9pm Films
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"SIMULATION OF LIFE" - Directed by: Michael Seils - 10-minutes - Sci Fi
- New York. Hannah-17 is a 'Simulant,' a-type of robot similar to a human in every way save for its bright purple eyes. She has been made to be the perfect wife. Self-aware and implanted with false memories of her childhood, she leads her day to day life with no complaints. When she begins to dream about a memory that was embedded inside of her during her development, a sign of a defective memory system in Simulants, she realizes that she wants more out of life than deactivation. IMDB |
"FOUND A PEANUT" - Directed by: Rio Fitch. - Winner: Best Director. Comedy - Canada. If you you have ever heard the old camp song “Found a Peanut”, you may have wondered why someone would have eaten the rotten legume? This comedic adaptation of the song narrative to film answers that question. Found a Peanut is a dark(ish) comedy about how a man's unwise culinary choice results in dire consequences in this life and the next. IMDB, Website
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"INTERCAMBIOS" (Exchanges) - Directed by: Brian Aramayo. Winner: Best Florida Film. 14-minutes - Drama. Cristina works several jobs just to save money for her family in South America. One sunny morning she heads to a local bank to make a wire transfer. But when the bank teller hands her a deposit receipt accounting for only half her money, Cristina learns that in America money talks, but no habla Espanol. IMDB
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"LAUNDRY DAY" - Directed by: Thayer Radic. 5-minutes - Drama - Canada. Roy sits alone; alienated at a local laundromat. He stares, entranced by the tumbling laundry. Tila, a brightly dressed hipster walks in. Roy's trance is broken as they strike up a brief conversation. Tila speaks about the depressing nature of laundry day. Sharing the same feelings, Roy makes an immediate connection with her.
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"PREUSS PETS" - Submitted by: Jeffrey Malott. - 4-minutes - Documentary - Michigan. We take a look at a local pet shop owned and operated in East Lansing, Michigan.
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"RETURN BUT NO ESCAPE" - Directed by: Kevin Shah. - 13-minutes - Drama - Brevard. This is a short film that deals with the increasing problem of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as experienced by returning war veterans. Recent homicides, suicides and
drug cases involving combat war veterans have been attributed to the possibility of the veteran suffering from PTSD. The film's goal is to shed light on the symptoms of PTSD as experienced by those who are inflicted with the condition.The intention of the film is to demonstrate the symptoms of PTSD as experienced in real life situations by those suffering with it. IMDB Website |
"THE THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME" - Directed by: BurleighSmith. - 7-minutes -Comedy - Australia. Melvin gives useless dating advice to his three-year-old son. He teaches him to dress well, act with confidence and spend time in the right places. Everything goes horribly wrong, until Melvin meets Mary, an attractive single mother. After a clumsy romantic advance, Melvin is shot down and forced to reconsider his role as romance expert. IMDB
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