13mins l Drama l East Coast Premiere Stars : Jonathan Walker , Harris Doran , Jaime Lincoln Smith , Rebecca Goldstein , Eve Del Prado , Jus�n Anselmi Synopsis : At a clandes�ne diner in East New York , three conversa�ons happen simultaneously : The cook and the waitress , by the counter , falling in love . The two newlyweds by the window , discussing their second thoughts about life together . And the two men in a booth , speaking about a killing . Shot on 35mm film , It Has To Be You is a roman�c thriller in the vein of classic American crime films of the 70 ' s .
SHORT : " MIRED " ( US ) Wri�en & Directed by : Tony Glazer 9mins l Drama l World Premiere Stars : Neil Holland , Reed Birney , Su�on Foster , Sondra James Synopsis : A young man wakes to find his mud‐covered rela�ves back from the grave .
SHORT : " BOY CODE " ( US ) Wri�en & Directed by : Chris�an Lamorte 21mins l Drama l North American Premiere Stars : Elijah Trichon , Nick Venneko�er , Sarah Keyes , H . K . McGuire Synopsis : The last day / night of school for an insecure senior in an all‐boy Catholic prep school , who is overwhelmed by the close‐minded , overly‐masculine world around him . Going against his own personality and morals , he a�ends an end‐of‐the‐year party in an a�empt to shallowly pursue a girl who has shown a genuine interest in him .
SHORT : " PALE BLUE " ( US ) Directed by : Alex Burunova 17mins l Drama l East Coast Premiere Writer : Abigail McFarlane Stars : Abigail McFarlane , Ian Harding , Will Rothhaar , Jess Nurse Synopsis : Ally finds herself in an unse�ling psychological state as she tries to adjust to her difficult pregnancy . A rou�ne trip to an ultrasound appointment reveals an even bigger discovery .
SHORT : " MUSCLE " ( US ) Directed by : Heidi Miami Marshall 14mins l Drama l World Premiere Writer : Tom Wilton Stars : Reiko Aylesworth , Fiona Graham , Marc Menchaca
SHORT : " VANDAL " ( US ) Directed by : Felipe Vara de Rey 15mins l Drama l New York Premiere Writers : Katya Mar�n , Felipe Vara de Rey Stars : Katya Mar�n , Kaye Tuckerman , Ramya Pra� Synopsis : Shut out by the eli�st system in the New York art world , one young painter cheats the system to become recognized once and for all .
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