Jack and Jo Don't Want to Die | Finalist 1 | Indy Shorts Film Festival 2020

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Narrative, Documentary, and Animated short films competing for a $5,000 Grand Prize in their respective category. Narrative and Documentary shorts are also competing for Academy Award qualification.

86 min. This program contains mature themes and violence.

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Jack, a man disillusioned with life, works the night shift at a freezing facility where people choose to halt their lives. His life takes a turn after he meets Jo, a terminally ill girl being unfrozen early due to lack of funds.

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Film Contact

Kantú Lentz

kantulentz@gmail.com

Year
2019
Runtime
19 minutes
Language
English
Country
USA
Rating
Mature Themes
Note
Sci-Fi, Drama

Director
Kantú Lentz
Screenwriter
Kantú Lentz
Producer
Roja Gashtili, Erica Fishman, Kate Bolger
Executive Producer
Shannon Gibson, Amy Emmerich, Christy Spitzer Thornton, Melina Lizette, Adriene Becker, Stone Roberts
Cast
Justin Kirk, Olivia Edward, Moses Storm, Hemky Madera

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