A Year Off The Beach
United States / English / 20 min / Drama / 2023
Vic, a down-on-his-luck father has been absent from his daughter Ella’s life for a year. He plans a day out at the beach together in hopes to reconnect with her. Ella, however, is hurt by her father’s absence and painfully resists Vic’s attempts to bond with her. At the beach, she refuses to go into the water with Vic and when he pleads with her, she ignores him and plays with his phone instead. When Vic returns from swimming, Ella is nowhere to be found. Ella reappears after some time upset at Vic for not looking for her. In the middle of this heated argument, Vic realizes that Ella has lost his phone. Because Vic keeps his money on his phone, they can’t buy food or get home. Determined to not lose this opportunity to rekindle his relationship with his daughter, Vic asks Ella to follow him to a busy street. From afar, Ella sees her father talking to a crowd of people. Embarrassed by the idea that he is begging for money, she begins to leave. Suddenly, she hears Vic singing a beautiful song and returns to his side, in awe. Back at Ella’s apartment, she hesitates to show her father love but eventually embraces him.
Email: xavi.serrano28@gmail.com
Director: XF Serrano
Writer: XF Serrano
Producer(s): Carlos S. Saviñon, XF Serrano
Key Cast: Stuart Murphy, Layla Scalisi
CONTACT: http://www.xfserrano.com/ayob
Mom and the Umbrella
China / Chinese w/English Subtitles / 11 min / Drama, Family / 2024
Every time it rains, Tongtong has to wait for a long time after school for her mother to pick her up. During this time, her little yellow umbrella would lead her to search for her mother’s whereabouts. But this day, her mother never showed up. Where could she have gone?
Director: Simeng Tan
Writer: Simeng Tan
Producer(s):
Key Cast: Qintian Li
Email: tsm900503@gmail.com
Poundcake
United States/ English / 17 min / Drama / 2024
Three African American teenage boys who all came from different backgrounds but, the same neighborhood are sent on a mission to deliver a package. This package ultimately has these boys running for their lives from the cops and running into a racial encounter. All believe in justice just in different ways which leaves one dead and one revengeful.
Director: Kamal Ani-Bello
Writer: Kamal Ani-Bello
Producer: Kamal Ani-Bello (Yes, the only producer)
Key Cast: Jamall D. Lynch, Trey Harrell, Joshua Lyons
Email: Kamxbello@gmail.com
Instagram: @kamalanibellofilms
Living in Fear
United States, Iran / Persian & English w/English Subtitles / 16 min / Drama, Family / 2024
“Living in Fear” is a poignant exploration of the human spirit amidst the shadows of prejudice and trauma, set against the backdrop of post-9/11 America.
Director: Kayvon Derak Shanian
Writer: Kayvon Derak Shanian
Producer(s): Kayvon Derak Shanian
Key Cast: Kathleen Wilhoite, Nour Jude Assaf Jude Assaf, Arash Mokhtar, mily
Email: Kayvon@scoplinpictures.Com
Legacy
United Kingdom / English / 17 min / Drama, Family / 2024
A girl brings her fiancé home to meet her father for the first time. But… home is not merely a home. And her father is from a very different world. Social classes and generations clash in this black comedy of manners set in the stunning English countryside, where the responsibility of conserving the family legacy is not for the faint-hearted…
Director: Harry Hadden-Paton
Writer: Harry Hadden-Paton
Producer(s): Rebecca Night
Key Cast: James Purefoy, Amelia Gething, Luke Norris
Email: info@symphony-films.co.uk
Website: http://www.symphony-films.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legacytheshortfilm
Secrets Not Buried
United States / English / 13 min / Drama, Family / 2023
When a stranger arrives at a funeral to unveil a long-buried secret the deceased dare not share in life, the revelation sets off a wave of emotions that forever reshape the dynamics of the grieving family.
Director: Anneke Scott
Writer: Sherice Griffiths
Producer(s): Sam Shapiro
Key Cast: Thomas Beaudoin, David Gionopolious
Email: mickeyorbust@mac.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/secretsnotburied/
The Act of Crying
United States / English / 18 min / Drama, Family / 2023
A Chinese man who can’t cry works with an acting coach for an upcoming “project.”
Director: Xiayang Li
Writer: Xiayang Li
Producer(s): Adam Bloodgood, Zizheng Liu, Ifeanyi Ezieme
Key Cast: Richie Johnson, Anthony Lien
Email: thexiayangli@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theactofcrying/?hl=en
