FISHMONGER
USA 25 MIN
DIRECTOR Neil Ferron
SCREENWRITER Neil Ferron, Alexandra Dennis-Renner
PRODUCER Jordan Wilcox, Valerie Steinberg
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jack McDonald
EDITOR Augustine So
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Xiyu Lin
FISHMONGER follows the story of Christie O’Mallaghan, a pathetic Irish fishmonger who must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother’s soul from burning in hell.
OBJECT OF DESIRE
USA 12 MIN
DIRECTOR Naomi Christie Trantu
SCREENWRITER Deanna Esposito, Naomi Christi Trantu
PRODUCER Seb Steinberger, Shunchao Xu
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Gregorio Acuna
EDITOR Edward Sun
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ziwei Zoe Ouyang
When Vivien, an aspiring Asian American singer, takes a karaoke hostess job for some quick cash to recover her impounded car, she must confront a slew of clients with a blatant Asian fetish.
MOIRA’S MEATS
USA 11 MIN
DIRECTOR Elijah Brewer
SCREENWRITER Kyle Baughman, Elijah Brewer
PRODUCER Molvatu Sae-Ue
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kyle Baughman
EDITOR James Li
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ekaterina Moysov
A hopeless romantic at heart, Janay is looking for Mr. Right. But her lofty expectations for a potential partner come straight out of a cheesy romance novel.
RAIN
USA 17 MIN
DIRECTOR Imogen McCluskey
SCREENWRITER Imogen McCluskey
PRODUCER Austin Chen, Chris Crema
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Luisa Dale
EDITOR Judith Zhu
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Mehdi Bennani
When a mysterious orange light starts infecting the air, a young mother-to-be attempts to alert her family to its impending danger, whilst wrestling against their overbearing traditions and expectations of her future.
STALLED
USA 8 MIN
DIRECTOR Michael Lazovsky
SCREENWRITER Christopher Ostendorf, Sheheryar Ahsan
PRODUCER Sheheryar Ahsan
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Yuchan Deng
EDITOR Jackie Lang
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Tianhao Gao
After being expelled from his medical residency program, Imran finds himself stranded in the vast California desert, his car breaking down just hours before reuniting with his family on Chaand Raat, the eve of Eid.
SOME KIND OF PARADISE
USA 21 MIN
DIRECTOR Nicholas Finegan
SCREENWRITER Nicholas Finegan, Talisha Elger
PRODUCER Tianyu Yang
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Sharon Pulwer
EDITOR Richard Bai
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Mojo Wen
Tyler lives a quiet, unremarkable life in the small Arkansas town of Paradise. That is, until the day that a Hollywood film crew rolls into town, and he matches with actor Raphael on Grindr.
