Young Mothers
Living together in a group home in Belgium, five teenage girls wrestle with the newfound responsibilities of parenthood in this warmly humanist social drama.
France
Shorts 1: After Dark
Unfulfilled dreams, dark obsessions, and illicit desires take center stage in this program that transports viewers into the bold and blood-curdling world of genre film. From ventriloquist dummies to unrequited love, these shorts expose our darkest fears… and create new ones.
Coyotes
When Israeli soldiers interrupt her commute home, a Palestinian doctor is forced down a desolate road and her future is thrown into disarray.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 1: After Dark.[…]
Hotel Acropole
In the throes of grief after her partner Hugo’s recent passing, Rivka, a pregnant woman with a mysterious wound along her spine, checks into Hotel Acropole. On the evening before Hugo’s ashes are to be scattered, an old friend and former lover helps her explore grief, desire, and her mutating body.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 1: After Dark.[…]
Shorts 2: Animation
Some worlds can only truly be conjured outside of physical reality. These eight thrilling shorts unfold in an inventive array of visual and narrative styles that come together to form a vibrant snapshot of contemporary animation.