BendFilm Festival 2020

Narrative Shorts #4

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7 films in package
COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS
When Colleen reunites with her estranged sister, things don’t go exactly as she planned.
HONEY BEE
A short visual poem which reflects on memory, and moments in life that mark us and hold us back.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU
An elegy on grief.
YOU CAN GO NOW
Sudden tragedies are uprooting—their experiences that are impossible for any of us to put into words.
KEEP IT QUIET
A small-town veterinarian keeps her depression secret from family and friends. As her mind cracks, her cat Clyde becomes an unlikely foil to her suicide attempts.
STILL TRYING
Alex is finally ready to move out of the house. That is, until her recently divorced mother breaks down after hearing her wedding song.
Q&A | Narrative Shorts #4
with director Marisa Merkl (YOU CAN GO NOW), director Dani Wieder & producer/actor Katherine Bourne Taylor (COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS), and director Nicole N. Nequinto (STILL TRYING)
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This program include six (6) short films! Please click through the films on the right to see details about each one.


CLICK HERE for our Q&A with director Marisa Merkl (YOU CAN GO NOW), director Dani Wieder & producer/actor Katherine Bourne Taylor (COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS), and director Nicole N. Nequinto (STILL TRYING)

STILL TRYING


Alex is finally ready to move out of the house. That is, until her recently divorced mother breaks down after hearing her wedding song.


Director's Bio:

Nicole N. Nequinto is a filmmaker based in Manila, Philippines. After growing up in Manila, she moved to Los Angeles to study screenwriting and producing at the UCLA Extension. While in school, she produced the short documentary BABA’S NEXT CHAPTER (2018) which showed at the 2019 Florida Film Festival. Her pilot was selected as a second rounder in the 2018 Austin Film Festival. A lover of comedy, she has produced a comedy podcast, web-sketch series and performed in UCB’s Filipino AF: A Fil-Am Comedy and Variety Show at the 2018 San Francisco Sketch Fest.

  • Runtime
    11 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Northwest Premiere
  • Rating
    PG
  • Director
    Nicole N. Nequinto
  • Screenwriter
    Nicole N. Nequinto
  • Producer
    Cheryl Su
  • Cast
    Melanie Anne Padernal, Tita Pambid, Arielle Uppaluri
  • Cinematographer
    Marcos Durian
  • Editor
    Skyler Barrett
  • Sound Design
    Josh Zafranco
  • Music
    Denise Santos
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