Charleston International Film Festival: Sunday, Block 1
Shorts Program

SEPTEMBER SKETCHBOOK

Family (8 mins.) SC Premiere

Director/Writer/Producer: Ronnie Cramer

Synopsis: September Sketchbook is an experimental film created using old-school animation—over 5,400 drawings made with pen and paper. The film is abstract in nature, with sequences based on flags from around the world.
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HTM
Drama (11 mins.) Sri Lanka, Southeast Premiere

Director/Writer: Sachi Ediriweera
Cast: Dominic Kellar, Yashodha Suriyapperuma and Marrissa Jansz 

Synopsis: An urban bank worker finds his customer base threatened by the presence of a homeless musician begging for money on the street.
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TINY THINGS
Family/Drama (14 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: Laura Savia
Writer: Halley Zien
Producers: Allison Aaron, Christina Brucato, Erin Fritch, Mara Kassin and Halley Zien
Cast: Allison Aaron, Christina Brucato, Erin Fritch, Mara Kassin and Halley Zien

Synopsis: A woman unravels at her sister's baby shower, bringing the festivities to a screeching halt.


14 JUILLET
Romance (7 mins.) France, East Coast Premiere

Director/Writer/Producer: Michael Barocas
Cast: Franáoise Bertin and Jacques Boudet

Synopsis: It's Bastille Day in Paris, and Renè has a date with Madeleine...


TO DUST RETURN
Drama (10 mins.)
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Director/Writer: Chris Peters
Producer: Adam Coleridge
Cast: Jennifer Morrison and Sam Jaeger

Synopsis: Sam Jaeger and Jennifer Morrison play a couple struggling to cope with the death of their newborn son. In his despair, the husband must transform how he sees his wife and find a way to accept her dark wisdom.


EL ALPINISTA
Comedy (3 mins.) Spain, SC Premiere

Directors/Writers/Producers: Adrian Ramos and Oriol Segarra
Cast: Manuel Bujan, Miguel De Cruz and Belen Puerta

Synopsis: It is rumored that Yeti has been seen on the northern slope of the mountain. That person who takes a photograph proving its existence will be awarded the prize of the Alpinists' Great Medal of Honor.


15CC
Drama/Science Fiction (6 mins.) World Premiere

Director/Writer: Mitchell Winkie

Producer: Will Cherry
Cast: Chris Degner and Annmarie Mignini

Synopsis: A desperate man attempts to relive memories with his estranged ex-wife by temporarily wiping her memory and invading her dreams. What starts off as a sweet, thoughtful dream for Annie quickly turns into an ugly, twisted nightmare.


ONE ARMED MAN
Drama (27 mins.)

Director: Tim Guinee
Writer: Horton Foote
Producers: Hallie Foote, Tim Guinee, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bruno Michels
Cast: Charles Haid, Terry Kinney and John Magaru

Synopsis: In Oscar-winning writer Horton Foote’s chilling drama, One Armed Man, a wealthy cotton gin executive is confronted by a disgruntled former employee demanding the return of an arm lost in the gin’s machinery.


THE RED THUNDER
Family/Comedy (6 mins.) SC Premiere

Director: Alvaro Ron
Writers: Rafael Alvarez, Alvaro Ron, Clara Viola
Producers: Greg Haggart, Alvaro Ron, Rosana Tomas
Cast: Allie Grant, Miles Heizer, Doug Olear, Karen Strassman

Synopsis: Sarah, a nerdy teenager, steals her mom's brand new car to go on a date with Danny, the boy she is in love with. Little does she know the vehicle hides a secret that will change her life forever.
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