Friday: Block 1

VOICES OF GRIEF, HONORING THE SACRED JOURNEY

Documentary Short (40 mins.) USA, SC Premiere          

Director: Deb Collins

Writer: Lise Bennett Naugle

Producers: Kathy Sparnins and Deb Collins

Synopsis: A fresh perspective on the many ways we navigate successfully through grief or companion others along their journey. Wisdom from contemporary authors, grief experts, and spiritual teachers is woven through personal stories of loss to explore the roles of compassion, community, and connection in this sacred journey.

MAI (NEVER)

Drama (20 mins.) Italy, SC Premiere                     

Director/Writer: Giulio Poidomani

Producers: Isabella Roberto and Giulio Poidomani

Cast: Flavia Ripa, Alessandro Gangi and Ilaria Ambrogi       

Synopsis: On a quest to reconcile with her lover, Anna, Claudia travels to Sicily. Coldly rejected, she wanders through the old town. Later that evening, a handsome man named Sandro approaches Claudia. Eager to lose herself in a conventional romance in which she can openly express love, Claudia slips into a fantasy.

THE SIBLING CODE

Comedy (7 mins.) USA, SC Premiere

Director: Roberta Marie Munroe

Writer: Stacey A. Davis

Producer: Roberta Marie Munroe and Stacey A. Davis

Cast: Amy Okuda, Amy Hill and Jonathan Lisecki

Synopsis: Two adult siblings, who act like children, have to make a tough decision after a tragic event.

BLUEBERRY

Romance (9 mins.) USA, SC Premiere      

Director/Writer: Mary Rachel Dudley

Producer: Susan Gallagher

Cast: Chloe Keiffer and Charles Harrelson

Synopsis: Love is forever.

IT HIT UPON THE ROOF

Fiction (3 mins.) Iran, US Premiere

Director/Writer/Producer: Teymour Ghaderi

Cast: Matin Ebadi

Synopsis: A young boy is home alone with his sick mother. He does not want the rain from the leaking roof to get her wet or wake her.

BERNIE AND REBECCA

Comedy/Romance (15 mins.) USA, SC Premiere                   

Director: Melissa Kent

Writer: John F. Harris

Producers: Mary Pat Bentel and Melissa Kent

Cast: Brianna Barnes and Kyle Davis

Synopsis: After a blind date, Bernie and Rebecca imagine a future life together, but it’s not the perfect marriage with angelic kids, a big house, and white-picket fence…