Program 21
MONDAY
OCTOBER 14, 4:00PM
I've Never Been Downstairs
United States / Drama / 22 mins
Director/Writer: Jack Dorfman
Producer: Jack Dorfman, Noah Gaynor, Lauren Norvelle
Cast: Noah Gaynor, Lauren Norvelle, Ayla Xuân Chi
A nameless man must cope with the slow unraveling of the solitary yet suffocating existence he's grown dependent on.
My Friend Doubt
United States / Drama / 16 mins
Director: Mark Riccadonna
Writer: Raven Petretti-Stamper
Producer: Strange Bird Productions, Josephine Fisher
Cast: Jeanna Schweppe, Snezhana Chernyavskaya
With a debut bestseller under her belt, author Betty Ray Robinson is laboring to scribe a stellar follow-up when her old friend Doubt shows up at the door. When this negative Nancy tries to cast a shadow over the writer’s confidence, Betty’s on the hook to shine a positive light on her life’s work.
Great Plains Repertory
United States / Comedy / 14 mins
Director: Anthony Ladesich
Writer: Justin Mohn
Producer: Meagan Flynn, Anthony Ladesich
Cast: Matt Rapport, Scott Cordes, Rufus Burns
When actor Quintus Macready heads west to seek his fortune, it doesn't go to plan. Now, he has to convince a band of passing cowboys of his acting credentials if he wants to live to see another day.
So Long Mom
China / Drama / 29 mins
Director/Writer: Wencai Yao
Cast: Chuxi Zhou, Chen Lin, Shiyu Gong
It is a summer time about memories and subtle emotions. A young girl with subtle melancholy, a stoic and tough mother, and a cheerful sunny aunt. In mother's small dry-cleaner's store, they meet briefly and then separate. At the end of the summer, life returns to a calm state, and the feelings have quietly changed.