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Friday, June 18
​Film Screenings at the Artists' Exchange in Cranston

Artists' Exchange Theatre 82
​82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

4:30 pm   Short Films 2
6:30 pm   Documentary Shorts 2
8:15pm    Comedy Shorts
Artists' Exchange Black Box Theatre
​50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

4:30 pm    Short Films 3
6:30 pm    Sci-Fi Shorts
8:15 pm    Horror Shorts
Short Films 2
4:30 PM | Friday, June 18 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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Stickup Kid
(USA, 2019, 19 mins)
Director: Daniel Yen Tu
Producer: Rollins Wimber

A reformed teenage armed robber struggles to forget his past—but when a pair of criminals stick up his restaurant, he must use his former expertise to save the day.
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Furthest From
(USA, 2019, 19 mins)
Director: Kyung Sok Kim
Producer: Rex Reyes II

8-year-old Jessie and her best friend Lucas have difficulty conveying it, but they're both aware as to what is about to happen. The trailer park they live in will be closed, and the whole community will be forced to evacuate, as a result of the MTBE water contamination. For Jessie, this means facing an unwanted change and learning to say goodbye to that which tethers her to her little pink trailer.
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Silence Undone
(Netherlands, 2020, 16 mins)
Director: Kristjan Knigge
Producer: Magdalena Lepczynska
When Sofie was a child she was sexually abused by her stepfather. To hide this fact, she keeps people at a distance.  Now, 20 years later, she is in love with Matthijs, but their relationship is on the rocks because she keeps pushing him away. The only way this relationship can be saved is for Sofie to open up, be vulnerable and trust Matthijs. But how?
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FOUR
(UK, 2019, 20 mins)
Director: Jennifer Sheridan
Producers: Isabella Macpherson, Gala Gordon, Patrick Bailey

A Dowager prepares for her birthday party, the celebrations are rudely interrupted by a young couple on the run and a Hotel Manager insistent on clearing his mounting debts. A Hitman has checked in across the hall...and he's watching someone.
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Roseline Like in the Movies
(Canada, 2019, 15 mins)
Director: Sara Bourdeau
Producer: Dominique Dussault

Roseline is a renowned actress with an impressive career. After a lifetime on camera, she gets ready to play the greatest role of her life. Fiction and reality blur together, surfacing a deeply buried secret––then: lights, camera, action.
Short Films 3
4:30 PM | Friday, June 18 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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The 11th Order
(USA, 2019, 25 mins)
Director: Joshua DeFour
Producers: Marisela Campos, Joshua DeFour, Jack Langlois

The true story of two U.S. Marines who, in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb and protect the lives of the 150 Marines and Iraqi Police behind them.
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ALINA
(USA, 2019, 25 mins)
Director: Rami Kodeih
Producers: Rachelle Owen, Joshua Owen, Nora Mariana, Rami Kodeih, Rubber Duck Films, Courtney Prather

As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend's three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events. Starring Alia Shawkat (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, SEARCH PARTY), Edin Gali (MAD MEN), Rebeca Robles (BETTER THINGS), Erika Soto (VIDA), and Mark McCullough (LOGAN LUCKY).
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La Guarida (The Den)
(Spain, 2018, 15 mins)
Director: Iago de Soto       Producer: Ivan Pérez

Mario is driving in the rain. It's dark on a lonely road. Suddenly he has to stop. In the middle of the way there's a woman. She is disorientated and covered in blood. She doesn't remember where she's been or what happened to her.
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Pepper
(USA, 2018, 15 mins)
Director: Jayil Pak
Producers: Aaron Schillinger, Boram Kang, Wesley Cho

When the Korean Goddess of Birth visits a maternity ward to grant a couple their son, an unforeseen ghost alters her plan.
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The Cunning Man
(UK, 2019, 13 mins)
Director: Zoë Dobson
Producers: Ali Cook, Ross Williams

The Cunning Man is inspired by a real Cunning Man, John Harries (c.1785 - 1839). It's an enchanted tale of compassion in the face of callous greed.
Documentary Shorts 2
6:30 PM | Friday, June 18 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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Eworth
(USA, 2019, 16 mins)
Director: Christopher Romano
Producer: Tera Ragan

Fly fishing and tour guiding is a way of life for most Belizeans.  Somehow, Eworth Garbutt has figured out how to be the best at it.  This film shows why.


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John Van Hamersveld
​CRAZY WORLD AIN’T IT

(USA, 2019, 11 mins)
Directors: Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley
Producer: Dave Tourjé

A colorful glimpse into the kaleidoscope that is John Van Hamersveld's seminal art career, viewed through the eyes of many artists and innovators he has influenced. John Van Hamersveld CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT conveys a universal message of encouragement to anyone coming of age as an artist in a challenging world to accomplish this in.
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Xylem, the Heart of the Tree
(USA, 2020, 10 mins)
Director: Emily Rund

Named to evoke the vital internal layers of a tree's living structure, Xylem, designed by celebrated architect Francis Kéré, is a place where visitors may gather to converse, contemplate the views of the aspen and cottonwood trees near the bank of the creek, or sit and meditate in solitude.
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Les Deux
(USA, 2019, 6 mins)
Directors/Producers 
Ellie Pierce and
Tim O'Donnell in attendance

Producers: Mara Bresnahan
Fragments of songs and conversation echo through the polished halls and quiet pathways of a residential school for the blind. Here, the textured inner lives and idiosyncratic humor of identical twin brothers contrast with the manicured desolation of the campus.
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La Plume & Le Papier
(USA, 2019, 5 mins)
Director/Producer: Jacob Patrick

Alexis "Bust" Stephens is a street artist and dancer out of Paris, France who's motivation is to tap into the energy vibrations of all who view his work. This is a small glimpse into his brilliance.
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Scalpers
(USA, 2019, 2 mins)
Director: Eric Gheorghe

Documentary short dealing with loss and guilt made using found archival footage.
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For Ismet
(USA, 2020, 24 mins)
Director/Producer Christian Del Rio in attendance
Producers: Luis Del Rio, Angeles Solorzano
A tribute to Ismet, a Bosnian refugee, a US citizen, and an exemplary father who touched the lives of everyone who knew him through his resilience, humility, and desire to help others. Through interviews with Ismet and his family, we learn the story of their displacement during the Bosnian war and their eventual settlement in Boston, MA.
Sci-Fi Shorts
6:30 PM | Friday, June 18 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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ALL BOYS DIE
(USA, 2019, 13 mins)
Director Julio C. Vargas in attendance
Producer: Yalan Hu

In the world of 2068, all boys die at puberty. Oscar's mom strives to fulfill his last wish the day his voice cracks.
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M1das
(UAE, 2019, 13 mins)
Director: Razan Takash
Producer: Nechteh Apelian

Cybele, one of the many salespeople working for Ex Nihilo Robotics, is preparing the latest items for display at the Home Robotics Expo. She gets news that the tech team in charge of setting up the prototype is going to be massively delayed. Cybele is going to have to set up the prototype herself, something she's not done before.
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Ava in the End
(USA, 2019, 10 mins)
Director: Ursula Ellis
Producers: Ursula Ellis, Addison Heimann, Rebecca Shuhan Lou, John Lozada

After tripping over her dog and dying, a struggling actress wakes up in a virtual purgatory and waits for her mind to be downloaded into a new body.
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The Last Oak
(UK, 2020, 2 mins)
Director/Producer: Annabel Vine

The only surviving soldier of an eco-security force must overcome his inexperience and complete an important mission that will save his future in more ways than one.
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Sensor
(USA, 2020, 4 mins)
Director: Brian L Tan "BLT"
Producer: Andrea Pasquettin

Haunted by his experiences from the war, a Vietnam Veteran has had enough. Placing motion sensors around his property, he's decided to face his demons once and for all. Unfortunately, he's in for more than he bargained for. 
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Jeff Drives You
(USA, 2019, 17 mins)
Director: Aidan Brezonick
Producers: Brendan Garrett, Addison Heimann

A lonely gay man falls in love with an artificially intelligent car over the course of a road trip.
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They Don't Like Sandals
(USA, 2020, 1 mins)
Director/Producer: Bocong 'Limbo' Lin

Midnight, a man wakes up and finds things are floating in his living room…
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The Red Ball
(Finland, 2020, 4 mins)
Director/Producer: Jussi Rautaniemi

A 6-year-old boy plays alone, waiting for his father. He talks to his father through a walkie talkie, but gets no answer. Something is not right. The world is about to end.
Comedy Shorts
8:15 PM | Friday, June 18 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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Freeze
(USA, 2020, 15 mins)
Director/Producer: Maya Albanese
Producers: Valerie Steinberg, Brock Williams

When Joy's fairytale romance crashes and burns on the eve of her 35th birthday, the TICK-TOCK of her biological clock pushes her into a series of romantic misadventures. Everybody seems to have an opinion about what she should do with her dwindling egg count.
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Alternative Therapy
(USA, 2019, 9 mins)
Director/Producer: Roberto Raad

A therapist's bad habits start to affect his relationships with his clients.
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Welcome To War-Whack! Pilot Episode
(USA, 2019, 1 mins)
Director/Producer Connor Morley in attendance

Influenced by David Lynch's animated web series, 'Dumbland', 'Welcome To War-Whack!'  is a surreal satire on the city and community of Warwick, Rhode Island. 'War-Whack!' centers on little Billy making a trip to the candy store as he surrounds himself in the strange environment of War-Whack.
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Side Effects May Include
(USA, 2019, 3 mins)
Director: Jonathan Kiefer

Why even think about struggling?
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Office Hours and hours and hours
(USA, 2019, 7 mins)
Director: Jonason Pauley
Producers: Jesse Perrotta, Jonason Pauley

Some days at the office just drag on and on.  What if time actually was moving slower? These two co-workers are about to uncover the truth.
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My Dinner With Werner
(USA, 2019, 18 mins)
Director: Maverick Moore
Producers: Marla Moore, Brian Elliott, Steven Trebus, Alayna Hudson, Jake Moore

Based on real events, real people, and real things they actually said, MY DINNER WITH WERNER is a wildly bizarre and wacky farce about a 1987 dinner date with a murder plot as the main dish.
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The Power Agent
(USA, 2019, 5 mins)
Director/Producer Mark Atkinson in attendance

A struggling actor seeks advice from his wise and powerful agent in this comedy short that explores, exploits and parodies the talent and talent representation relationship.
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Talk Radio
(UK, 2020, 9 mins)
Director: Ben S. Hyland
Producer: Adam Gregory Smith

Pauline and Barry are a seemingly happily married middled aged couple. That is until Pauline tunes into relationship hour on Talk Radio and thinks she recognises the nameless voice that's relaying a lifetime of regrets live on the radio.
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A Slight Inconvenience
(USA, 2019, 18 mins)
Director: Alan Moutal
Producer: Christian Hyatt

Four strangers experience a slight inconvenience.
Horror Shorts
8:15 PM | Friday, June 18 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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Possessions
(USA, 2019, 18 mins)
Director/Producer: Zeke Farrow

Zeke decides to sell all his things and make a documentary about it. He discovers that some possessions are easier to let go of than others.
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Soon Comes Night
(USA, 2019, 3 mins)
Director: Austin Rourke
Producer: Jai Pellerin

Death waits for no one.
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A Strange Calm
(USA, 2019, 15 mins)
Director: Austin Rourke
Producer: Jai Marquel Pellerin

When 12-year-old Rosie and Miles encounter a strange man on the 4th of July, their journey to watch the fireworks on the outskirts of town becomes an unexpected fight for survival.
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Shadow At The Door
(USA, 2019, 4 mins)
Director: Roshni "Rush"  Bhatia
Producer: Andrew Mayne

A troubled young woman searches for an intruder in her home unaware that what she's really looking for may be something she refuses to see.
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Shut Eye
(USA, 2020, 15 mins)
Director: Robert Gregson
Producer: Colin Moneymaker

A recovering addict isolates herself in a nearby rental home while she gets her life on track. Haunted by episodes of sleep paralysis and visions of silhouetted demons, she scores an Ambien from the strange property manager in order to get a good night's rest. When the episodes intensify and town secrets come to light, she's certain the haunting forces aren't only in her mind.
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Play Along
(USA, 2019, 13 mins)
Directors: Brian Hogan, Connor Rog
Producers: Brian Hogan, Connor Rog, Tyler Stirling, Abigaile Sands, Todd Barnes

A woman makes her unlikely hostages sing a song, but in order to survive they have to learn to Play Along.
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No Returns
(USA, 2018, 5 mins)
Director: Sam Park
Producer: Maria Adams

Moira is obsessed with the world of magic. One afternoon, she discovers a new item that takes her infatuation to a whole new level.
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Smiles
(Spain, 2019, 13 mins)
Director: Javier Chavanel
Producer: Miguel Ángel Lozano

Borja is about to meet his girlfriend´s parents. This is meant to be a tricky moment and even awkward.  However, he hasn't even imagined what he's going to suffer next. The best way to overcome the situation: to give smile and wait.
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Momma, Don't Go
(USA, 2019, 6 mins)
Director/Producer Rafael De Leon Jr. in attendance

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A mother and daughter struggle to survive a deadly home invasion.

​Thursday, June 17 Films

​Saturday, June 19 Afternoon Films

Saturday, June 19 Evening Films
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