Shorts to Screen 2015<\/h2>\n

All Film Screenings at Laemmle Theater: 9036 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n

THE AUDITION\u00a0
\nOCT. 15TH, 4-6PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nMARK KIRKLAND<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nLIBBY WARD<\/p>\n

WRITERS
\nLIBBY WARD
\nMIKE HARDY<\/p>\n

RT: 20MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Libby Ward<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A tragicomic short film about the ups, downs, and melodrama of living one’s imagined life.<\/p>\n

BEYOND THE BLUE\u00a0
\nOCT. 17TH, 12-2PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nELENA DE SALA<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nLAURA TORENBEEK
\nSYED AYUB<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nELENA DE SALA<\/p>\n

RT: 15 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> George Kent, Lisa Emma-Druett, James Underwood, Kenneth Jay, Tony Goodall.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Beyond the Blue reflects on the importance of childhood, the absence of the father, and the unbreakable bond between two people whose lives have changed forever.<\/p>\n

BLADE #1\u00a0
\nOCT. 15TH, 10AM-12PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nZUZKA KURTZ<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nZUZKA KURTZ
\nGEOFF HUG<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nZUZKA KURTZ<\/p>\n

RT: 40 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Cori Kresge, Emily Vetsch, Annie Now, Leanne Ferguson, Milan Misko.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Five New York City dancers respond to a Craigslist ad offering large amounts of money to women for shaving their heads.<\/p>\n

BOUND
\nOCT. 15TH, 8-10PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER
\nLEXI ST. JOHN<\/p>\n

RT: 20 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Benjamin Ubinas, James Boland, Kate Nowlin, Katherine Romans, Peyton Ella.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A teenage boy finds himself trapped by responsibilities, torn between the dependency of his family and the loyalty of his friends.<\/p>\n

BRIX AND THE BITCH
\nOCT. 15TH, 4-6PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nNICO RAINEAU<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nNICO RAINEAU
\nRUSSELL HADAYA<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nNICO RAINEAU<\/p>\n

RT: 10 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Alex Marshall-Brown, Dre Swain, Carlos Foglia, David Carrey Foster, Tim Storms.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Trapped in a seedy and illegal fight club, one woman’s only chance for escape is a gruesome brawl against the one person she refuses to harm.<\/p>\n

CHERRY CAKE\u00a0
\nOCT. 15TH, 12-2PM
\nVENUE 2<\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nJAINE GREEN<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nCOLIN GERRARD
\nJAINE GREEN
\nRAMSEY MCBEAN<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nJAINE GREEN<\/p>\n

RT: 14 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Eve Pearce, Matthew Kelly.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Set in the heart of rural England, this wry film takes a peek over the garden gate into a brief moment in the life of angelic 86-year old, Ingrid.<\/p>\n

CRAYONS\u00a0
\nOCT. 17TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nGIOVANNA SARQUIS<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nGIOVANNA SARQUIS
\nEMMA PEK<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nGIOVANNA SARQUIS<\/p>\n

RT: 8 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Harlo Hass, Jeff Denton, Marcienne Dwyer.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Two year old Jimmy persists on drawing, despite his father’s restrictions.<\/p>\n

D. ASIAN\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 4-6PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSARAH SMITH<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nSARAH SMITH
\nPHILLIP GUTTMANN<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nSARAH SMITH
\nPHILLIP GUTTMANN<\/p>\n

RT: 10 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Sari Lennick, Davis Desmond.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Ten-year-old Daniel thinks fitting in means owning the latest in Hello Kitty fashion, liking the cutest boy in class, and convincing yourself you’re Asian.<\/p>\n

DANCING WITH GENE KELLY\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nKATHARINE ROGERS<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nAMANDA ASQUITH<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nKATHARINE ROGERS<\/p>\n

RT: 5 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Clementine Bell.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Six year old Eliza has a marvellous dream that one day she will dance with legendary film star Gene Kelly.<\/p>\n

DUSTY AND THE DESERT ROSE\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSHANTIE MIDNIGHT<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nCHRISTINA TELLEZ
\nSUSANNA LAKE<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nSHANTIE MIDNIGHT<\/p>\n

RT: 30 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Jared Day, Jessica Andres.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Dustin Shelby, a misanthrope with OCD and a plan for the perfect suicide, is derailed by free spirit, Rosie “Desert Rose” Santizi.<\/p>\n

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FRAGILE STORM\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 12-2PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nDAWN FIELDS<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nDAWN FIELDS
\nKELLY RAYMER
\nDEBBIE RANKIN<\/p>\n

WRITERS
\nCARLY STREET
\nDAWN FIELDS<\/p>\n

RT: 10 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Lance Henriksen, Mackenzie Mason, Jody Jaress.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A scared young woman desperately tries to escape the clutches of a terrifying older man only to realize the shocking and heartbreaking truth about why she’s really there.<\/p>\n

FRIENDS LIKE MINE
\nOCT. 17TH, 4-6PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nNICOLE KOVACS<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nDOMINICK RACANO<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nNICOLE KOVACS<\/p>\n

RT: 19 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Vince Pisani<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> An endearing shut-in who finds friends in the most imaginative of places discovers that not everyone has to fit the mold.<\/p>\n

THE GOODBYE GIRL\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 6-8PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nAMBER RIPLEY<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nMICHELLE KIM
\nROB MERILEES<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nAMBER RIPLEY<\/p>\n

RT: 11 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Jodelle Ferland.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A lonely young reaper escorts people across the threshold between life and death while collecting their final memories in a small pink suitcase.<\/p>\n

GROWING STRONG\u00a0
\nOCT. 15TH, 8-10PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nRITA CIOLEK<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nRITA CIOLEK
\nALEX GOLDBERG
\nKEVIN QUICK
\nSTEVEN CALLAS<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nRITA CIOLEK<\/p>\n

RT: 30 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Sophie Thatcher.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A physically and emotionally abused girl escapes home in an attempt to find refuge at her free-spirited grandmother’s horse farm.<\/p>\n

THE HAIRCUT
\nOCT. 15TH, 8-10PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nALEXIS KORYCINSKI<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nALEXIS KORYCINSKI
\nSARAY DEISEIL<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nJULIA COX<\/p>\n

RT: 14 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Bailey Noble.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Petite, 18-year-old Amy is among the first class of female cadets accepted into military service academies in 1976.
\nHANGRY
\nOCT. 17TH, 6-8PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSOPHIE O\u2019CONNOR<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nRICHARD DI GREGORIO
\nSOPHIE O\u2019CONNOR<\/p>\n

WRITERS
\nRICHARD DI GREGORIO
\nCHRIS BROADSTOCK<\/p>\n

RT: 12 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Charlotte Nicdao, David Gannon, Kevin Dee, Laura Mastroianni.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> When hunger strikes, Ricky dips into his boss\u2019s cash for a snack and must find a way to replace the money before his angry boss arrives. Every bite will cost him.<\/p>\n

IF NOT NOW\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 6-8PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nLORI ALLRED<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nLORI ALLRED
\nBROCK SHERMAN
\nSCOTT TAKEDA<\/p>\n

WRITERS
\nLORI ALLRED
\nBROCK SHERMAN
\nROBERT PALMER<\/p>\n

RT: 8 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Catherine McGuire, Kate Cook, Rachel Hrocich, Mike Ostroski.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Sam calls sister Anya in for a meeting to make a difficult decision when their mother\u2019s dementia causes her to be a danger to herself.<\/p>\n

INNER ZEN
\nOCT. 17TH, 6-8PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTORS
\nABBY LEIGH DAY
\nDANIEL YUTO MELCHER<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nABBY LEIGH DAY<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nABBY LEIGH DAY
\nDANIEL YUTO MELCHER<\/p>\n

RT: 10 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Abby Leigh Day, Daniel Yuto Melcher, Caity Engler, Frank Krueger.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Cassie discovers that her stressful nine-to-nine job is affecting her health and sanity and her search for a inner peace leads her to Dan, a chill surfer hippie dude.<\/p>\n

IT\u2019S PERFECT HERE\u00a0
\nOCT. 15TH, 12-2PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nTESS HARRISON<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nTESS HARRISON
\nHANNAH WHITNEY
\nMARIA WILSON<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nTESS HARRISON<\/p>\n

RT: 8 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Tess Harrison, Will Harrison.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> It’s Perfect Here is a film that explores the relationship between siblings in between childhood and adulthood.<\/p>\n

JUNIPER
\nOCT. 16TH, 10AM-12PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nHANNAH MCDONALD<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nADAM KOSTYLO
\nSETH JOSEPHSON<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nHANNAH MCDONALD<\/p>\n

RT: 20 MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Annabelle, an unhappy city girl, decides to take a chance and goes to seek inner meaning and human connection on a retreat at an \u201cintentional community\u201d.<\/p>\n

LEAVES IN FALL
\nOCT. 18TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nLAURA TORENBEEK<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nSYED AYUB<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nLAURA TORENBEEK<\/p>\n

RT: 18 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Evelyn Jones, Jet Pagnier, Oliver Brooke<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Hannah; a 9-year-old girl from a broken middle-class family, who goes on holiday for the first time with her father, Dan, and new Dutch stepmother, Christina.<\/p>\n

THE LISTENING BOX\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 10AM-12PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nWESTIN RAY
\nAUSTIN RAY<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nWESTIN RAY
\nAUSTIN RAY<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nWESTIN RAY<\/p>\n

RT: 27 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Peter Arpesella, Catherine Mersereau, Denise Loveday.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A Catholic priest helps a young woman search for her missing sister, affecting the lives of his parishioners and testing his sense of right and wrong.<\/p>\n

LOST IN TIME
\nOCT. 16TH, 10AM-12PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nJAHNNA LEE RANDALL<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nJAHNNA LEE RANDALL
\nMARCO ELORREAGA
\nRICHARD TURKE<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nJAHNNA LEE RANDALL<\/p>\n

RT: 30 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Jahnna Lee Randall, Gizmo the Chihuahua, Alexandra Alonso, Cuyle Carvin<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> An optimistic girl struggles to live her life while her fiance is overseas, pushing away those who love her most until a lost dog becomes a distraction from her daily concerns.<\/p>\n

MANDALA
\nOCT. 18TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
\nGUAN XI<\/p>\n

RT: 23 MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> After losing her lover to suicide, a young artist tries to overcome her grief by succumbing to a mysterious request by a Tibetan monk.<\/p>\n

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M AS IN MARTHA
\nOCT. 15TH, 10AM-12PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nLENA KNAUSS<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nDIRK DECKER
\nANDREA SCH\u00dcTTE<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nLENA KNAUSS<\/p>\n

RT: 28 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Vicky Krieps, Lena Lauzemis<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Helene and Martha spend the summer holidays in the cottage of Martha\u2019s parents, where they get close as never before.<\/p>\n

NIGHT OF THE SLASHER\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 6-8PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSHANT HAMASSIAN<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nADAM LESAR
\nEVE CONSTANCE
\nSHANT HAMASSIAN<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nSHANT HAMASSIAN<\/p>\n

RT: 14 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Lily Berlina, Scott Javore, Adam Lesar, David Swann, Eve Constance.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A teenage girl must commit horror movie sins by drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and having sex in order to lure a masked killer and defeat him.<\/p>\n

OPERATOR\u00a0
\nOCT. 17TH, 10AM-12PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nCAROLINE BARTLEET<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nREBECCA MORGAN
\nCAROLINE BARTLEET<\/p>\n

WRITERS
\nCAROLINE BARTLEET<\/p>\n

RT: 6 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Kate Dickie, Vicky McClure<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> Gemma wakes to find her house on fire. Trapped with her son, she dials 999. The operator who answers holds Gemma\u2019s life in her hands.<\/p>\n

PARALLEL CHORDS
\nOCT. 15TH, 12-2PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nCATHERINE DUDLEY-ROSE<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nCATHERINE DUDLEY-ROSE
\nDANIELLE HOWLE<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nCATHERINE DUDLEY-ROSE<\/p>\n

RT: 14 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Bjorn Johnson, Rachel Ann, Corey Webb<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> The true story of a young violinist struggling to assert her individuality amidst the intense pressure of her pianist father and the formidable weight of her own musical ability.<\/p>\n

PRO-ANA \u00a0
\nOCT. 15TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nWARD ROBERTS<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nIRIS MCALPIN
\nSHAWN KATHRYN KANE
\nCRISTINA SASSO<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nSHAWN KATHRYN KANE<\/p>\n

RT: 10 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Josh Alan, Stephanie Czjakowski, Abbey Aziz, Anne Griffin<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> A young woman’s journey of recovery and escape from the cult of pro-ana.<\/p>\n

SANG LI BEFORE CHRISTMAS\u00a0
\nOCT. 16TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER
\nLEAH LI<\/p>\n

RT: 25 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Leah Li, Bo Yue, Wei-jia Xin, Xin Wang, Yan Zhang.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> When Sang Li, a news anchorwoman in Qingdao, China reports on a young woman’s meth overdose, she begins to question her own happiness.<\/p>\n

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SWITCH HITTER
\nOCT. 15TH, 2-4PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nDAN LEVY DAGERMAN<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nIVANA M. DIEZ-BARROSO
\nSELINA RINGEL<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nLINDSAY LEVY<\/p>\n

RT: 16 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Ivana M. Diez-Barroso, Art Napiontek.<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> The girlfriend of an abusive star baseball player decides to take things into her own hands by putting an end to the relationship, no matter the cost.<\/p>\n

TIMES LIKE THESE
\nOCT. 15TH, 12-2PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nLORENA GORDON<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nLORENA GORDON
\nALEX GORDON
\nJAN MILLER
\nSANDY PEREZ<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nLORENA GORDON<\/p>\n

RT: 16 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Nancy Castro, Ethan Rosero, Jayson Simba, Marlene Forte<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> The film tells the story of a Marisol who finds the courage to leave her abusive and cheating husband.<\/p>\n

WELCOME\u00a0
\nOCT. 17TH, 6-8PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSERENA DYKMAN<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nSERENA DYKMAN
\nELIZABETH PHILLIPSON-WEINER
\nMAV BLOCK<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nSERENA DYKMAN<\/p>\n

RT: 18 MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/strong> Debbie Troche, Randall McNeal, Lola Akinola, Jandra Dee, Nick Adamson<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong> The day her boyfriend plans to propose to her, Anna, a young, New York-based Czech doctor is held at U.S. immigration after a humanitarian trip to Uganda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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