Program - Canes Film Festival

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May 1-3, 2015 Bill Cosford Cinema
2015
Program
2015 CANES FILM FESTIVAL
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PRESENTED BY
Friday, May 1
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Intro Production
5:30-6:20 p.m.
Intermediate Production
6:20-7:20 p.m.
Cinematography & Advance Production
7:20-8:20 p.m.
Documentaries, Directing & Independent Studies
8:20-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 2
Study Abroad (Pt. I)
3:30-4:45 p.m.
HOUR BREAK
4:45-6:00 p.m.
Study Abroad (Pt. II) & Canes Docs For Social Change
6:00-7:00 p.m.
First Year Graduate Production
7:00-9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
Thesis Feature Project
3:00-4:10 p.m.
Second Year Graduate Production
4:30-5:30 p.m.
MFA Thesis Projects
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Raffle, Games & Award Ceremony
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Wrap Party: Cosford Patio
Live Music by Jess Nolan & Justina Shandler
8:30-10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, May 1
Ed Talavera
Faculty Advisor
Zulena Segarra- Berrios
Festival Coordinator
Trae DeLellis
Theatre Manager
Carolyn Castro
Office Manager
5:30 PM - Intro Production
Section Time: 39 minutes
Llamadas Nocturnas/Nightcalls
CMP 151
Director: Jessica Levay
Producer: Jessica Levay
Synopsis: A man communicates via voicemail messages to his
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FESTIVAL STAFF
unresponsive lover. (Spanish with English subtitles)
Technical Director
Alexa Fields
Program Designer
Kelsey Kjeldsen
Interactive Media Coordinator
PREP
2015 CANES COMMITTEE
Cynthia Cidre
Anne Parducci
Carlos Coto
Michael Robin
John Hegeman
Barry Waldman
John Herzfeld
Douglas Weiser
Rebekah Chaney-Herzfeld
David Isaacs
John Weiser
Juliet Aires
John Landau
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Luis Midence
Michael Puopolo
Patricia Perez
Norton Herrick
Bill O’Dowd
David Nutter
Sue Johnson
Ben Andron
Zahir McGhee
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Castor Fernandez
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Phil Lord
Mark Nastri
Scissors are a Dish Best Served Dead CMP 251
Director: Collin Stevens
Producer: Collin Stevens
Synopsis: Your mother was right: you should never run with
scissors!
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JURY
8:21
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Luke Pukatch
Brian Worsley
1:46
Six Bullets, A Cigarette and the Devil CMP 251
Director: Joseph Landing
Producer: Joseph Landing & Liam McGoran
Synopsis: Victor Saul waeks up in hell and has a nice little
chat with the Devil.
AssCream
7:02
CMP 251
Director: Austin Peraza
Producer: Austin Peraza
Synopsis: A film about desire, temptation and ice cream.
0:50
Long Road Home
CMP 251
Director: Jesse Gonzalez
Producer: Jesse Gonzalez
Synopsis: Before a young boy can get his chance at getting the
girl he is hunted down my a group of bullies.
3:32
Prometo
CMP 251
Director: Morgan Roger
Producer: Morgan Roger, Alex Breslau & Robert Glaser
Synopsis: Where innocent until proven guilty doesn’t apply.
5:45
The Witch’s Wish
CMP 251
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2:47
CMP 255
The Heart of Miami
CMP 255
connecting through artistic expression.
3:52
Section Time: 49 minutes
Hugo
Director: Michael C. Anderson
Producer: Jonathan Villegas
Synopsis: An aging man struggles to cope with the loss of his
wife.
Section Time: 52 minutes
Since Loved
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15:20
7:20 PM - Cinematography & Advance Production
CMP 351
6:20 PM - Intermediate Production
CMP 351
bride-to-be his company has been hired to shoot for.
Hush
5:05
14:01
Director: Miguel Tamayo
Producer: Henry Gessner
Synopsis: A young wedding video editor falls in love with a
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Director: Kara McCormack
Producer: Kara McCormack
Synopsis: A brief exploration of the Miami community
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one of his films, Henrietta--and her impossible situation, force
him to step between the boundaries of illusion and reality.
We Make Fairytales
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Bisiani makes a switch from biology to glass blowing with the
hope to find his true passion.
9:51
Director: Juan Bisono
Producer: Joel Glickman & Nick Katzenbach
Synopsis: An obsessive director’s delusions for a character of
and baby with mixed results.
Director: Victoria Kohl
Producer: Victoria Kohl
Synopsis: After traveling from Milano to Miami, Federico
the U.S.
Henrietta
Director: Erick Lorinc & Faustino Conde
Producer: Erick Lorinc & Faustino Conde
Synopsis: A young witch tries to bring back her dead husband
Federico
CMP 351
Director: Gala Ricote
Producer: Stephanie Lorenzo
Synopsis: A Mexican maid struggles to bring her daughter to
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Interrogation
CMP 356
Director: Lindsey Koggan
Producer: Lindsey Koggan
Synopsis: Music Video for the band Red Nectar.
3:00
CMP 356
Director: Sam Koay
Producer: Sam Koay
Synopsis: A man takes a girl out for her birthday and it’s
9:44
lovely.
4:15
Professor of Religion
CMP 356
Hand’.
4:37
Jess Nolan - BURN
accepting the reality of the lies and deceit of her lover.
4:35
CMP 451
9:00
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Director: Grant Harris
Producer: Lindsey Koggan
Synopsis: Inside Studio A, anything is possible, anything can
happen.
8:42
8:20 PM - Undergraduate Documentaries
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CMP 458
Rachel Querreveld, Vocal Performer
Director: Stephanie Valente
Producer: Stephanie Valente
Synopsis: A profile on Rachel Querreveld, University of
Miami amazing vocal performer.
Director: Vinay Matta
Producer: Stephanie Valente, Jonathan Villegas &
Vinay Matta
Synopsis: A documentary about how Stache Records came to
be, and their major DJs, the duo Grant & Duval.
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Studio A
CMP 458
7:56
Directing & Independent Study
CMP 451
compulsive disorder, fights to maintain a normal relationship
after meeting the girl of his dreams.
11:17
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Director: Stephanie Lorenzo
Producer: Crisveth Ortega & Stephanie Lorenzo
Synopsis: A young woman faces a harsh journey of
Director: Jonathan Deshardins-Martel
Producer: Gretchen Marie Schroeder
Synopsis: A man, struggling to live with crippling obsessive
happens to be a practicing Muslim.
Stache Records: Grant & Duval
CMP 356
OCD
CMP 458
Director: Jawaad Khan
Producer: Jawaad Khan
Synopsis: Giancarlo Angulo is a professor of religion who also
Director: Alexandria Perez
Producer: Alexandria Perez
Synopsis: A music video for Glasvegas ‘Euphoria Take my
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Lucid
Section Time: 45 minutes
Unforgettable Meal
Director: Sam Koay
Producer: Sam Koay & Sarah Hirth
Synopsis: You need food to live, but at the same time, perhaps
you can also enjoy it.
2:17
CMP 471
Dude
Director: Sam Koay
Producer: Sam Koay & Sarah Hirth
Synopsis: Once you enter the man cave, a different animal is
released.
1:11
Chicken Nuggets
6:42
CMP 471
CMP 499
Director: Morgan Roger
Producer: Morgan Roger & Jim Virga
Synopsis: A girl’s day to day life is interrupted by her pursuit of
Mom’s homemade chicken nuggets.
4:07
CMP 499
3:30 PM - Study Abroad (Part I)
Director: Joseph Picozzi
Producer: Joseph Picozzi, Jerome Compton &
Laura Falcone
Synopsis: A dude seeks revenge after his hookup starts
19:12
hooking up with someone else.
Aftermath
CMP 499
Director: Alexandria Perez
Producer: Alexandria Perez
Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world, when a former rebel
Section Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
CMP 594
Adrift
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I Want to Beat Up Clark Peters
SATURDAY, May 2
Director: Aaron Agrasanchez
Producer: Summer Abroad Greece 2014 Class
Synopsis: After being offered a free trip to Greece, an
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awkward young man finds that nothing is free as he struggles to
relate with his eccentric grandfather.
is taken captive by a soldier, they must question everything
they’ve ever believed in order to stay alive.
17:32
9:30 PM - End of Show
6:00 PM - Study Abroad (Part II)
Section Time: 48 minutes
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Three Blind Mice
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CMP 594
Director: Collin Stevens
Producer: Collin Stevens, Bara Kopecka &
John Soliday
Synopsis: Life on the lam proves more difficult than Henry and
Clay imagined as their plans of redemption clash with violence
from the past.
The Blank Page
9:00
CMP 594
Director: Lindsey Koggan
Producer: David Prochazka & Lindsey Koggan
Synopsis: A lonely 1960’s writer fantasizes about being with
the girl living next door but her boyfriend becomes his reason for
writer’s block.
5:06
Canes Docs for Social Change
War Begins at Home
CMP 594
Director: Keruo Yang
Producer: Keruo Yang & Andrea Ramos
Synopsis: A documentary about Domestic Violence in South
Dade.
7:29
CMP 661
Baby Step by Baby Step
Director: Robert Taylor
Producer: Robert Taylor
Synopsis: Chonita attempts to improve communities in
poverity with a new cooking technique that eliminates health
issues, but situations proves it to be a bit harder than expected.
Tikonel: The Harvester
5:21
CMP 521
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Section Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stockholm
CMP 521
Director: Jorge Martinez
Producer: Stephanie Pasternack
Synopsis: One woman’s hell in captivity is another woman’s
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illusion of paradise.
6:29
CMP 521
Director: Zhenzhen Ma
Producer: Zhenzhen Ma & Xinyi Huang
Synopsis: A man catches a robber in his home and they are
both forced to make a series of choices.
CMP 521
a girl who rediscovers the meaning of life after eyes pop out all
over her body.
Violated
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7:00 PM - First Year Graduate Production
9:37
CMP 661
lan, tries to bridge the health care gap and improve the lives of
Maya mothers & children.
2:21
Director: Andrea Garcia Marquez
Producer: Natalie Marquez
Synopsis: Introspective and experimental Fashion Film about
farmer, Felipa, who is a widow struggling to care for her five
young children despite the failure of her coffee crops. How will
Felipa make ends meet for her family?
Director: Ronnie Khalil
Producer: Xinyue Chen
Synopsis: Vicenta, the social worker from Hospitalito Atit-
accomplishing one of his biggest milestones.
All Seeing Eyes
Director: Shareen Dookie
Producer: Shareen Dookie
Synopsis: This short documentary focuses on one coffee
Vicenta & Hospitalito
CMP 521
Director: Stephanie Pasternack
Producer: Stephanie Pasternack
Synopsis: The short journey of a baby’s attempt at
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true story.
15:21
CMP 521
Director: Sean Mason
Producer: Sean Mason, Suki Lanh & Vania Vieta
Synopsis: A psychological horror short film about a twisted
bar owner who deals with his patrons in unusual ways.
Three Muses
4:37
CMP 521
Director: Ruth Reitan
Producer: Ruth Reitan
Synopsis: A frustrated artist searches Tinder for the perfect
muse...
7:00
CMP 521
Director: Bianca Ramirez
Producer: Mike Krychiw & Bianca Ramirez
Synopsis: Violated is a Suspenseful dramatic film based on a
Love Me Tender
5:48
7:50
Ruby
CMP 521
Director: Brett Lee
Producer: Brett Lee
Synopsis: A brief glance on one actor’s view of current status
the Haitian film industry and his hopes and dreams of its
future.
9 to 5
4:30
CMP 521
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CMP 521
opposite of Distance?
9:30 PM - End of Show
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Director: Farbod Ardebili
Producer: Farbod Ardebili
Synopsis: One question is asked! What is the Absolute
16:00
The Pirate Gypsies
CMP 521
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Director: Iris Saunders
Producer: Iris Saunders & Christian Cashmir
Synopsis: Deep within the mysterious woods of Guanahani
Isle, Anne Crow, the infamous pirate, is finally outwitted by the
cunning Mother Gypsy while in pursuit of the island’s magical
Adam and Eve... and Bill
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then he made Bill...
13:10
CMP 521
Director: Michael Krychiw
Producer: Michael Krychiw, Bianca Ramirez &
April Dobbins
Synopsis: In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve, and
11:38
CMP 521
Director: Anthony Bono
Producer: Anthony Bono & Alex Kalogeropoulo
Synopsis: A young boy encounters horror.
ployee for the negative results on his drug test... Because we
just can’t have squares working in accounting.
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obsession with jewels.
SMILE
Director: Suki Lanh
Producer: Zhenzhen Ma & Suki Lanh
Synopsis: An eccentric boss tries to fire her fresh faced em-
CMP 521
Director: Isaac Mead-long
Producer: Isaac Mead-Long, Stephanie Pasternack
& Jorge Martinez
Synopsis: A Miami story bringing light to one man’s strange
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Aktè: A Haitian Actor’s Perspective
7:01
2:48
SUNDAY, May 3
Gingerbread House
3:00 PM - Thesis Feature Project
Director: Han Chang
Producer: Peichao Wang & Ruth Reitan
Synopsis: An undocumented woman grows desperate when
Section Time: 1 hour 3 minutes
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she fears her daughter’s estranged father is plotting to have her
deported and keep the child for himself and his boyfriend.
CMP 715
Director: Nele Mertens
Producer: Nele Mertens & Amanda Quintos
Synopsis: A university student and her professor cross a line
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Ocho), a group of colorful characters mix and socialize. 15:15
The Inmate
CMP 661
who comes face-to-face with his son’s killer.
Cutter
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Director: Adrian Garcia
Producer: Xinyue Chen
Synopsis: A dark, suspenseful prison-thriller about a man
CMP 715
Director: Zulena Segarra-Berrios
Producer: Zulena Segarra-Berrios, Gala Ricote &
Xinyue Chen
Synopsis: In a small cafecito stand on 8th Street (Calle
CMP 661
help the CIA on a top secret mission.
Section Time: 1 hr 35 minutes
Calle Ocho - Virtual Reality Experience
Section Time: 52 minutes
Director: Noah DeBonis
Producer: Nick Katzenbach & Peichao Wang
Synopsis: A goofy but brilliant college student is recruited to
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4:30 PM - Second Year Graduate Production
Espionage 101
13:15
5:30 PM - MFA Thesis Projects
and grapple with the personal and professional consequences,
traveling far and wide to escape the past and find their future.
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CMP 661
12:47
CMP 661
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Director: Zilong Liu & April Dobbins
Producer: April Dobbins & Xinyue Chen
Synopsis: For some, the war never ends...
Black Card
journey to not be so ridiculously white.
8:09
CMP 715
Director: Amelie Wen
Producer: Keruo Yang
Synopsis: Strives to paint an accurate picture of modern day
Beijing by grounding itself in the reality of the locations and
characters, rendering life with little whitewash.
Outloud
10:07
CMP 715
Director: Barrett Dennison
Producer: Barrett Dennison, Luis Galvis &
April Dobbins
Synopsis: Black Card is a comedy about race and one man’s
Home
10:00
17:35
CMP 715
Director: Chantale Glover
Producer: Marlon Pinder
Synopsis: Nadia, a black transgendered woman struggles to
be accepted within her family and church.
20:10
Script Submissions
CMP 715
Director: Sara Werner
Producer: Italome Ohikhuare, Xinyue Chen &
Peter Ebanks
Synopsis: A moving story about a young woman, her boy-
Villify
Writer: Kenny Langer
Synopsis: A closeted high schooler’s life is flipped upside down
15:14
friend, and her schizophrenic brother.
CMP 715
El Mar y Él
STDemons
Director: Tony Mendez
Producer: Tony Mendez, Angel Fernandez &
Kevin Berris
Synopsis: Ricardo realizes that Cuba is no place to raise a
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Writer: Ronnie Khalil
Synopsis: Three high school virgins uncover a plot by the Devil,
23:13
child and creates a plan to become a “Marielito.”
You Play to Die
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7:30PM - 8:30PM - Award Ceremony
own son to solve the nature vs. nurture debate once and for all.
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Born Again Christian
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and lover in another dimension, he’s forced to go after them.
Together they must survive the local blood thirsty Redemption
Seekers and find the Gatekeeper.
7:00PM - 7:30PM - NerdLab Games, Raffle, Voting
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disguised as a sultry foreign exchange student, to spread unholy
STDs and raise an army to take over Heaven.
Writer: Andrew Gaines
Synopsis: After an unknown video game sucks Peter’s best friend
8:30PM - 10:30PM - Wrap Party
Cosford Patio: Food, drinks and live music by
Jess Nolan & Justina Shandler
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when he agrees to sleep with his best friend’s girlfriend in order to
break them up.
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The Mermaid
Writer: Robert Glaser
Synopsis: A fertility specialist clones a serial killer to raise as his
Gorgon Salad
Writer: Julio Benitez
Synopsis: When a ditsy sorority girl has a prophetic vision, her
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life is turned upside down and she, with the help of her best friend
and a nerdy graduate student, must race to avert an apocalypse.
THEY
Writer: Marlon Pinder
Synopsis: After claiming to be the son of God, David Matheison,
a television news anchor, on the island of Trinidad, faces public
ridicule that destroys his professional and personal life.
Type:
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Perennial Damage: Kallipolis
Interactive Media Showcase
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Writer: Iris Saunders
Synopsis: Hidden for centuries in unexplored trenches of the
TV Episode
ocean, Kallipolis reigns controlling all wars, people, and wealth
until their old rivals find a way in.
Playing with Haptics
Death’s Head
Developer: Arkadiy Avrorov,
Franklin Zhang & Adam Edelstein
Synopsis: Haptic vibration feedback device.
Writer: Robert Glaser
Synopsis: An idealistic young cop must stop a disillusioned
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TV Episode
detective driven to kill everyone in the LAPD responsible for his
wife’s murder.
Happy Pedestrian
Type:
Writer: Sean Steinberg
Synopsis: After witnessing firsthand the brutality of the Middle
TV Episode
East quagmire, a once patriotic U.S. soldier absolves himself of his
nationalism as he joins a merciless female African mercenary as a
gun-for-hire in a bloody South American cartel war.
light figure and show off your moves!
Unbearable
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Developer: Brandon Wilson
Synopsis: “Sing, Laugh, Scream, Cry!”
Play during Canes
ATLANTIS
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Expatriate
Developer: Jennifer Hernandez
Synopsis: Transform into a pedestrian traffic
Color Me Crazy
Developer: Sevika Singh
Synopsis: Control the light show fixture by
placing different colors on the box to make the
lights that color!
Chimberella
Developer: Elliot Rodriguez
Synopsis: Interactive installation controlling
umbrella LED’s through the interaction being
made with the chimes.
Light Painting
Developer: Claudia Aguirre
Synopsis: Table board that allows you to
‘paint’ patterns with LEDs.
Nerf Gun Automated Turret
Scentify
without touching a trigger!
smells.
Developer: Kelsey Kjeldsen
Synopsis: Shoot a nerf gun automatically
Developer: Joshua Vega
Synopsis: Control the way a room or space
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Official IndieCade 2014 Big Game Selection!
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iOS: http://is.gd/atlios
Music at Your Fingertips
Vital Alert
music-making for amateurs and veterans alike!
users to mnitor their heart rate and be notified
when it reaches an unhealthy level.
Hide N Seek
Tweet to Feed (Tweet Treats)
Developer: Nicolas Aguirre & Nicolas
Coffman
Synopsis: A modern approach to
Developer: Pablo Obando
Synopsis: Hide N Seek game in a Battleship
style
Developer: Taylor Gandolfi
Synopsis: Wearable technology that allows
Developer: Natalie Song
Synopsis: Twitter controlled candy dispenser.
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