Comedy (15 mins.) Canada, South Carolina Premiere
Director/Writer: James Brylowski
Cast: Jordan Gray and Ned Petrie
Synopsis: Tom and Mark set out on a mission to break the world record for Longest Distance Travelled in a Two-Person Costume. As they travel by foot from Toronto to Venice Beach, California in a two-person donkey costume, they will push their physical, mental and emotional limits to the test.
CLOUD & MUD
Drama (15 mins.) China, SC Premiere
Director/Writer: A Cheng Dong
Producer: QianYu Jin
Cast: Yu Wang and De Shun Wang
Synopsis: A fugitive on the street looking for the next target.
BIRTHDAY
Family/Drama (13 mins.)
Director/Writer/Producer: Chris King
Cast: Chris Gouchoe and Mandy Moody
Synopsis: When a young military wife gets news that her Marine husband has been severely wounded in combat, she discovers that life ahead for them is going to be a difficult, and yet amazing, journey.
THE RED HOUSE
Drama (18 mins.)
Director/Writer: Jiaqi Lin
Producer: Larry Kaster
Cast: Felix Fang, Maykayla Gatmaitan, Leann Lei and Peggy Lu
Synopsis: The Red House is the story of Fangfang, a twenty-five-year-old prostitute, struggling to save enough to buy back her freedom. But she has to rethink her plans when six-year-old Amei is sold into prostitution by her desperate parents.
SLUT
Thriller (21 mins.) SC Premiere
Director/Writer: Chloe Okuno
Producer: Lisa Gollobin
Cast: James Gallo, Sally Kirkland and Molly McIntyre
Synopsis: A naive young girl becomes the target of a murderous sociopath when she attempts to reinvent herself to impress the boys in her small Texas town.
CAREER GIRL
Comedy (9 mins.) SC Premiere
Director: Fortunato Procopio
Writer/Producer: Johanna Watts
Cast: Jon Huertas, Tava Smiley and Johanna Watts
Synopsis: On the morning of the most important meeting of her career, an ambitious executive wakes up with a hilarious and impossible problem.