13mins l Drama l East Coast Premiere Stars: Jonathan Walker, Harris Doran, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Rebecca Goldstein, Eve Del Prado, Jus�n Anselmi Synopsis: At a clandes�ne diner in East New York, three conversa�ons happen simultaneously: The cook and the waitress, by the counter, falling in love. The two newlyweds by the window, discussing their second thoughts about life together. And the two men in a booth, speaking about a killing. Shot on 35mm film, It Has To Be You is a roman�c thriller in the vein of classic American crime films of the 70 ' s.
SHORT: " MIRED "( US) Wri�en & Directed by: Tony Glazer 9mins l Drama l World Premiere Stars: Neil Holland, Reed Birney, Su�on Foster, Sondra James Synopsis: A young man wakes to find his mud‐covered rela�ves back from the grave.
SHORT: " BOY CODE "( US) Wri�en & Directed by: Chris�an Lamorte 21mins l Drama l North American Premiere Stars: Elijah Trichon, Nick Venneko�er, Sarah Keyes, H. K. McGuire Synopsis: The last day / night of school for an insecure senior in an all‐boy Catholic prep school, who is overwhelmed by the close‐minded, overly‐masculine world around him. Going against his own personality and morals, he a�ends an end‐of‐the‐year party in an a�empt to shallowly pursue a girl who has shown a genuine interest in him.
SHORT: " PALE BLUE "( US) Directed by: Alex Burunova 17mins l Drama l East Coast Premiere Writer: Abigail McFarlane Stars: Abigail McFarlane, Ian Harding, Will Rothhaar, Jess Nurse Synopsis: Ally finds herself in an unse�ling psychological state as she tries to adjust to her difficult pregnancy. A rou�ne trip to an ultrasound appointment reveals an even bigger discovery.
SHORT: " MUSCLE "( US) Directed by: Heidi Miami Marshall 14mins l Drama l World Premiere Writer: Tom Wilton Stars: Reiko Aylesworth, Fiona Graham, Marc Menchaca
SHORT: " VANDAL "( US) Directed by: Felipe Vara de Rey 15mins l Drama l New York Premiere Writers: Katya Mar�n, Felipe Vara de Rey Stars: Katya Mar�n, Kaye Tuckerman, Ramya Pra� Synopsis: Shut out by the eli�st system in the New York art world, one young painter cheats the system to become recognized once and for all.
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