Charleston International Film Festival: Friday, Block 4
Shorts Program
Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9pm
- 18+
THE ANSWERS
Comedy/Drama (8 mins.) SC Premiere
Director/Writer: Michael Goode
Producers: Michael Goode and Daniel Lissing
Cast: Daniel Lissing and Rose McIver
Synopsis: Upon his death, the victim of a car crash gets answers to every question he ever had and some he never asked.
UNBELIEF
Drama/Thriller (13 mins.) SC Premiere
Director: Fabien Martorell
Writers: Fabien Martorell and Michael Marshall Smith
Producers: Fabrien Martorell and Jean-Fracois Dugal
Cast: Tobin Bell, Laura Gordon and Andrew Howard
Synopsis: Unbelief is the story of two men meeting in a park in NYC. It's Christmas Eve. Kane is an assassin, on his way to do a job, which means more to him than the usual killings he is paid to do. This is personal...
HOUSE OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Western (11 mins.) World Premiere
Director/Writer: Thomas Torrey
Producers: Thomas Torrey and Michelle Wheeler
Cast: Grant Goodeve and Edward James Olmos
Synopsis: When the devil arrives in an old West town, people must choose between the seductive power of evil or the steadfast power for good.
ONE SECOND CHANGES EVERYTHING
Drama (8 mins.) UK, US Premiere
Director: Cristhian Andrews
Writers: Cristhian Andrews and Ruya Koman
Producers: Cristhian Andrews, Ruya Koman and Bill Sullivan
Cast: Gregory Davis and Ruya Koman
Synopsis: A mother and daughter begin their escape from an abusive relationship. The outcome will determine their future. Based on Nicholas Kristof's New York Times article “To End The Abuse” March 8, 2014.
SHITBIRD
Family/Drama (17 mins.) East Coast Premiere
Director/Writer: Bo McGuire
Producers: Roger Gregory, Susan McGuire and Bo McGuire
Cast: Lynsey Buckelew and Megan Stein
Synopsis: Sass and spark light up small-town Alabama when local hairstylist, Lurleen, is forced to reunite with her half sister, Haylee, an up-and-coming country music singer.
THE PAST RECEDES
Experimental (4 mins.)
Director/Writer/Producer: Zachary Breitengross
Cast: Lucia Garcia
Synopsis: All my past life is mine no more,
The flying hours are gone,
Like transitory dreams given over,
Whose images are kept in store
By memory alone.
—John Wilmot
TEXTING: A LOVE STORY
Comedy/Romance (8 mins.) SC Premiere
Director: Jeanette L. Buck
Writer/Producer: Rani Deighe Crowe
Cast: Lisa Bol and Rob Goeller
Synopsis: A short film about love, intimacy, and connection in the digital age.
EDGE OF THE WOODS
Drama/Fantasy (16 mins.) SC Premiere
Director/Writer: Grainger David
Producers: Lindsay Allen, Frank Hall Green and Caroline Oliveira
Cast: Sean Bridgers, Maria Dizzia, Brad Henson, Kiernan Shipka and Andre Sogluizzo
Synopsis: A short film about a girl who lives on a farm and the strange little monster that lives in her attic.
BREATHE, BITCH!
Comedy (6 mins.) World Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Shanna Micko
Cast: Allison King
Synopsis: When a woman sits down for a peaceful meditation, her mind really fucks with her.