FOWL PLAY
USA 12 MIN
DIRECTOR Anabelle LeMieux
SCREENWRITER Anabelle LeMieux
PRODUCER Shams ur Rehman Pasha
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Nevo Shirazi
EDITOR Tianxiao Christine Chen
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Mo Xiaoyu Jiang
Julia, a strong-willed single mother, is determined to provide Thanksgiving dinner for her children at all costs. However, the pursuit quickly spirals into a chaotic fiasco.
DEEP INTO THE FOREST
USA 18 MIN
DIRECTOR Xinhao Violet Lu
SCREENWRITER Xinhao Violet Lu, April Yixiao Peng
PRODUCER Zhuoran Rita Xiao, Zitian Zora Zhang
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Shi-Hyoung Jeon
EDITOR Judith Yumeng Zhu
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Xiyu Lin
Zijian, an orienteering athlete from a small city in southern China, bears the physical pain of a recent injury as well as the weight of hope from everyone in the town.
TAHA
USA 18 MIN
DIRECTOR Mahyar Mandegar
SCREENWRITER Mahyar Mandegar, Jena Ezzeddine
PRODUCER Jo-Ting Hsu
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Joewi Verhoeven
EDITOR Kun Chen
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Yajie Qin
In a rundown Iranian circus in LA, a groundskeeper decides to participate in the show to see what the trapeze dancer sees every night – a magnificent view of their hometown, Tehran.
NICO
USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR Max Olson
SCREENWRITER Max Olson
PRODUCER Corrine Dye
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Hannah Platzer
EDITOR Devin Dulany
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Al-e McWhorter
A surreal drama following a recently transitioned trans man through a single night. When his neighbor mistakes him for her recently deceased husband, a connection forms that sets them both free.
DADDA
USA 19 MIN
DIRECTOR Aimee Hoffman
SCREENWRITER Aimee Hoffman, Elinor Howells
PRODUCER Julia Corcoran
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Llerins
EDITOR Qiaoran Ringo Ma
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Angela Simmons
Amidst his wife’s flourishing career, a once hotshot director turned stay-at-home dad becomes convinced his hands are inexplicably shrinking. In a desperate search to re-enlarge his hands, he risks his family and sanity
