Program 3
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 11, 4:00PM
Leaves of Three
United States / Experimental Documentary / 6 mins
Director: Julia de Guzman
Producer: Omar Andon, Imogen Best
Whimsical, fantastical, cheeky, and chilling — a love letter to the most maligned member of the forest: Poison Ivy.
Stay With Me
United States / Music Video / 4 mins
Director/Writer: Jiaxin Wang
Producer: Chris Zilong Wang
Cast: Jolie Chen
A young woman’s journey to self-actualization unfolds through fragmented time and vivid visual metaphors as she confronts her inner struggles.
Edge of Space
United States / Drama / 19 mins
Director/Writer: Jean de Meuron
Producer: Jean de Meuron, Nicolas Emiliani, Elena Bawiec
Cast: Chad Michael Collins, Kimberly Alexander, Freedom Bridgewater
Set in 1961 during the height of the space race between the US and Soviet Union, an ambitious USAF test pilot is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital mission in a X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft with astronomical implications.
Observer
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Xinyu Jiang
Writer: Xinyu Jiang, Kira Mccarthy
Producer: Bianca Yeh
Cast: Rober Lunde, Caleb Short
Jasper, a handyman, has a dream of becoming a famous writer. He peeked into the lives of his clients while writing about them in his own stories. By chance, he arrives at the home of the anonymous writer Charlie. After watching Charlie succeed in life, Jasper's jealousy takes hold of him. When Charlie insults him, Jasper kills Charlie in anger and takes his place, living Charlie's life.
Niko Newark
United States / Drama / 19 mins
Director: Tracey Washington-Bagley
Writer: Rhyan St. Clair
Producer: Rhyan St. Clair
Cast: Walter Russell III, Theo Dalton
A tale of two kids from different worlds that get wrapped up in the flames of the Newark NJ riots of 1967.
Rosie
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director: Micah Stathis
Writer: Micah Stathis, Clare Louise Frost
Producer: Clare Louise Frost, Micah Stathis
Cast: Clare Louise Frost, Emily Kranking, Christine Verleny
When Anna's mother dies unexpectedly, she has one weekend to figure out whether to honor her mother's wishes and place her disabled sister in a residential care home, or keep her family together and take Rosie to live with her in New York.