{"id":3991,"date":"2026-10-17T03:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T03:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3991"},"modified":"2026-10-17T03:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T03:21:20","slug":"eye-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3991","title":{"rendered":"Eye Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2026 Official Selection: Short Film &#8211; Arthouse\/Experimental<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/thumbnail?id=17yfmIyrTa6Otmu5t0ScoMqZwOW_jl7nG&amp;sz=w515\" alt=\"Eye Contact\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>As three strangers make eye contact, we are enveloped into their worlds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Screening date &amp; tickets<\/strong> \u2014 to be announced<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director(s):<\/strong> Eva L Hoffman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer(s):<\/strong> Eva L Hoffman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Cast:<\/strong> Sarah Randisi, Beatrix Donnelly, Dom Olivo, Baily Hopkins, Edward McCloud<\/li>\n<li><strong>Editor(s):<\/strong> Eva L Hoffman, Nicholas Dorsey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cinematographer(s):<\/strong> Nicholas Dorsey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sound Designer(s):<\/strong> Harsh Yeole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 8m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles Premiere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> \u2018Eye Contact\u2019 is an exploration of the visceral moment of recognition and vulnerability when a stranger\u2019s gaze unexpectedly meets your own. It\u2019s about how a brief glance can become a kind of portal, offering a glimpse into someone\u2019s life. It\u2019s about how memories can intrude on the present. It\u2019s about distilling intimacy into its most elemental form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"@evalhoffman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit this Official Selection&#8217;s Instagram \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: SOFF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Official Selection: Short Film &#8211; Arthouse\/Experimental As three strangers make eye contact, we are enveloped into their worlds. Screening date &amp; tickets \u2014 to be announced Director(s): Eva L Hoffman Writer(s): Eva L Hoffman Key Cast: Sarah Randisi, Beatrix Donnelly, Dom Olivo, Baily Hopkins, Edward McCloud Editor(s): Eva L Hoffman, Nicholas Dorsey Cinematographer(s): Nicholas &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3991\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Eye Contact&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sherman-oaks-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}