In this program of short films our protagonists discover that sorting out their lives can be much more difficult to achieve than they realized.
This short film program includes the following films:
Far From the Tree
Emma Marková, Czech Republic (23 min)
A woman and her teen daughter live in a small dead end city where both women are trying to break out of their miserable circumstances.
Cut
Samuel Lucas Allen, Australia (19 min)
A teenage boy caught in a web of lies is pulled in different directions as he tries to juggle anti-Semitism, his queerness and an orthodox Jewish father.
Night Shift
Santiago Lago, Argentina (27 min)
The night shift clerk at a sex hotel, suffering from narcolepsy, is faced with a night when things are unusually busy and housekeeping finds a gun in room 6.
Spasm
Sahra Asadollahi, Iran (27 min)
A woman who has never acted in film before goes for an audition that becomes a test of more than just her acting ability.
Mira
Eva Louise Hall, USA (12 min)
A struggling accordionist busker gets more than she bargained for when her desire to get noticed attracts the attention of a mysterious and enticing competitor.
Community Partner
Various
Various
2022-2023
International Shorts
Various with English subtitles
Book Tickets
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Tokyo Godfathers
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Christmas Eve. Middle-aged has-been Gin, aging drag artist Hana, and teenage runaway Miyuki are three homeless friends who stumble across an abandoned baby and do their best to care for the infant over the course of a long and perilous night.
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine
A remarkable line up of artists come together to share their love for the great American singer-songwriter John Prine, including Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Kurt Vile and Kasey Musgraves.
The Secret Agent
Having run afoul of an influential bureaucrat in Brazil’s military dictatorship circa 1977, Marcelo decamps to Recife to live under an assumed name — but he’ll soon come to understand precisely how rampant the country’s corruption has become.
It's a Wonderful Life
Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings. This Christmas classic is whimsical, sure, but it has the depth to stand up to multiple watches, and it really should be a communal experience, because that is what it's about.
