YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
USA 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Maria Mondragon Gomez Tagle
SCREENWRITER Maria del Pilar Castro
PRODUCER Julian Nebreda-Bello
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Alejandro Maytorena
EDITOR Frida Gonzalez
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Purnima Bhutoria
Seven-year-old Lucía arrives at her grandparents’ house with a baby chick she was told to abandon. While the adults talk, she and her siblings wander, finding their grandfather’s revolver.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
USA 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Jingchu Zhang
SCREENWRITER Christina Huang, Jingchu Zhang
PRODUCER Christina Huang
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Zhihan Zhang
EDITOR Rui Liu
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Yun Gu
When a heartbroken woman seeks revenge on her married lover’s family, his daughter mistakes her for a mermaid.
A SUPERHERO’S FATHER
USA 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Megh Patil
SCREENWRITER Ameya Chaturvedi
PRODUCER Yoona Wang
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Ella Lubienski
EDITOR Man Niko Su
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Malone Ma
When his superhero son rallies the town to search for a missing woman, a lonely father demands he first fix the leak in his bedroom.
IF EVER
USA 15 MIN
DIRECTOR Colin Rosemont
SCREENWRITER Colin Rosemont
PRODUCER Gabriel Gutierrez, Paula Contreras
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Yadi Liu
EDITOR Attila Tayefeh
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Irena Weaver
When a long-anticipated wildfire approaches, a young girl struggles to say goodbye to the only home she’s ever known.
CONGRATS ON FIRST CHAIR
USA 17 MIN
DIRECTOR Kaylin Allshouse
SCREENWRITER Kaylin Allshouse, Lillian Young
PRODUCER Jingxin Chen
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Wara Pornkulwat
EDITOR Mingyuan Gao
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Neil Jikun Hao
A high school trumpet player struggles with her feelings toward her best friend, and her competition.
