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An overhead view of a woman sitting cross-legged on a bench in a backyard. Her palms lay on her knees facing up.

Africans With Mainframes [short film]

  Kima Hibbert

  United States     15 minutes

Synopsis

This mockumentary follows LaJoye Watkins, a reclusive Brooklyn woman with an unwavering determination to unearth a hidden truth that challenges conventional music history: that electronic music owes its roots to the ingenious innovation of black Southerners during the 1920s. Within the walls of her modest apartment, she harbors a treasure trove of forgotten records and fragmented memories. LaJoye’s historical tour de force explores themes of loneliness, revenge, and reclamation, taking us on a journey toward spiritual awakening.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 7: Black Perspectives – Resonance program.

  

 English 

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Two friends in their early twenties look up at a tree in a park at night. One of them drinks from a can.

Geranios [short film]

  Lou Marino

  Chile     21 minutes

Synopsis

Monserrat and her bestie Francia, navigate life in Santiago after Monserrat loses her room in a shared apartment.  This intimate and endearing work of docu-fiction follows the pair as their effortless charisma, deep sarcasm, and fierce dedication carries them through the difficult time.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 6: Comedy – Awkward Laughs program.

  

 Spanish with subtitles 

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A woman sitting on the bathroom floor looks at the black goo on her fingers with disgust

In the Flesh [short film]

  Daphne Gardner

  United States     13 minutes

Synopsis

Tracy just wants a moment of pleasure in her bathroom, but a flood of old memories emerge as a relentless distraction. The pipes burst and spew forth vile, murky water. To her horror, she begins oozing mysterious black goo.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 English 

Content Considerations
Body horror, sexual violence
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A teenage girl notices something under the sheets when she wakes up. Her room is pink, and filled with crosses.

First Blood [short film]

  Olivia Loccisano

  Canada     8 minutes

Synopsis

Following her first period, a teenage girl undergoes a bizarre transformation that ushers in a unique chapter of her adolescence. This unprecedented stage unveils an entirely uncharted dimension of her sensory experience.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 English 

Content Considerations
Body horror
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Chef Ethan Lim and his mother work in the kitchen together.

Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures [short film]

  Dustin Nakao-Haider

  United States     17 minutes

Synopsis

A finely observed portrait of celebrated Chicago chef Ethan Lim as he develops his restaurant, Hermosa, this short doc touches on issues of family, culinary culture, and displacement due to war. Born into  a refugee camp and brought to the US at a young age as his family fled the Khmer Rouge’s violent coup in Cambodia, Lim crafts dishes that feature authentic Cambodian flavors, imagining how the country’s cuisine might have developed had it not been interrupted by civil war.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 1: City & State – Revelations program.

  

 Cantonese, English, Khmer with subtitles