Film Screening Types Archives: In-Person

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A young man in purple swim trunks and a woman in sunglasses and a red bikini lay on inflatable mats in a bright blue pool.

Fishbowl [short film]

  Isabel Perry, Adam Yates

  United States     15 minutes

Synopsis

An unlikely pair in their late twenties spend a summer weekend chasing their early twenties. They do their best to act as young as they feel by dining and dashing, getting high, and trash-talking their exes— all while watching a goldfish they’ve been hired to keep alive.

This film screens as part of the Comedic Shorts: Doing the Most program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Isabel Perry, Adam Yates
  •   Madison Fiedler
  •   Adam Yates
  •   Gabriel W. Armstrong
  •   Daniel Liu, Allie Levitan, Ben Castleman, Randi Perry

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A silhouette of a woman in a dark room facing away towards a window with the blinds closed.

Lumen [short film]

  Stéphanie Bélanger

  Canada     13 minutes

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.

 French with subtitles

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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A young woman looks at herself in the mirror in a blue-tiled bathroom. She has clips in her hair and a serious expression.

Dadá [short film] Dependências

  Luisa Arraes

  Brazil     19 minutes

Synopsis

A wealthy matriarch’s important work dinner is thrown into disarray when her housekeeper doesn’t show up. When her (and her adult children’s) incompetence in the kitchen becomes harder to hide from their hungry guests, a wacky comedy of errors ensues in this biting and boisterous class satire.

This film screens as part of the Comedic Shorts: Doing the Most program.

 Portuguese with subtitles

Film Credits

  •   Bernardo Portella, Luisa Arraes
  •   Luisa Arraes
  •   Marina Kosa
  •   Daniel Venosa
  •   Thomás Aquino, Marina Vianna, Catharina Caiado, Eduardo Rios, Cris Larin, Leandro Santanna, Clarissa Pinheiro, Suzy Lopes, Vilma Melo
  •   Arthur Braganti
  •   Bernardo Portella
  •   Cosmo Cine do Brasil, Casa Forte, Paris Entretenimento

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A young man and a female nurse look down with concerned expressions, fluorescent hospital lights in the ceiling behind them.

Terminally Ill [short film]

  Chris Cole

  United States     8 minutes

Synopsis

In a hospital room, a grandson sits beside his declining grandmother. With seemingly no other options, he makes a final effort to save her life by performing a freestyle rap, and is soon joined by some unlikely performers.

This film screens as part of the Comedic Shorts: Doing the Most program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Devin Tusa
  •   Chris Cole
  •   Taylor Gianotas
  •   Adam Birch
  •   Benjamin Earl Turner, DeBorah Lynn Sharpe-Taylor, John Dockery, Jana Miley, Zylen Arnaud
  •   Colloboh, Jared Arnold
  •   Robina Riccitiello, Topher Lin
  •   Counsel Media

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Two black and white split screen images of the same bridge, with a digital map superimposed on the right.

If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds [short film] Et si le soleil plongeait dans l'océan des nues

  Wissam Charaf

  France, Lebanon     20 minutes

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.

 Arabic with subtitles

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