Film Screening Types Archives: In-Person

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In winter, three cone-shaped brown birds sit high in a tree.

Hoofs on Skates [short film]

  Ignas Meilūnas

  Lithuania     12 minutes

Synopsis

When two best friends spend a frosty winter day ice skating on a lake, they encounter a surprise lurking beneath the surface. Delightfully exploring the power of overcoming a fear of the unknown, this charming romp captures the joy in unexpected friendships.

This film screens as part of the Family Animated Shorts: Me and Magical You program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Justė Beniušytė, Ignas Meilūnas
  •   Titas Laucius
  •   Simonas Glinskis, LAC
  •   Ignas Meilūnas, Julius Grigelionis
  •   Dominyka Adomaitytė, Julius Grigelionis, Marius Meilūnas

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A raccoon stares into a dumpster, where a decorated box lies amongst the trash.

So Long Memories [short film]

  Ruihan Zhang, Wenzi Shan, Xingyi Chen

  China     5 minutes

Synopsis

An old man accidentally throws away a precious item as he is moving out of his home. An observant raccoon rescues the memento, and the two share a special moment upon its return.

This film screens as part of the Family Animated Shorts: Me and Magical You program.

 Chinese with subtitles

Film Credits

  •   Dayu Liu, Weihua Gao
  •   Ruihan Zhang
  •   Tianren Chen
  •   Zhenye Shi, Yuxin Zhou, Wanning Hou

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A white bunny in a field of flowers looks up towards the sky.

As the Sun Goes Down [short film]

  Laurine Bocquet, Ilona Caucal, Inès Fechner, Jahnice Laurent, Sarah Robert, Emma Roussel et Kevin Vandenbeuck

  France     6 minutes

Synopsis

A fearful bunny discovers a dancing orb of light. When the light begins to move, he must follow the light through the uncertainty of night, leading him to a stunning mythical encounter.

This film screens as part of the Family Animated Shorts: Me and Magical You program.

 No Dialogue 

Film Credits

  •   Laurine Bocquet, Ilona Caucal, Inès Fechner, Jahnice Laurent, Sarah Robert, Emma Roussel, Kevin Vandenbeuck
  •   Laurine Bocquet, Ilona Caucal, Inès Fechner, Jahnice Laurent, Sarah Robert, Emma Roussel, Kevin Vandenbeuck
  •   Laurine Bocquet, Ilona Caucal, Inès Fechner, Jahnice Laurent, Sarah Robert, Emma Roussel, Kevin Vandenbeuck
  •   Adèle Chavy
  •   ESMA

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In a restaurant, an old woman cross-stitching sits across from a younger a woman, who is drinking boba tea.

Have I Swallowed Your Dreams [short film]

  Clara Chan

  Canada     6 minutes

Synopsis

An immigrant mother and daughter have a heartfelt conversation about the ways their hopes and dreams have changed over time, growing beyond their wildest imaginations. This compassionate story, told with boundless color and creativity, brings to life the power of intergenerational understanding.

This film screens as part of the Family Animated Shorts: Me and Magical You program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Clara Chan
  •   Clara Chan
  •   Clara Chan
  •   Clara Chan, Catherine Ip
  •   Haibei Wang, Ailin Gong
  •   Flying Dumpling Films

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After Dark Shorts: Disturbing Diversions

  Various

  France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States     99 minutes

Synopsis

This collection of uncanny and unhinged stories from around the world represent the growing global appetite for genre films. Full of inventive stories with stunning practical effects, this program will delight late night moviegoers of all stripes. Featuring works by Jake Myers, Marcus Anthony Thomas, Juefang Zhang, Tzuhsuan Peng, Suki-Rose, Cricket Arrison, Rodrigue Huart, Marinthia Gutiérrez, and Blake Simon.

A musician stuck in an office job tries the free kombucha that boosts his coworkers’ productivity, only to discover its sinister side effects in Kombucha! (United States). In Space Plug (United Kingdom), a baby is born into a mysterious white room in outer space. There, they grow up nourished by an extraterrestrial creature, but plagued by a desperate desire to break free. Where The Mountain Women Sing (Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States) blends documentary and found-footage narrative as two filmmakers attempt to capture a bloody shamanic ritual in Northeastern China. In Addiction (Taiwan), a policeman obsessively surveils a girl who owns a small store along a desolate road, unaware that he’s not the only hunter lurking in the area. In Chomp (United States), the relentless pace and high-stakes pressure of a bustling news studio creates the ideal environment for a new kind of monster to emerge. In Transylvanie (France), a newly transitioned vampire tries to transform a neighborhood boy into her eternal companion. But she’s underestimated the lengths it will take to prove her bloodthirsty identity. In She Stays (Ella se queda) (Mexico), Laura navigates a night out in downtown Tijuana, eagerly anticipating the moment her destiny will unfold. And Faces (United States) is a mind-bending portrayal of a shape-shifter’s use of appearances to lure in victims, showing that, at the center, they are only social disguises.

 Chinese, English, French, Mandarin Chinese, No Dialogue, Spanish 

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