Charleston International Film Festival: Thursday, Block 4
Shorts Program

FOOTPRINTS

Animation (4 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: Bill Plympton
Producer: Wendy Cong Zhao

Synopsis: A gullible man goes on a quest to find a mysterious, destructive monster, only to arrive at an unexpected revelation.


SHEVENGE
Dark Comedy/Fantasy (12 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: Amber Benson

Writer: David Greenman
Producers: Amber Benson, Megan Lee Joy and Jessica Sherif
Cast: David Blue, Eugene Byrd, Megan Lee Joy, Dove Meir, Emme Rylan and Jessica Sherif

Synopsis: From Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Amber Benson comes this twisted, darkly comedic, genre-bending tale of revenge—a revenge of the worst kind—Shevenge! The film follows Sam, Taylor, and Charley as they embark on a journey of revenge and empowerment while seamlessly jumping into their favorite genres of film and television.

BRITVA (RAZOR)
Drama (9 mins.) Serbia, SC Premiere

Director: Rajko Ristanovic
Writer: Ivan Stancic
Producer: Andrijana Krcmar
Cast: Branko Cvejic and Vladislav Mihailovic

Synopsis: A chance encounter between two men with a shared point in the past. A game of destiny or cosmic justice? This time the balance of power has shifted. Is it time to settle the score? Screenplay is based on the short story “Razor” by Vladimir Nabokov.

DEVOURED
Horror/Thriller (13 mins.)

Director: Alexi Ty Wang
Writer: Tyler Washburn
Producers: Anthony Argento and Ricardo Vilar
Cast: Richard Cerqueira and Tim Weinert

Synopsis: A suspense short story that tells the story of Allan Ross who, after a car accident, wakes up in a hospital missing his arm. Only to realize that the hospital he’s staying at is hiding something more horrific and unsettling than just first aid.

MADDIE MOONWATER
Comedy/Drama (17 mins.) World Premiere

Directors: Joe Ahern and Dylan Tanous
Writer: Dylan Tanous

Producers: Dylan Tanous and Joe Ahern
Cast: Joe Ahern, Nicholas Daly Clark, Jennifer Holmes and Zelda Williams

Synopsis: When Cole learns that his Burning Man fling is pregnant with his child, he takes a road trip with his best friend to reunite with a girl he barely knows and meet her mother.

TOM IN AMERICA
Drama (17 mins.) Brazil/USA, SC Premiere

Director: Flavio Alves
Producer: Roy Wol
Cast: Sally Kirkland, Alex Kruz, Jacques Mitchell, Burt Young, Dawn Young

Synopsis: For fifty years, Michael and Betty have been united by one guiding principle: no secrets. But when a provocative Tom of Finland doll triggers Michael's long-buried desires, Betty discovers that secrets have been part of their life all along. With long-held mysteries thrust into the open, the foundation of their marriage and the path of their golden years is suddenly rocked. Now they must redefine their future and decide if it is one their love can survive.

SEE YOU SOON

Comedy (2 mins.) World Premiere

Director/Writer/Producer/Cast: Steve Yager

Synopsis: A widower is desperate to join his wife in the afterlife.

THE HAIRCUT
Drama/History (14 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: Alexis Korycinski
Writer: Julia Cox
Producers: Saray Deiseil, Vin Di Bona, Jonneke Grisham, Alexis Korycinski, Brian Korycinski and Jenifer Madson
Cast: Walter Fauntleroy, Bailey Noble and Molly Quinn

Synopsis: It's 1976, and petite eighteen-year-old Amy is among the first class of female cadets accepted into military service academies. Under incredible emotional and physical strain, Amy struggles to survive her first day, battling vicious sexism, swallowing self-doubt, and fighting to prove she has what it takes in The Haircut.