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Short Takes 1

Short Takes 1

Act of Terror
Dir: Ashley Paige Brim
USA, RT: 16:07
The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.

Zero-Zero
Dir: Randall Whittinghill
USA, RT: 14:53
A down and out dad is ready to do just about anything to watch his team play the World Seriesand that includes hanging out with his neighbor's daughter.

Bloody Shame
Dir: Courtney King
USA, RT: 7:48
A beautiful and naive actress stumbles into the wrong producer's office...what happens next is a bloody shame.

Pushing Skills
Dir: Michael A. Krehan
USA, RT: 17:00
A street-smart hustler uses his invention to give people extraordinary skills for few hours but finds himself in trouble when the wrong people hear about it.

Marisol
Dir: Juan Escobedo
USA, RT: 17:00
A little girl from East LA dreams of the perfect Quinceanera dress when her life takes a drastic turn after an incident of domestic violence.

Limbo
Dir: Valerie Resciniti
USA, RT: 13:34
A 40-something, professional woman discovers a lump on her breast during a routine self-exam, and must navigate a laggard medical system to get a diagnosis.

Grow
Dir: Maclovia Martel
GROW is the remarkable story of a local community's urban garden in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles. The film is a visually rich, poetic and contemplative glimpse into the rejuvenative powers of community gardening.