Go in Peace [short film] Al nan la paix
Synopsis
When Evens and his mom planned a trip to the consulate office, they were hoping for a quick errand. They end up waiting hours to learn the status of Evens’ travel documents, and everyone in the overcrowded waiting room grows more aggravated — and interconnected — with each other.
This film screens as part of the Black Perspectives Shorts: Growing Pains program.
Film Credits
- Neticia Alberto
- Jean Gaspa
- Audrey Hurtis
- Julien Lascar
- Gradi Kumbi, Josette Guervil
- Maxence Janvrin
- Neticia Alberto
- Alta Media Productions
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Artist on the Go! (DS Advanced Unreleased Gameplay) [short film]
Nathan William FrostUnited States
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Experimental Shorts: The Act of Seeing
Synopsis
The seven short films in this program radically push towards new and singular forms of expression. Through the use of archival footage, historical recreation, and dreamlike narratives, these films grapple with the past and the future of cinema — and the world. Featuring works by Marisa Hoicka, Isadora Neves Marques, María Salafranca, Valentin Noujaïm, Chi Jang Yin, Alison McAlpine, and Kevin Jerome Everson.
Teen Girl Fantasy (Canada) is a poetic archival excavation of the complex cultural signals surrounding teen girlhood. In My Senses Are All I Have to Offer (As minhas sensações são tudo o que tenho para oferecer) (Portugal), Lourdes and her girlfriend Lana can communicate telepathically using “sensory pills.” Black Shadow (Negra sombra) (Cuba) is a delicate and deeply moving portrait of Maria, a griveing woman. In To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion (France), a woman has fantasies of burning the skyscraper in which she works. Newly discovered archival images of postwar Hiroshima mix with contemporary footage of the city in I Was There, Part II (U.S., Japan). In Perfectly a Strangeness (Canada, Chile) three donkeys wander an abandoned landscape and come upon an observatory. And Hazel (dual) (United States) is a dual-screen recreation of Eddie Hazel’s famous 10-minute guitar solo on the song “Maggot Brain” by Funkadelic.
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Documentary Shorts: Near and Far
Australia, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Nepal, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
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Dramatic Shorts: Talk to Me
Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Iceland, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, United States
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To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion [short film]
Synopsis
A woman has fantasies of burning the skyscraper in which she works. This film is a dreamlike and extremely mysterious portrait of a person alienated by their environment.
This film screens as part of the Experimental Shorts: The Act of Seeing program.
Film Credits
- Manon Messiant
- Valentin Noujaïm
- Valentin Noujaïm
- Alex Brack
- Kayije Kagame
- Space Afrika
- Iliade et Films
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Lumen [short film]
Synopsis
Shopping under the pseudonym “Claude,” an older woman finds solace in isolation by buying secondhand lamps online. When a seller abruptly rescinds their offer, however, Claude is determined to possess the lamp by any means necessary.
This film screens as part of the Comedic Shorts: Doing the Most program.
Film Credits
- Rocío B. Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi
- Stéphanie Bélanger
- Emmanuelle Lane
- Yannick Nolin
- Carmen Sylvestre, Caroline Bélanger, Benoît Arcand
- Pierre-Philippe Côté
- Rocío B. Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi
- Les Films Cosmos
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Where the Mountain Women Sing [short film]
Juefang ZhangHong Kong, Taiwan, United States
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Comedic Shorts: Doing the Most
Synopsis
Unbound obsessions and delusional desires fuel these hilarious shorts that embody the essence of “fake it ‘til you make it!” From the delightfully heartwarming to the absolutely bonkers, these films remind us to dream big, live large, and leave it all on the field. Featuring works by Natalia García Agraz, Isabel Perry, Adam Yates, Stéphanie Bélanger, Luisa Arraes, Chris Cole, and Wissam Charaf.
In Passarinho (Mexico), two teenage best friends devise a plan to meet their dreamy idol, a superstar Brazilian soccer player. But things change when one of them gets their first period at the game. Fishbowl (United States) captures the joy and futility of trying to relive one’s youth when an unlikely pair of twentysomethings spend a summer weekend doing whatever it takes to forget their exes — and also keep a goldfish alive. Lumen (Canada) takes “the customer is always right” to new heights when an isolated woman discovers that her Facebook Marketplace order has been canceled. A wealthy matriarch’s important work dinner is thrown into disarray when her housekeeper doesn’t show up in Dadá (Dependências) (Brazil). Out of options, a grandson tries to save his hospitalized grandmother’s life with a freestyle rap, and finds himself joined by a handful of unlikely participants in Terminally Ill (United States). And a dedicated security guard finds his assignment guarding a waterfront construction site to be much more difficult than he thought in If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds (Et si le soleil plongeait dans l’océan des nues) (France, Lebanon).
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Animated Family Shorts: Me and Magical You
VariousAustralia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Lithuania, South Korea
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Experimental Shorts: The Act of Seeing
Experimental Shorts: The Act of SeeingCanada, Chile, Cuba, France, Japan, Portugal, United States
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