BUTCHER’S STAIN
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Meyer Levinson-Blount
Produced by Oron Caspi
Cast Omar Sameer, Meyer Levinson-Blount, Rona Toledano, Sara Raed
Cinematographer Sefi Elisha Nahmani
Editor Meyer Levinson-Blount
Sound Dana Maimon, DB Studios
Music Shani Shavit
Producers Oron Caspi
Executive Producers Maya Dreifuss, Yaron Bloch
Country of Origin Israel
Film Length 26 mins.
Synopsis: Samir, a Palestinian butcher working at an Israeli supermarket, is accused of tearing down the Israeli hostage posters in the break room. Samir sets out to prove his innocence in order to keep his job he desperately needs.
A FRIEND OF DOROTHY
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Lee Knight
Produced by James Dean, Scottie Fotré, Max Marlow
Executive Producers Lee Knight, Harry Burnett Rae, Charles Gordon, Nicky Hale, Elliott Linger, Soumia Majumdar, Nichola Martin, Ingrid Tarrant
Cast Stephen Fry, Alistair Nwachukwu, Oscar Lloyd, Miriam Margolyes, David Ijiti, Haochu Wei, Charlie Clemmow, Lee Knight
Country of Origin United Kingdom
Film Length 21 mins.
Logline
A Friend of Dorothy is a tender story of loneliness and unexpected friendships.
Synopsis: Dorothy (BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes) is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ (Alistair Nwachukwu) accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. Despite being worlds apart in every way, the two come to find they have more in common than they could ever imagine.
JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Steve Pinder and Julia Aks
Producer Elli Legerski
Cast Julia Aks, Ta’imua, Samantha Smart, Nicole Alyse Nelson, Hugo Armstrong, Marilyn Brett, Dustin Ingram
Executive Menstrual Advisor Emma Thompson
Cinematography Luca Del Puppo
Production Design Dong Lei
Costume Design Paula Higgins and Barrett Hutchinson
Hair Celeste Gonzalez
Makeup Alicia Rodriguez
Music Alex Winkler
Sound Supervisor Darren Augustus
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 12 mins.
Logline
Jane Austen’s Period Drama is a 2024 English-language short comedy written and directed by Julia Aks and Steve Pinder. The film is a satire on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Synopsis: England, 1813. Miss Estrogenia “Essy” Talbot gets her period during a long-awaited marriage proposal. Mr. Dickley mistakes the blood for an injury and rushes off to fetch a doctor. While he’s gone, Essy’s sisters plead with her not to imperil her engagement by telling Mr. Dickley the truth. But when he returns, Essy barrels ahead, sharing every little bloody detail.
THE SINGERS
CREDITS
Directed, Shot & Edited by Sam A. Davis
Produced by Jack Piatt, David Breschel, Charlie Cohen, Sam A. Davis
Executive Producers Rayka Zehtabchi, John Saras, Henry Platt
Co-Producer Dustin Elm
Associate Producer Tim Deters
Production Designer Michelle Patterson
Costume Designer Brianna B. Murphy
Casting Director Natalie Lin
Singers Mike Young, Chris Smither, Will Harrington, Judah Kelly, Matthew Corcoran
Bar Patrons Leroy Griffith, David Scott “Muffin” McMurry, Daniel “Hutch” Hutchinson, David Jenner, Graham Mackie Sr., Brian Coover, Jim Donnelly, Luis “Tio Rigo” Rigoberto Amaya, Jorge “Mr. George” Antonio Linares, Arthur “Roy” Farewell, Michael Keyes, Robert Broski, Reuben L. “Rocket” Gonzales, Steve Corning
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 18 mins.
Synopsis: The Singers is a short film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden patrons connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off. With a cast comprised of viral video singing talents and other one-of-a-kind personalities from the unlikeliest corners of the internet, the film is an experimental docu-musical hybrid crafted like an improvisational play.
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA
CREDITS
Directed by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh
Executive Producers Isabelle Huppert and Julianne Moore
Cast Zar Amir, Luàna Bajrami, Aurélie Boquien, Vicky Krieps, Nicolas Bouchaud
Country of Origin France, United States
Film Length 36 mins.
Logline
Two People Exchanging Saliva explores a dystopian world where kissing is punishable by death.
Synopsis: In a society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face, Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
