BeverlyHillsShortsFestivalFilms

FILMS:

Below are the films that screened at the 2012 Beverly Hills Shorts
Festival.

DRAMA PROGRAM #1 TRAILERS

A Letter from Home

Written & Directed by Mark Kirkland

During the bitter winter of the Battle of the Bulge, an American GI
receives a descriptive, heartfelt letter from his wife. Meanwhile, a
German sniper creeps up on him and has him in his sights.

Surprise

Written & Directed by Paul Hicks

A woman plans a party for her husband's birthday. Convinced that her
marriage is in trouble and nothing ordinary will do, she opens the door
to some unorthodox ideas and some unexpected consequences.

The Show

Written & Directed by Cynthia Graner

For the first time in over 25 years, Charlie is faced with going out on
stage alone after Aaron, his best friend and comedy partner,
announces that he's no longer performing.

Two Boys

Written & Directed by Victor Bumbalo

Six days before Christmas. Two recently transplanted New Yorkers
are lugging a Christmas tree through the streets of Los Angeles. On
one end is a sixteen-year-old gay boy with quite a mouth on him. On
the other end is his recently divorced mother, trying to be positive
about their new lives.

DRAMA PROGRAM #2

The Absence

Written & Directed by Alex DeMille

A corporate bureaucrat is sent to a mysterious town, where he
confronts the devastating consequences of his work and must choose
whether to continue to obey his messianic boss.

Jay

Written & Directed by E.R. Womelsduff

The story of a pregnant teenage girl who, on her 18th birthday, must
decide whether or not to shatter ties with her biological but abusive
family in order to build a new, unconventional idea of connection and
home.

Touch

Directed by Jen McGowan

Written by Colin Pink

An ode to city life, TOUCH explores the universal themes of isolation
and need for community when two strangers make the most important
connection of their lives while waiting for a train.

DRAMA PROGRAM #3

Invisible

Directed & Written by Lincoln Myers

Cancer researcher Rebecca Wells' quiet routine collides with a
homeless man's paranoia, catapulting her on a tense, compelling
journey to discover the source of his "conspiracy" and get home alive.
But she has no idea that the experience may alter her perceptions
forever.

Mental

Directed by Joy Gohring

Written by Jennifer Cron

Dave is a seemingly normal psychologist who ultimately discovers that
his patients aren’t exactly who they appear to be.

Midnight Club

Directed by Saman Keshavarz

Written by Saman Keshavarz & Nate Eggert

Mitch Decker loses his girlfriend Julia to a group of unknown
kidnappers, and has to piece together the clues within his memories:
Starting from the day he met his girlfriend. What follows is a rush that
has more taste and speed than your fancy convertible sports car.

Pillow Talk

Written & Directed by John Wynn

While laying in bed, a mysterious couple come to terms with their
undeniable emotional and physical connection, only to realize that
their violent past mixed with their peaceful present will lead to an
uncertain future.

DRAMEDY PROGRAM

Over Cards

Directed by Marwan Abderrazzaq

Written by Bill Bant

Five friends get together for their weekly poker game and discuss how
they would kill their wives.

Remaindered

Written & Directed by Lee Goldberg

Kevin Dangler is a once-famous author desperate to regain his lost
glory while traveling the back-roads of middle America, selling
remaindered, fifth-editions of his first book out of the trunk of his car.
When he meets a woman who loves his work, he believes she might
be his salvation...or perhaps his nightmare.

Slippage

Directed by Ryan McLaughlin

Written by Reedy Gibbs

Two old friends from their flower child days reunite. Laura is now a tidy
city slicker and Ruth, an over ripe hippie. Ruth re-introduces Laura to
their old friend the "ganja" and they happily reminisce until Laura
exhales a deep dark secret that will change Ruth's life forever.

Worn

Written & Directed by Marc Carlini

Emma, a weathered hollywood party girl, has had enough with her
current lifestyle. Will reconnecting with her ex help her find clarity?

COMEDY PROGRAM #1

The Eater

Directed by Niko Hronopoulos

Written by Jeremy Engel

A competitive eating champ well past his glory days must recapture
the taste of victory by mentoring a brash young upstart. Will his
understudy have what it takes to win the Golden Bib or has he bit off
more than he can chew? Pack it in, folks…

Heart Says it All

Directed by David J. Eagle

Written by James Tuverson

An expose' on what really happens when you get on the wrong side of
those chalky little candy hearts with the cute sayings on them. Told
sans dialogue, this is a tale of love gone wrong and the steps those
innocent-looking confections will take to dole out sweet vengeance.

Huhu Attack

Written & Directed by Patrick Gillies

Baz Luhrmann meets Peter Jackson in this audacious 1950s-style
comedy-horror musical, featuring a score by the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra. Set in rural New Zealand, HUHU ATTACK! is
the story of two social misfits who find love against a backdrop of Cold
War hysteria and 40ft-high mutant man-eating Huhu grubs!

Seven Layer Dip

Written & Directed by Monique Ganderton & Sam Hargrave

A loving couple duke it out over unappreciated Seven Layer Dip.

COMEDY PROGRAM #2
The Agency

Written & Directed by Sam Schectman

The tale of a man, adopted into a Korean family, who struggles to
reconcile with human connection in a world of boundless and
inexplicable technology.

By the Numbers

Directed by Genevieve Pearson

Written by George Willis

It's Sex & the City meets Sesame Street. Two women meet for happy
hour at their favorite Beverly Hills bar -- to talk in detail about, what
else, the newest man in one's life. Rightly titled, all of the dialogue is
in numbers.

The Fame Deadline

Directed by Casey Sherrier

Written by Casey Sherrier & Amy Berrian

Struggling actress Brooke has one last audition before she is forced to
move home. With a final shot at fulfilling her dreams, she clumsily
attempts to make the impossible happen. The Fame Deadline is about
shooting for your dreams, even if it ends up a bit fuzzy.

Kosher Pig

Directed by Eric Patton

Written by Moon Cho, Eric Patton, & Maurice Poplar

When Joy Cohen, an insecure 23-year-old law student, seeks out her
biological parents to feel complete, her life turns"unkosher" as she
struggles to bring her two dysfunctional--Chinese and Jewish--families
together.

COMEDY PROGRAM #3

Adult Entertainment

Written & Directed by Westley Eldredge

Follow filmmaker Gary Coogan as he attempts to create a porno movie
that showcases more than just sex. The only problem is that the porn
world is a lot less forgiving than the film world. In order to make his
movie he needs to side step his over the top producer, Martin Dillinger-
who is going to make the film his way whether or not Gary likes it.

Boom Boom

Written & Directed by Larry & Terry Ziegelman

Two old friends bump into each other over coffee and get into a heated
discussion about life and death. Well, mostly death.

Delia

Written & Directed by John Gorman

Hoping to rekindle the flame of a marriage long extinguished, a
browbeaten husband’s plan for a romantic getaway with his detestable
wife goes all wrong, until a stranger and his gun come along and make
it all right.

Spider Fang!

Written & Directed by Justin Perkinson

Adorable 6-year-old Millie conjures a host of funny characters to beat
her grandpa in a staring contest. It’s all fun and games…til it’s not!

COMEDY PROGRAM #4

Hollywood Forever

Written & Directed by Amy Ludwig

Decades intertwine as an earnest young man enters a vintage store
and asks a jaded Goth salesgirl to help him choose a suit. But when
retro confronts reality, and clothes aren't all that is changing, will they
embrace the impossible? A love story that stands the test of time.

Nick of Time

Written & Directed by Eric Haywood

Nick and Stephanie have had a rocky relationship for years. But just
and Stephanie is ready to call it quits once and for all, Nick stumbles
upon a unique way to avoid getting dumped.

Sense of Humor

Written & Directed by Nathan Larkin-Connolly

Laura was born without the ability to laugh. When she meets and falls
for Charlie, a struggling stand-up comedian, he makes it his life
purpose to get her to crack up.

Time and Love

Written & Directed by Bo Price

Sonny tries to reconnect with Katie, the love of his life from sixth
grade. Alternating between the present and past, the film explores the
fragile nature of Fate, Luck, Time and Love.

THRILLER / HORROR PROGRAM
Capsule

Written & Directed by Antonio Altamirano

Two astronauts struggle to stay alive as their crashed space capsule
slowly runs out of oxygen.

Delayed

Directed by David C. Herman

Written by Greg Shull

Herman Freck is a CFO, and he has done something bad. His
company is on the brink of collapse and everyone is out to find him.
Little do they know that Herman has snuck away to the airport, and
the only thing delaying his escape is the one hour wait until his flight...
Until something begins to stalk him.

Inferno

Written & Directed by Jarid Boyce

A Young Man wakes from a horrific nightmare to find the woman he
loves dying from a mysterious illness and a strange Black Case sitting
before him. He soon receives a call from a Mystery Man who offers to
save the Young Woman if he will deliver him the Case - but he 'must
never open the Case.' In his desperation the Young Man sets out to
make the deal, but the Black Case has other plans for him.

Nowhere Road

Directed by Benjamin Dynice

Written by Ryan Parrott

Three hapless college kids find themselves stranded on the side of an
empty desert highway, their only hope of salvation comes in the form
of two inane hillbillies and their RV. But when they take them up on
their offer, they discover there is no such thing as a free ride.