Shorts Program 9: Comedy / 87 mins. FRIDAY, OCT. 13 – 3:15 PM AMC Castleton Square 14
SATURDAY, OCT. 14 – 7:15 PM AMC Showplace Traders Point 12
This program contains mature themes, language, and drug use.
Einstein-Rosen (In Castellano with English Subtitles) NARRATIVE SHORT / OFFICIAL SELECTION / 10 MINUTES / SPAIN / 2016 Director: Olga Osorio / Writer: Olga Osorio / Producers: Juan Galiñanes, Olga Osorio Cast: Xúlio Abonjo, Ricardo de Barreiro, Teo Galiñanes, Óscar Galiñanes Summer of 1982. Teo claims he has found a wormhole. His brother Óscar does not believe him— at least not for now.
Good Hair NARRATIVE SHORT / OFFICIAL SELECTION / 26 MINUTES / USA / 2017 Directors: Catherine Dee Holly, Fray Forde / Writers: Catherine Dee Holly, Fray Forde Producers: Catherine Dee Holly, Fray Forde, Sylvia Queener, Ted Kendrick Cast: Catherine Dee Holly, Fray Forde, Sylvia Queener, Dedrick Flynn A conditioner bottle spawns what appears to be the argument of the day for couple Frankie and Khi. “Good Hair” explores a millennial long-term relationship and the split ends along the way.
Inbox NARRATIVE SHORT / OFFICIAL SELECTION / 8 MINUTES / ENGLAND, IRELAND / 2016 Director: B. Welby Delimere / Writers: Rory Fleck Byrne, B. Welby Delimere Producer: Helen Gladders / Cast: Rory Fleck Byrne, Charlie Murphy When an agoraphobic has his mail delivered by a postwoman with a stammer, a bizarre but beautiful first date occurs through the letterbox. A story of overcoming social anxiety when barriers are stripped back, proving that real connections can happen in the strangest of places.
Approaching a Breakthrough NARRATIVE SHORT / OFFICIAL SELECTION / 11 MINUTES / USA / 2017 Director: Noah Pritzker/ Writer: Noah Pritzker / Producers: Brendan McHugh, Wyatt Angelo Cast: Kieran Culkin, Mae Whitman, Chip Zien, Jeanine Serralles, Justine Lupe Back in New York after a stint in Los Angeles, Norman Kaminsky has a terrible argument with his girlfriend just before running into a string of characters from his past.
A Date in 2025 NARRATIVE SHORT / OFFICIAL SELECTION / 14 MINUTES / USA / 2017 Director: Ryan Turner / Writer: Matthew Hart / Producers: Allison Vanore, Matthew Hart, Ryan Turner / Executive Producers: Garrett Hart, Patricia Palleschi, Nancy Hart, Virginia Nolan Palleschi / Cast: Sasha Feldman, Corrin Evans, Amy Shiels In the year 2025, a young man’s superintelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness.
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