Film Screening Types Archives: Virtual

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The facade of a building is shown, three windows on each floor, partially in the sunlight and in the shade.

Three Windows on South West [short film]

  Mariia Ponomarova

  The Netherlands, Ukraine     8 minutes

Synopsis

Former residents remember happier times in a beloved apartment. A timely discussion of how to lose a beloved place unfolds in this photo-based documentary.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

 Russian, Ukrainian with subtitles 

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A young girl standing outside a tall building holds a cigarette in her hand in front of her face.

Closing Dynasty [short film]

  Lloyd Lee Choi

  United States     17 minutes

Synopsis

Streetwise kid Queenie navigates her own path through New York City. This beautifully shot film is a love letter to the city at street-level and young actor Milinka Winata delights with a funny and heart-felt performance.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

  

 English, Mandarin with subtitles 

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Multicolored letters painted on a building read "IF YOU WERE HERE ID BE HOME" as a train passes by behind it.

Is My Living In Vain [short film]

  Ufuoma Essi

  United Kingdom, France, New Zealand     40 minutes

Synopsis

The Black church is explored as a site of personal and political belonging through portraits of communities across west Philadelphia and southeast London. Director Ufuoma Essi eschews traditional documentary structure, providing a more lived-in experience of these places and the communities that cherish them.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

 English 

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A ghostly green adult carries a ghostly green child on their back in an black void

Two One Two [short film]

  Shira Avni

  Canada     5 minutes

Synopsis

In this love letter to motherhood, Two One Two intricately blends clay-on-glass animation with intimate glimpses into cherished personal archives. What emerges is a deeply moving experimental animated documentary, and a captivating exploration of the human experience.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 9: Family Friendly Animation – Better Together program.

 English 

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A brown and pink spotted octopus looks at a small fish under the sea. In one tentacle, it holds a balanced pile of rocks.

POND [short film] TÜMPEL

  Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust

  Switzerland     9 minutes

Synopsis

Following an unexpected seagull attack on a school of herrings, a lone herring finds itself stranded in a tidal pool. In its desperate search for an escape, it forges an amusing bond with various other sea creatures, and together, they unite to protect themselves from the looming seagull threat.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 9: Family Friendly Animation – Better Together program.

  

 No Dialogue