2020 Compassionate Understanding Shorts Reel

No Tricks
No Tricks United States, 10min 55sec Director / Producer / Screenwriter: Doug Werby Producer: Cliff Traiman Cast: Tom Rhodes A chance encounter between two men from different worlds brings change and some unexpected wisdom. Shot entirely in San Francisco CA.

Soul Sanctuary
Soul Sanctuary United States, 28min 15sec Director / Producer: Paul Steinbroner Soul Sanctuary is a film about how an ex cond/addict found meaning and purpose through the Jewish practice of t’shuvah an examination of conscience. His wife starts a rehab facility and he becomes a rabbi. Today Beit T’Shuvah is a miracle factory which utilizes,music therapy,…

The Art of Understanding
The Art of Understanding United States, 2min 43sec Director / Screenwriter: Aaron Lemle Cast: Neil Vasant and Robert Arriaga A security guard makes an interesting discovery about a homeless man he is tasked with removing from the LACMA sculpture garden.

A Night at the Shelter
A Night at the Shelter United States, 14min 55sec Director: Robert Belinoff Around 5 PM every evening buses start arriving at a former prison on the high barren mesa 20 miles west of Albuquerque. The Westside Emergency Shelter will sleep 400 homeless men, women and children tonight. And buses will take them back to the city…

Little Rainbow Boy
Little Rainbow Boy United States, 4min 11sec Director / Screenwriter / Producer / Filmmaker: Temamnesh Summerfield Cast: Otis Smithenry-Meyers A young boy explores his interest in makeup in the privacy of his room. But he struggles to find the bravery to let his mother see who he really is.

Tin Can
Tin Can United States, 20min Director/ Screenwriter / Producer: Pat Battistini Producers: Carlos Ragas, Robert Francke Cast: Carlos Ragas, Kevin E. West, Lisa Cole, Tom Katsis, Jef McClure, Darryl Sims, Christopher Lee Scoles, Sherry Mattson, Viviana Saarvedra, Carlos Medecigo J.C. came to America as an illegal immigrant when he was just a child. Now, as an…