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Friday, June 12, 2020 10:00 AM CDT
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Think your family has issues? These seven films will make you re-evaluate.

Brother

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Violence
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Jason and Caleb have been friends for the better part of a decade, but then Casey comes home.

  • Year:
    2019
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Oklahoma
  • Director:
    Ya'Ke
  • Screenwriter:
    Ya'Ke
  • Producer:
    Marisela Campos, Chuka Agbaraji
  • Cast:
    Justin Arnold, Lexter Santana, Joseph Preston

Period.

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First Time Director
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Female Director
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Okie Expat
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Twelve year old Vivian is counting the days to her first period. But armed with scant information (it's the 80's!) and the help of only her single dad and best male buddy, she finds that navigating "the event" is way more complex and comedic than she ever expected.

  • Year:
    2019
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Oklahoma
  • Director:
    Debra Pralle
  • Screenwriter:
    Debra Pralle
  • Producer:
    Debra Pralle
  • Cast:
    Tea Watson, Brandon Felker, Jules Florian, Kent Loomer

Cool for 5 Seconds

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When Colleen reunites with her estranged sister, things don’t go exactly as she planned.

  • Year:
    2019
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Oklahoma
  • Director:
    Dani Wieder
  • Screenwriter:
    Calamity West
  • Producer:
    Katherine Bourne Taylor, Mary Tilden, Dani Wieder
  • Executive Producer:
    Michael Druyanoff
  • Co-Producer:
    Dani Wieder, Katherine Bourne Taylor, Mary Tilden
  • Cast:
    Katherine Bourne Taylor, Mary Tilden
  • Cinematographer:
    Jason Chiu
  • Editor:
    Lindsay Rynne
  • Production Design:
    Dana Macel
  • Music:
    Ohmme

Make No Utopia

Live Action Short
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Strong Language
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In a caustic confrontation with her family, a young woman wrestles with how much she's willing to sacrifice in this single-shot drama.

  • Year:
    2019
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Oklahoma
  • Director:
    John Macdonald
  • Screenwriter:
    John Macdonald
  • Producer:
    John Macdonald, William Hart, Melissa Leardi
  • Cast:
    Keilly McQuail, Miles G. Jackson, Victor Slezak
  • Cinematographer:
    William Hart

Wiggle

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First Time Director
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Strong Language
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A film about a kid getting his tooth pulled.

  • Year:
    2019
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    U.S.
  • Director:
    Mark Reeb
  • Screenwriter:
    Jennifer Harlow
  • Producer:
    Mark Reeb, Jenny Goddard-Garcia, Jennifer Harlow
  • Cast:
    David Sullivan, Rhys Gunther, Jennifer Harlow

Broken Bird

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Female Director
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First Time Director
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Student Film
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Birdie, a biracial girl raised by her Jewish mom, spends a rare visitation day with her father while preparing for her Bat Mitzvah. They share a meal, she overcomes her doubts, and decides to risk inviting him back into her life. Birdie confronts what independence means as she steps into adulthood on her own terms.

  • Year:
    2020
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Oklahoma
  • Director:
    Rachel Harrison Gordon
  • Screenwriter:
    Rachel Harrison Gordon
  • Producer:
    Rachel Harrison Gordon, Alon Gur
  • Cast:
    Indigo Hubbard-Salk, Chad L. Coleman, Jari Jones, Mel House, Bill Aiken
  • Cinematographer:
    Rashad Frett

Wonder

Live Action Short
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LGBTQ+
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An 11 year-old kid growing up in “the hood” secretly dreams of trick-or-treating as Wonder Woman for Halloween. 

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  • Year:
    2019
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Oklahoma
  • Director:
    Javier Molina
  • Screenwriter:
    Gabriel Furman
  • Producer:
    Gabriel Furman, Javier Molina, Paolo Monico, Eva Minemar
  • Cast:
    Benji Seigel, Nico Bustamante, Gabriel Furman, Farrah Faucette, Aiveri Wells, Delissa Reynolds
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June 12, 10:00 AM - June 21, 11:59 PM, 2020 CDT