SHOWCASE THURSDAY, 9/8 @ 7:00pm (followEd by Q&A) E STREET CINEMA SUNDAY, 9/11 @ 11:00am artisphere TUESDAY, 9/13 @ 9:00pm e street CINEMA
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La Línea The Line
9 mins | Comedy | U S A | DC premiere Evan Buxbaum, Director
Crossing the Mexican border in the trunk of a car, Alejandro must face what he had hoped to leave behind.
Frienemies
14 mins | Drama | U S A | DC premiere Anthony Brenneman, Director | 1st-TIME DIRECTOR, LOCAL FILM
A high school sexting scandal puts a childhood friendship to the test.
She Was the One
3 mins | Animation | U S A | DC premiere Tim Rauch, Dave Isay, DirectorS
Memories of a loved one killed by the falling World Trade Center.
Pizzangrillo Lighthearted Boy
15 mins | COMEDY | Italy | DC premiere Marco Gianfreda, Director
Luca finds out about his grandfather’s intention to drive off a cliff and decides to furtively follow him.
Spiral Transition
6 mins | Documentary | USA | DC premiere Ewan Duarte, Director | 1st-time director
A filmmaker’s relationship with his mother evolves as he transitions genders.
A Menina Espantalho The Scarecrow Girl
12 mins | Drama | Brazil | DC premiere CÁssio Pereira dos Santos, Director
Denied the opportunity to go to school, Luzia creatively learns to read on her own.
After-School Special
9 mins | Drama | U S A | DC premiere Jacob Chase, Director
A seemingly innocent school teacher spurns a potential suitor in a film written by playwright Neil LaBute.
The Man In 813
3 mins | Experimental | U S A | world premiere Arlin Godwin, Director | 1st-TIME DIRECTOR, LOCAL FILM
The mundane, weird, unexplainable and sometimes disturbing occurrences over 24 hours in an apartment building.
Long Story Short
20 mins | Comedy | U S A | DC premiere Ryan Darst, Director | 1st-time director
A self-loathing actor falls hard for a charming and statuesque free spirit. This screening is presented by
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DC Shorts Film Festival 2011