Program 14

SUNDAY. October 23 6:00 Program 13 | CINEMA VILLAGE

The Young and The Lunchless

United States / Comedy / 5 mins

Director: Lily-Hayes Kaufman

Tracey made her signature sandwich. She wrapped, it, cared for it, placed it behind Stephanie’s stinky tunafish sandwich in the office fridge. Now it’s gone and no one in the office, not her boss, nor her best friend Brody, not even Human Resources lady has the time of day to advocate for Tracey’s lunch.

Writer: Daryn Strauss Producer: Lloyd Kaufman Cast: Zoe Geltman, Kate McGarrigle, Tiara Francis

Floppies

United States / Drama / 15 mins

Director/Writer: John Cappello

An artist collaborates with his dementia-addled father on a one-page comic. As they bring this comic to life, they recall flashbacks to key moments in each of their lives.

Producer: John Cappello, Christine Stoddard, Donna Morales Cast: Jake Laurence, James Laurence

I Won The Lottery...

United States / Comedy / 13 mins

Director: Jenn Shaw

I Won the Lottery... is a “behind the scenes” mockumentary about the King family and other Brooklyn parents vying to win the lottery. In what they deem as their kids’ only chance at success, the parents struggle in a cut-throat race to get their kids into the prestigious MLK Only Hope Charter School...by any means necessary.

Writers: Jenn Shaw, Monique Hazeur Producer: Monique Hazeur, Danielle Mooney, Similejesu Sonubi Cast: Keisha Zollar, Raymond Cordova

SUNDAY. October 23 6:00 Program 13 | CINEMA VILLAGE

The Duke and Duchess of Queens

United States / Drama / 20 mins

Pocha

United States / Drama / 13 mins

Director/Writer: Jezabel Montero

Childhood sweethearts, James and Delilah, find themselves at a cross roads when James ends up in a hospital and Dee is his only emergency contact. After ten years of lost time, they reminisce and connect with their traumatic, yet nostalgic past, realizing their future together may not be so lost after all.

Producer: Margo Singaliese Cast: Gene Gabriel, Susan Oliveras, Annee Agnello Director/Writer: Carly Oscar

As she nears her fifteenth birthday, Vic struggles to solidify her personal and cultural identity, caught between family tradition and the desire to fit in with her peers.

Producer: Rachel Brown, Carly Oscar, Maite Elias-Nava Cast: Mia Sempertegui, Kris Paredes, Melisa Cortese

Hawawshi

Egypt / Drama / 5 mins

Director: Waleed Bedour

When Farida witnesses Eva getting sexually assaulted, she tries to stand up to the harasser. The situation doesn’t go as expected.

Writer: Isabella Jackson Producer: Ahmed Barbary, Annika Johnson Cast: Mouna Soualem