Shorts from: Belgium, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, UK.
Oct 11 & 12: Q&A
This short film program includes the following films:
Good Luck to You All
Cordell Barker, Canada (8 min)
Audio interviews with AI experts form the basis of this animated envisioning of what the future may bring.
The Glass Essays
River Yuhao Cao, UK/China (17 min)
Unable to sleep, a young man follows a mysterious sound across the river and through the forest.
My Comrade
Tathagata Ghosh, India (25 min)
A romantic spark between a villager and a wounded Naxalite insurgent emboldens their solidarity and threatens their safety.
A Metamorphosis
Lin Htet Aung, Myanmar (17 min)
Repurposed government propaganda footage and haunting folk lullabies are used to deconstruct Myanmar’s dictatorship and examine the suffering and resilience of the Burmese people.
Thanks to Meet You!
Richard Hunter, UK (14 min)
Five business people walk into a room…
Loynes
Dorian Jespers, Belgium (25 min)
Set in 19th-century Liverpool, a corpse with neither name nor past is on trial.
The 12 Inch Pianist
Lucas Ansel, USA (8 min)
Just a typical night at a NYC bar, where a genie with a hearing problem is granting wishes in the bathroom.
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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.
Late Fame
Based on a novella by Arthur Schnitzler (Eyes Wide Shut) this is a sly, poignant comedy about vanity and art from director Kent Jones, starring Willem Dafoe as a mailman belatedly acclaimed for a book of poetry he wrote in his youth.
American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds) compelled to do their utmost to alleviate harm.
Memory of Princess Mumbi
In 2093, a filmmaker arrives in the African village of Umata, where he meets Princess Mumbi, a woman torn between love, legacy, and the future of storytelling. It's a fabulous genre-blending fable about memory, invention and cinematic resistance.
Joan Crawford in... Letty Lynton
This would be your first chance to see one of Joan Crawford's prime pre-Code films since 1936, a salacious melodrama about a socialite (Joan Crawford) accused of poisoning her ex lover.
Jack Johnson: Surfilmusic
This new documentary chronicles Jack Johnson's evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Jack's early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life.