The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s New York Short Film Showcase is a cinematic celebration of new projects designed to encourage performers to create their own short films and web series.
Held biannually in March and September at the Robin Williams Center, the showcase presents a juried selection of shorts followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, and featured actors present at the screening.
Moderated by Kweighbaye Kotee, founder of the Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) and MCCG; The Executive Director of OPEN; and creator and host of a talk show called Indie Cinema New York on BRIC TV
Estimated Program End Time: 8:35 PM
PROGRAM
JITTERS | Otoja Abit - Actor/Writer/Director/Producer
In the moments before making immense life decisions, your intuition speaks. Do you listen?
PIONEERS | Diana Irvine - Actor/Writer
Pioneers follows the story of two women who escape together across the unforgiving desert in a gripping tale of survival, full of thrill and twisted perception.
CHEMISTRY | Cynthia Silver - Director/Producer
As the audition tape continues to roll, a casting director and producer are caught candidly discussing the repercussions of casting a mixed-race actress.
THE SON,THE FATHER... | Lukas Hassel - Actor/Writer/Director
The events on a young boy’s birthday have dark consequences far into his future.
BELIEVE HER | Erin Doyle Cooper - Writer/Director
Based on true survivor stories, Believe Her follows Monica from the time she is raped through her decision not to file a report.
COFFEE AND A DONUT | Cary Patrick Martin - Writer/Director/Producer
A story of a young immigrant who knows no English, and his trials in....ordering breakfast at the local diner.