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Shorts 11: Locked In

Saturday, May 16 at 9:30 PM at 7 Stages

Anchors Astray - Marley Yambor
Blood and Water - Lingxi Li
Cherry, Please - Samaria Falone Williams
Huzzah! - Claire Simmons
Ice Cream - Diane Dohler

Lockdown - Director Melanie van Betten Jeffcoat
Pexote Jack: Ohio! - Hoyt Dwyer
The Professional - Harper Suggs

74 min. total run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers

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Anchors Astray

Director Marley Yambor

Runtime: 4 min.

Category: Animation

A young sailor and his companion become stranded on an island and must work together to escape.

Huzzah!

Director Claire Simmons

Runtime: 16 min.

Category: Comedy

A restless and strong-willed eldest daughter leads her siblings into a Cinderella-themed festival after their giant pumpkin is stolen by LARPers planning to turn it into a carriage.

The Professional

Director Harper Suggs

Runtime: 7 min.

Category: Comedy

When you have a ghost, call a pro.


Filmmaker in Attendance

Pexote Jack: Ohio!

Director Hoyt Dwyer

Runtime: 5 min.

Category: Animated

A washed-up 1930s cartoon jackalope learns he’s been transformed into a viral, hyper-optimized AI version of himself.


Filmmaker in Attendance

Cherry, Please

Director Samaria Falone Williams

Runtime: 7 min.

Category: Romantic Comedy

Izzy is a lesbian high schooler working a small-town job who wants to ask her crush to the spring fling but can’t tell if she’s into girls, leading to a series of awkward and revealing moments.


Filmmaker in Attendance

Ice Cream

Director Diane Dohler

Runtime: 7 min.

Category: Comedy

Businessman Joe stomps down the street, focused on his routine, until a sudden fall leaves him without his phone. The only suspect is a silent street performer, sparking a one-sided and increasingly tense confrontation.


Filmmaker in Attendance

Blood and Water

Director Lingxi Li

Runtime: 13 min.

Category: Drama

A Chinese girl adopted by White Christian American parents grows up striving to blend in as one of them. But after meeting the mom of a newly transferred Chinese student in her high school, she begins to confront the hidden pieces of her identity she's long avoided. 


Filmmaker in Attendance

Lockdown

Director Melanie van Betten Jeffcoat

Runtime: 17 min.

Category: Drama

When a mom picks up her daughter from high school, she finds herself in a deadly fight for survival.


Filmmaker in Attendance

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1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA

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