As eight-year-old Agata boards a full bus from Poland to Belgium by herself, she notices that those around her seem different. The magical realism of Autokar authentically recalls how strange and inscrutable the adult world can seem to children, lending the story a subtle humor and nostalgia.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 2: Animation.[…]
When a French journalist attempts to interview a Chicago-born blues musician, all of the bitter racial resentment of the 1960s bubbles up to the surface. What starts off as a generic interview becomes a chance for actual truth telling about the music business and society at-large.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 4: City & State.[…]
Up-and-coming artist Anisa is woefully unprepared for the pettiness and performative antics taking place at the gallery opening for her latest pieces. Everything but the artwork seems to take center stage. With an absent girlfriend and career-oriented bestie focused on their own priorities, Anisa is left to spiral alone at the end of the night.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 4: City & State.[…]
