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U.S. Dramatic Competition

Bedford Park

Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother’s car accident brings her back to her parents’ home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection.

Jan 24, 11:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 25, 9:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 30, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 2:15 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Carousel

A divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.

Jan 22, 3:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 8:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 8:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 1:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 11:15 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

The Friend’s House is Here

In Tehran’s underground art scene, two young women build a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood. But when their creative circle is exposed, they must fight to save each other.

Jan 24, 8:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 25, 4:40 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 30, 8:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 6:45 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.

Jan 22, 6:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 8:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 30, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 8:30 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Hot Water

After he’s kicked out of his Indiana high school, an American kid and his Lebanese mom hit the road west.

Jan 23, 11:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 24, 9:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 25, 5:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Josephine

After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.

Jan 23, 2:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 24, 8:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 26, 1:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 4:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 4:30 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

The Musical

When a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher finds out his ex-girlfriend has started dating his nemesis, the school’s principal, he decides to ruin the principal’s chances of winning the Blue Ribbon of Academic Excellence.

Jan 25, 12:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 26, 4:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 9:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Run Amok

A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget.

Jan 26, 11:45 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 27, 12:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 8:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 7:00 P.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Take Me Home

Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.

Jan 26, 3:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 27, 1:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 6:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 30, 4:40 P.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 9:30 A.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Test Your Tech

This is a test film called Silent that can be used to test your technology and ensure the Features, Episodic, and Shorts films will play successfully on your devices.

Dec 1, 4:00 P.M. GMTonline

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Union County

Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

Jan 25, 3:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 26, 8:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 27, 8:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Feb 1, 3:45 P.M. MSTin-person

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