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�on to civilian life, is tormented by an incessant hyper vigilance and insomnia and the lingering ques�ons of his past ac�ons in combat.
SHORT: " THE STREAM "( US) Wri�en & Directed by: Claudia Fucigna 11mins l Drama l New York Premiere Stars: Juan Riedinger, Elena Evangelo, Lauren Schacher, James Morrison, Mustafa Shakir, Jules Wallace, ER Ruiz Synopsis: Blair, a young father, works as a dishwasher to support his girlfriend Rory and their baby. On the side, Blair takes underground, no‐holds‐barred fights for cash. When he is diagnosed with a brain condi�on that gives him supernatural visions of a foreboding future, he must ques�on whether or not to go up against the formidable Jules, a Muay Thai champion. Blair faces the impossible guided by a mysterious woman who may or may not be a part of his visions.
SHORT: " THE NIGHTRUNNER "( US) Wri�en & Directed by: Aaron Sinclair 22mins l Drama l World Premiere Stars: Travis Landry, Joy Shatz and Robert Brodey Synopsis: Nightrunner is an everyday guy who starts running throughout the downtown core of his city in the middle in the night in an a�empt to combat insomnia. Although the midnight runs do seem to help him fall asleep he soon realizes that the city has other plans for him.
SHORT: " DAFFY "( US) Wri�en & Directed by: Ayden Skye 20mins l Drama l World Premiere Stars: Ayden Skye, Alec Funiciello, Cole Selby, Kristen Vaganos Synopsis: Two high schoolers who haven ' t said a word to each other since the second grade find out that the key to a memorable school dance.... is ditching the school dance.
SHORT: " SILLY STRING IS FOREVER "( US) Directed by: Robert McCaskill 6mins l Romance l World Premiere Writers: Ella Dershowitz, David Meyers Stars: Ella Dershowitz, David Meyers, Jenny Zerke, Michael Buckley Synopsis: Dylan and Shayna have been together for 28 years. Today they say goodbye with tears, Lucky Charms, and Silly String.
SHORT: " BUMBLEBEES "( US) Wri�en & Directed by: Jenna Kanell 4mins l Drama Stars: Vance Kanell, Paige Sunderland Synopsis: Despite being told as a child he would never speak or walk, Vance accomplished what doctors thought was impossible. But now he has a new challenge: da�ng.
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