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Unexpected Journeys

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Unexpected Journeys

Shorts Package


 
Luki and the Lights

LUKi and the Lights

2023, G, US, Animation, 11 minutes

Director: Toby Cochran
Producer: Adrian Ochoa
Writers: Toby Cochran, screenplay; Anjo Snijders, story; Sascha Groen, story; Janna Brouwer-Schouten, story
Cast: Anjo Snijders, Kendra Vernon, Toby Cochran

Robot LUKi displays unwavering resilience when his battle against ALS transforms into a testament to the human (and robotic) spirit’s ability to find light in the darkest of times. With every choice he makes and second he cherishes, LUKi paints a portrait of what it means to truly live.

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The Calm Under the Water

The Calm Under the Water

2023, PG-13, US, Documentary, 10 minutes
  Florida Film

Director: Cam Brooks
Producers: Alex William, Cruise Bogle
Writer: Cam Brooks
Cast: Cruise Bogle

The Calm Under the Water follows the emotional journey of an artist paralyzed from the neck down following a skimboarding accident. With the help of friends and the community, he confronts and overcomes the obstacles that have kept him from reconnecting with the place he once treasured — the ocean.


The Ice Cream Man

The Ice Cream Man

2024, NR, US, Drama, 34 minutes
  East Coast Premiere
  Filmmakers in Attendance

Director: Robert Moniot
Producer: Greg Malone
Writer: Robert Moniot
Cast: Noah Emmerich, Nik Pajic, Gretchen Hall, Derek de Lint

Shortly after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a popular Jewish ice cream parlor owner finds himself targeted by the infamous “Butcher of Lyon.” As his world crumbles, The Ice Cream Man must make a terrible choice — a choice that will reverberate throughout the country.

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I See You

I See You

2024, NR, New Zealand, Drama, 17 minutes
  Florida Premiere

Director: Briar March
Producer: Caroline Hutchison
Writer: Briar March
Cast: Anne March, Kieran Charnock, Susannah Grace Sheriff

After encountering a charismatic young man with Down syndrome, Julia, a young mother struggling to love and accept her daughter, senses a shift and finally begins to see her daughter for who she is — a beautiful baby girl.


The Car that Came Back from the Sea

The Car that Came Back from the Sea

2023, PG-13, US, Switzerland, 11 minutes
  Florida Premiere
  English, Polish with English Subtitles

Director: Jadwiga Kowalska
Producer: Jadwiga Kowalska
Writer: Jadwiga Kowalska

Six friends, full of exuberance and frivolity embark on a carefree road trip to the Polish Baltic coast, but as their car — and country — fall apart, they discover that life, like their journey, keeps moving forward.

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