Super High: A Period Piece [short film]
Synopsis
Desperate to combat the pain of fibroids, Amanda steps into the world of edibles. When inanimate objects start speaking to her, she realizes she may have bitten off more than she can chew.
This film screens as part of the Animated Shorts: Major Developments program.
Film Credits
- Kiah Clingman
- Bianca Lambert
- Sam Wagstaff
- Bianca Lambert, Shannon O'Connor, Kiah Clingman, Samm Severin
- Sam Wagstaff
- Bianca Lambert, Trevor Kane
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Stero [short film]
Synopsis
Bruce is in elementary school, and starting to trust his own instincts over the lessons instilled in him by teachers and authority figures. Using the guiding voice of his own personal superhero, he puts his bravery to the test and defies his school in the name of self-respect.
This film screens as part of the Black Perspectives Shorts: Growing Pains program.
Film Credits
- Juliana Kabua
- Millan Tarus
- George Mugambi
- Viboks Omondi
- Kael Wafubwa, Lucarelli Onyango, Justin Miricii, Angel Mwende, Amalie Chopetta
- Sean Peevers
- Bramwell Iro, Sam Soko, James Kimani, Newton Gitahi & Ahmed Saleem Deen
- Lbx Africa, Aftales Film Hub, Cafe Luna Films, Acre on a Hill
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Grace [short film]
Synopsis
In the lead-up to her baptism, 16-year-old Grace ponders God, her relationship to friends and family, and the idea of sin and repentance while staying under her grandmother’s roof. Set in the American south of the 1950s, Grace looks at the constants of adolescence, regardless of place or time.
This film screens as part of the Black Perspectives Shorts: Growing Pains program.
Film Credits
- Samiyah Wardlaw, Morgan B. Powell, Latavia Young, Julia Kennelly, Natalie Jasmine Harris
- Natalie Jasmine Harris
- Harry Cepka
- Tehillah De Castro
- Jordan Rayanna Wells, Alexis Cofield, Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew, C L Simpson
- Taul Katz, Damsel Elysium
- Aunjanue Ellis, Dr. Debra A. Bright, Fanshen Cox, Natalia Bougadellis
- Field of Jasmine Films
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Free Lunch [short film]
Synopsis
A young boy reaches the end of the lunch line, where he’s told he doesn’t have enough money for a meal. He finds himself at the whim of adult rules and egos, as well as small mercies.
This film screens as part of the Black Perspectives Shorts: Growing Pains program.
Film Credits
- François Mario Shabazz
- Samuel Laine
- Samuel Laine
- Eric Kamusau
- Ethan Samuel
- François Mario Shabazz
- François and Friends
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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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Animated Family Shorts: Me and Magical You
VariousAustralia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Lithuania, South Korea
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Animated Shorts: Major Developments
VariousBelgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
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