CIFF Sunday, Block 1: Shorts Program

GREEN ACRES
Animated Short (6 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: James Beck

Synopsis: A parched tortoise wanders through a vast desert desperately in search of water. He comes across an oasis only to find that trespassers are unwelcome. Somehow he must slip past the defenses to quench his thirst.

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THE VISIT
Drama (21 mins.) SC Premiere

Director/Writer: Fara Pasarell
Producers: Alison Kathleen Kelly and Fara Pasarell
Cast: Odessa Rae, Sharon Lawrence, Dylan Osean, Elizabeth Schmidt, Zach Lewis and Skip Pipo

Synopsis: Odessa Rae (Smallville, ER, Hard Candy) and four-time Emmy Nominee Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue, Grey’s Anatomy, Middle of Nowhere) star in “The Visit”, a drama about the complex relationship between a mother and daughter. When a tragic event turns Diana’s life upside down, she receives a visit from the last person from whom she wants help – her estranged mother. Can they bridge the gap that divides them?

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THE TEST
Narrative Short (12 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: Anthony DiBlasi_
Writer: Lauren Bowles_
Producers: Joe Daley, Lauren Bowles and Patrick Fischler
Cast: Lauren Bowles and Patrick Fischler

Synopsis: At first glance Margot and George seem like a fun-loving couple taking a pregnancy test, but we soon learn that they are anything but and that much more is being tested.

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TOO LATE NOW
Drama (10 mins.) SC Premiere

Director/Writer: Kelly Young-Silverman
Producers: David Marshall Silverman and Kelly Young-Silverman
Cast: Steve Coulter, Amber Chaney, Courtney Patterson and David Marshall Silverman

Synopsis: A down-and-out drunk is seduced by a beautiful young prostitute who wants much more from him than his money.

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RUN
Drama (20 mins.) United Kingdom, SC Premiere

Director/Writer: Shelagh McLeod
Producers: Simon Shepherd, Alison Pullman and Shelagh McLeod
Cast: Harry Randall, Josh Asiko, Rob Ferguson, Hazel Ellerby, Robert Morgan and Ben Shockley

Synopsis: Tom, a brilliant fifteen-year-old footballer, destined for greatness, collapses on the football pitch. He wakes up in a hospital bed and his nightmare begins. His brother, Chris, tries to help Tom, but Tom retreats into a silent world. What path can he take, flight or fight? Or will Tom’s spirit be destroyed forever?

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REUNION
Drama (12 mins.) East Coast Premiere

Director/Writer: Benjamin Kruger
Producers: Jennifer Westin and Benjamin Kruger
Cast: Hutchi Hancock, Max Sanders, Angela Trimbur and Niklaus Lange

Synopsis: A documentary crew follows a young mother, Amy. After working to pull her life together and get sober, Amy is preparing to be reunited with her little boy who was taken out of her custody by Child Protective Services.

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LUMINARIS
Stop Motion (6 mins.) Spain, SC Premiere

Director: Juan Pablo Zaramella
Writers: Juan Pablo Zaramella and Gustavo CornillÓn
Producers: Sol Rulloni, Mario Rulloni and Juan Pablo Zaramella
Cast: Gustavo CornillÓn, MarÍa AlchÉ and Luis Rial

Synopsis: In a world controlled and timed by light, an ordinary man has a plan that could change the natural order of things.