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�on to civilian life , is tormented by an incessant hyper vigilance and insomnia and the lingering ques�ons of his past ac�ons in combat .
SHORT : " THE STREAM " ( US ) Wri�en & Directed by : Claudia Fucigna 11mins l Drama l New York Premiere Stars : Juan Riedinger , Elena Evangelo , Lauren Schacher , James Morrison , Mustafa Shakir , Jules Wallace , ER Ruiz Synopsis : Blair , a young father , works as a dishwasher to support his girlfriend Rory and their baby . On the side , Blair takes underground , no‐holds‐barred fights for cash . When he is diagnosed with a brain condi�on that gives him supernatural visions of a foreboding future , he must ques�on whether or not to go up against the formidable Jules , a Muay Thai champion . Blair faces the impossible guided by a mysterious woman who may or may not be a part of his visions .
SHORT : " THE NIGHTRUNNER " ( US ) Wri�en & Directed by : Aaron Sinclair 22mins l Drama l World Premiere Stars : Travis Landry , Joy Shatz and Robert Brodey Synopsis : Nightrunner is an everyday guy who starts running throughout the downtown core of his city in the middle in the night in an a�empt to combat insomnia . Although the midnight runs do seem to help him fall asleep he soon realizes that the city has other plans for him .
SHORT : " DAFFY " ( US ) Wri�en & Directed by : Ayden Skye 20mins l Drama l World Premiere Stars : Ayden Skye , Alec Funiciello , Cole Selby , Kristen Vaganos Synopsis : Two high schoolers who haven ' t said a word to each other since the second grade find out that the key to a memorable school dance .... is ditching the school dance .
SHORT : " SILLY STRING IS FOREVER " ( US ) Directed by : Robert McCaskill 6mins l Romance l World Premiere Writers : Ella Dershowitz , David Meyers Stars : Ella Dershowitz , David Meyers , Jenny Zerke , Michael Buckley Synopsis : Dylan and Shayna have been together for 28 years . Today they say goodbye with tears , Lucky Charms , and Silly String .
SHORT : " BUMBLEBEES " ( US ) Wri�en & Directed by : Jenna Kanell 4mins l Drama Stars : Vance Kanell , Paige Sunderland Synopsis : Despite being told as a child he would never speak or walk , Vance accomplished what doctors thought was impossible . But now he has a new challenge : da�ng .
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