Shorts from Australia, Canada, France, and South Korea.
Oct 5 & 6: Q&A with filmmakers
This short film program includes the following films:
On Plains of Larger River & Woodlands
Miguel de Jesus, Australia/Portugal (13 min)
Living in the rural suburbia of Sandy Bay, two Tasmanian teenagers find ways to articulate their isolation and boredom.
Uncommon Ground
Faith Sparrow-Crawford, Canada (20 min)
In the year 2171, Tawni and her aunt live in the Shadowlands. While on a journey to the capital for medicine, Tawni discovers a plane crash survivor and risks her own safety to treat him.
Julian and the Wind
Connor Jessup, Canada (15 min)
Two boarding school roommates share a strange sleepwalking experience.
The Mysterious Adventures of Claude Conseil
Marie-Lola Terver & Paul Jousselin, France (24 min)
An ornithologist experiences a case of mistaken identity via social media.
Get Thee on the Dance Floor
Hyun Hahn, South Korea (27 min)
A middle-aged man, his ailing father, and his father’s caregiver take a day trip together to the bathhouse.
Time Space Love
Marie-Louise Gariépy, Canada (15 min)
A probe equipped with artificial intelligence is launched towards the star Rigel on a thousand-year journey to establish contact with an unknown extraterrestrial consciousness.
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2023-2024
Various with English subtitles
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La Haine
This angry French thriller about alienated kids (a skinhead, an Arab, and an African) in the working class outskirts of Paris plays like a cross between Do the Right Thing and Mean Streets. French cops turned their backs on the red carpet at Cannes.
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Sasha Waters' documentary takes us through the life of America's best-selling late twentieth century poet, a private woman who shared her innermost thoughts and made them indispensable.
Casino
Revisiting the wise guy milieu for the third (but not the final) time, Scorsese tells the story of Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro (Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci), two New York hoodlums who become major players in the history of Las Vegas.
Amadou & Mariam: The Blind Couple From Mali
This lovely portrait of the irresistible Malian musicians traces how the blind couple met in Bamako and instantly connected, their triumphs on the world stage and collaborations with the likes of Chris Martin, Damon Albarn and Manu Chao.
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.