Saturday | September 22 | 1:45pm
We Home • Like Animals • Alternative Math • Stand/Still • It’s Me • Last Requests
We can tell ourselves anything we want. Whether we choose to believe them is another story. This program does contain violence
and some language. Q&A to Follow
We Home • Like Animals • Alternative Math • Stand/Still • It’s Me • Last Requests
We can tell ourselves anything we want. Whether we choose to believe them is another story. This program does contain violence
and some language. Q&A to Follow
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We Home | 14m
Director: Rayka Zehtabchi Northern California Premiere We Home is the story of Ben and Javan, two kids who flee their South Central home amidst a domestic dispute. Homeless, they roam the streets of Los Angeles until Javan sees a college student walking down the street. The night takes a dramatic turn when Javan decides to approach him. |
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Like Animals | 15m
Director: Leland Montgomery Northern California Premiere Like Animals takes place in the California High Desert and centers on the daughters of the Chao Family, Olga, Mary and Irene. |
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Alternative Math | 9m
Director: David Maddox A well-meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America. |
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Stand/Still | 5m
Director: Shawn-Caulin Young World Premiere A psychological thriller about the dark underbelly of America’s highway system, a seemingly average middle-aged couple must take desperate measures to have a child of their own. |
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It’s Me | 3m
Director: Vance Malone A young man struggles to break up with his girlfriend on her terms. |
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Last Requests | 17m
Director: Courtenay Johnson The story of Maggie, a widow, who prepares the final meal of a young inmate on death row, alongside Nancy, a younger cook with an opposing view on capital punishment |