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ABOUT THE FILMS: “About Mannequin,” 2024, Dir. Aruzhan Dossymkozha, 38 Mins, USA In the gripping and haunting thriller, a young family’s ordinary day takes a dark turn when they stumble upon a peculiar bridal shop. Beautiful and vibrant wife and mother Aya is drawn to a stunning but cursed wedding dress that sets off a chain of tragic events. As the family’s patriarch, Salim (Sanjar Madi), grows increasingly suspicious of the enigmatic shop owner, Armand, Aya’s fascination with the dress deepens. However, the dress’s malevolent influence proves to be deadly, leading the family into a spiral of events that test their bonds and reality itself. Mannequin is a harrowing exploration of fate, loss, and the chilling power of the unknown, blurring the lines between dreams and nightmares. FORMAT: DCP “Neither Donkey Nor Horse,” 2024, Dir. Robin Wang, 28 Mins, USA Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease and seek the truth that will heal it. FORMAT: DCP “I am Ready, Warden,” 2024, Dir. Smriti Mundhra, 37 Mins, USA In the days leading up to his execution, Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim’s son. FORMAT: DCP