The short films in this program illustrate some of the barriers or difficulties people run into with their personal relationships.
October 1 & 3: Q&A with the film teams
This short film program includes the following films:
Hedgehog
D. Mitry, USA (17 min)
As the war starts in Ukraine a young girl is taken to stay with her grandmother. In the shack outside, she discovers a badly wounded Russian soldier.
Nowhere
Garin Hovannisian, Armenia/USA (12 min)
A teacher and a young barista are too prudent to say anything about their mutual attraction, but after dark a world emerges where their shadows come alive.
Hide Your Crazy
Austin Kase, USA (14 min)
A young man’s surprise birthday dinner for his girlfriend is not met with the response he was expecting, which leads to the most frightful night of their lives.
Big Day
Chung Chieh Chiang, Taiwan (23 min)
An older couple take a walk to file their divorce papers and on the way reflect on how their lives came to this.
Snif & Snüf
Michael J Ruocco, USA (5 min)
Two characters discover an interesting new object that teaches them a lot about themselves and what it means to share.
Sushi
Iván Morales, Spain (22 min)
A young man goes out for sushi dinner with a community policeman who has never had sushi before, but the mystery of their connection takes a while to be revealed.
Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love
Makoto Nagahisa, Japan (17 min)
A young woman whose father was a crab takes us on a whirlwind tour of her struggle to find love and acceptance.
Community Partner
Various
Various
2022-2023
International Shorts
Various with English subtitles
Book Tickets
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Rose of Nevada
This disconcerting film from the director of Bait and Enys Men feels like a message from another era: two men sign on to a Cornish fishing trawler, but when they return to port they are welcomed into the community 30 years before they left...
Whispers in the Woods
A luxuriant, healing immersion in nature with ravishing wildlife photography, this is the cinematic equivalent of "forest bathing," a trip deep into the Vosges, France, with photographer Vincent Munier (The Velvet Queen), his father and his son.
King Arthur's Night
John Bolton's film of Niall McNeil and Marcus Youssef's musical staging recreates Camelot at Harrison Hot Springs. It's a self-referential piece which joyfully reframes a classical narrative through the prisms of disability, inclusivity, and imagination.
Vivaldi and Me
Venice, 1716. Composer Antonio Vivaldi teaches at an orphanage for abandoned girls, and establishes a deep rapport with violinist Cecelia — but their collaboration is threatened by her impending arranged marriage.
