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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Black Perspectives Shorts: Growing Pains
Synopsis
In these shorts from across the diaspora, our protagonists are forced to mature in the face of difficult and uncomfortable truths. Featuring works by Laetitia Angba, Julie Redon Lissouba, Tevin Kimathi, Millan Tarus, Jean Gaspa, Natalie Jasmine Harris, Samuel Laine, Guilherme Gomes, and Julia Conatti.
A teenager grapples with the increasing likelihood of her father’s deportation in Lana (Canada). Stero (Kenya) puts us in the shoes of a young Kenyan boy as he embodies the traits of a badass hero. Go in Peace (Al nan la paix) (France) transports us to the crowded, sweaty waiting room of a Haitian consulate as tensions boil over. In Grace (United States), we take a trip to the American south of the 1950s, where a teenager grapples with guilt and her sexuality ahead of getting baptized. Free Lunch (United States) showcases the tragicomic events that take place when a child doesn’t have enough money to pay for his school lunch. Finally, we explore the ruminations of two twentysomethings from São Paulo in Trying (Estamos tentando) (Brazil).
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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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If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds [short film] Et si le soleil plongeait dans l'océan des nues
Synopsis
A dedicated security guard in Beirut finds his assignment of guarding a waterfront construction site much more difficult than he thought. Delightful and romantic, this surrealist comedy gives us a glimpse into the ups and downs of a man who dares to dream beyond his reality.
This film screens as part of the Comedic Shorts: Doing the Most program.
Film Credits
- Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak
- Wissam Charaf
- Wissam Charaf, Clémence Diard
- Martin Rit
- Raed Yassin, Rodrigue Sleiman
- The Incompetents
- Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak
- Aurora Films
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Honeymoon [short film]
Synopsis
Two best friends, Fay and Sandra, go on a road trip across Greece as one makes plans to leave everything behind and move to France. After a transphobic attack by a former acquaintance, the two end up traveling by different means as the limits of their friendship, flirtation, and intimacy are tested.
This film screens as part of the Dramatic Shorts: Talk To Me program.
Film Credits
- Maria Hatzakou, Marion Barré, Soyo Giaoui
- Alkis Papastathopoulos
- Smaro Papaevangelou
- Areti Papaioannou
- Mary Petrouliou, Nassia Sydeta, Theofilos Manologlou
- Vassilia Rozana
- Maria Hatzakou, Marion Barré, Soyo Giaoui
- Merricat Films, La Cellule
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Artist on the Go! (DS Advanced Unreleased Gameplay) [short film]
Nathan William FrostUnited States
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