Dogs, frogs, hogs, and more!
Oct 3 & 4: Filmmaker Q&A
This short film program includes the following films:
Piluk
Elisapie Isaac, Marc Séguin, Canada (11 min)
Young Piluk walks through the wounded world, healing animals and passersby in need.
Sitting Bird
Athena Han, Canada (17 min)
Stay-at-home dad Ming struggles with a growing sense of inadequacy.
The Dream Is a Snail
Ân Thiên Nguyễn, Vietnam (15 min)
Huy lands an odd job as a human racetrack for snails at a senior rejuvenation workshop.
The Great Disgust
Alejandro Samandjian, Argentina (18 min)
When insects around the house grow increasingly aggressive, a young man’s controlling father releases a small frog to solve the problem.
First Breath On Mars
Malic Amalya, USA (20 min)
A quest to change honorific bird names in light of their colonial namesakes leads to further inquiry into the projected colonization of the red planet.
The Kalgan Horse
Zichen Zhao, China/USA (14 min)
In the borderlands of Northern China, 10-year old Amu is determined to save his beloved horse from castration.
Content Considerations: Animal violence
The End
Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Sweden/France/Denmark (17 min)
The voice talents of Alexander Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace, and Denis Lavant are featured in this stop-motion tale of death and existence set in a large international airport.
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La Bola Negra
A big, old-school historical melodrama gets a thrillingly modern, queer makeover from Spanish duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who artfully juggle three gay protagonists across stories set in 1932, 1937, and 2017. Winner: Best Director, Cannes. Screening on 35mm.
The History of Concrete
After attending a workshop on pitching saccharine Hallmark movies, John Wilson tries to apply all the same best practices to his documentary about concrete. Frequently absurd and endlessly entertaining detours, asides, and digressions ensue.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem splices together footage shot by William Greaves in 1972 of a group of Harlem Renaissance luminaries in conversation at Duke Ellington’s townhouse. The film is a living archive of memory, disagreement, style, and Black genius.
An American Werewolf in London
Two American students get into a spot of bother with the wildlife in rural England. Then they introduce the virus to the big city... John Landis's goofy horror comedy is a very good night out. So long as it's not a full moon...
