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SHORTS PROGRAM ONE

Friday, April 7, 2:00 p.m.
Barrel Room

 

SHORTS PROGRAM TWO

Friday, April 7, 8:00 p.m.
 Barrel Room

 

 

BAY AREA SHORTS PROGRAM

Friday, April 7, 12:30 p.m.
 Sebastiani Theatre


Sunday, April 9, 9:30 a.m.
Barrel Room

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Ed I Hide
West Coast Premiere
(directed by Len Peltier, 29 min. )
starring Matt Carmody, Coby McLaughlin, Paul Elder

Eddie has had a fight with his girl. He heads to the woods to escape the conflict. But can he get away when the conflict is within?

http://www.edihide.com

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Shade
West Coast Premiere
(directed by Kimberly Williams-Paisley, 14 min.)
starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Patrick Dempsey

Inspired by a real-life condition, Shade is the fictional story of a woman with a rare genetic defect that has forced her live under the protection of darkness. Then, one sunny afternoon, she faces a choice that could cost her her life.

http://www.shadeshort.com

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Ten Souls Rising
West Coast Premiere
(directed by Emily Rosdeitcher, 20 min.)
starring Omar Koury, William Stone Mahoney, Charles Nassif

Eight New Yorkers and two French tourists stuck in a New York City elevator.

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Smartcard
West Coast Premiere
(directed by James Oxford, 15 min.)
starring David Kriegel, Bret Roberts, Bill A. Jones

A man realizes that his perfect automated life is not in his control. But does he have the will left to escape?

http://oxford-entertainment.com

 

 

 

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Ruby’s Tuesday
(directed by Heather Cappiello, 10 min.)
Bay Area Spotlight
starring Amy Wilder, Steven Roy, Benton Green

Ruby’s Tuesday is a fanciful peek into the life of a young married woman embarking on an afternoon affair.

http://www.heathercappiello.com

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Assumption
World Premiere
(directed by Christopher Keller, 16 min.)
starring James Denton, Lenny Rose, Shawn Lockie

In this throwback to The Twilight Zone, John (James Denton) finds himself in the psychiatric ward of a hospital with amnesia in the wake of an explosion.

http://ww.assumptionthefilm.com

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Insider Trading
North American Premiere
(directed by John Penhall, 15 min.)
starring Colin Cunningham, Ingrid Kavelaars

A brother and sister are locked in a battle of life and death but the outcome is not what it seems.

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No Shoulder
(directed by Suzi Yoonessi, 10 min.)
Bay Area Spotlight
starring Melissa Leo, Samantha Sloyan

After a fatal accident on a stormy night, Ruth reflects on the life she left behind in a fervent confrontation with a troubled teenager on a road with no shoulder.

http://www.sanguinefilm.com

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PATCH
Bay Area Premiere
(directed by Christopher Romero, 15 min.)
starring Melissa Leo, Leo Burmester, Deborah Harry

A woman returns to her hometown shortly after her mother’s death. A recurring dream stirs up the repressed childhood memory of a hit and run accident witnessed 30 years earlier. Late one evening she travels down the back roads of her youth and uncovers an ugly secret at the roadside memorial.

http://www.oscillation.com/patch

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Artistic License
(directed by Michael Wohl, 23 min.)
Bay Area Spotlight
starring Jennifer Echols, Aaron Krebs

David takes the I.D. photos at the Department of Motor Vehicles, and he takes his job very, very seriously.

http://www.identificationfilms.com

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Voicemail
(directed by Michael Wilde, 20 min.)
Bay Area Icon
starring Brian Jarvis

A voyeuristic peek into the life of a single guy, captured through the lens of his voicemail.

http://www.wildeproductions.com

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The Enfolding
(directed by Miklos Philips, 20 min.)
Bay Area Spotlight
starring Margaret Ogden, Aaron Samson, Nina Zavarin

A research scientist is missing and a mysterious meteorite is causing people to get younger.

http://pointzeropictures.com/films

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Ha Ha Ha America
(directed by Jon Danliel Ligon, 17 min.)
Bay Area Icon

A "translated" harangue from China to the U.S.

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