PROGRAMS A
Ecuador, 16 min., Joseph Houlberg In a world where “A” is the only letter, a dutiful mailman makes a series of surprising discoveries.
Big Booom
Russia, 4 min., Marat Narimanov The evolution of the planet and all life on it, told in one shot.
The Cure
USA, 20 min., Mike Olenick Dad is dying, Mom can’t sleep, the kids are having their own issues, and cats spy in this sci-fi soap opera.
Death Metal
USA, 5 min., Chris McInroy A metalhead gets a satanic guitar passed down to him that riffs to shreds.
Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight (Natsu No Gero Wa Huyu No Sakana) Japan, 3 min., Sawako Kabuki A psychedelic cat endures an out-of-body experience. This one’s a mouthful.
Who’s Who in Mycology
USA/Czech Republic, 16 min., Marie Dvorakova A young trombone player spends an adventurous night trying to open a bottle of wine. An unconscious girl, a crooked bookcase and rapidly growing mold get in his way.
THIS AMERICAN LIFE THURSDAY, JUNE 22 4:30PM (97 MIN.)
USA, 7 min., Robin Comisar A woman gets stuck in a Red Lobster commercial.
America is black, white, brown, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, atheist, gay, straight, trans, poor, rich and so much more. We are America and these are our stories.
Neck and Neck
Love the Sinner
Great Choice
UK, 5 min., Shaun Clark, Kim Noce, USP Inspired by Shakespeare’s play, this is a dark, surreal take on the relationship among the deceived Othello, the innocent Desdemona and the mendacious Iago.
Summer Camp Island
USA, 9 min., Julia Pott Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at summer camp, where aliens exist, horses become unicorns and there are monsters under the bed.
USA, 17 min., Geeta Gandbhir, Jessica Devaney The Evangelical roots of homophobia are explored in the wake of the recent gun massacre in Orlando.
Mother’s Day
USA, 9 min., Elizabeth Lo, R.J. Lozada Every Mother’s Day, a charity buses children from across California to visit their mothers in prison.
New Neighbors
USA, 9 min., E.G. Bailey Determined to keep her family safe, a concerned and practical mother canvasses the neighborhood with her grown sons in tow. A unique approach to the Black Lives Matter dialogue.
Our Barrio
USA, 29 min., Ryan Casselman Gabriela, a young woman on the verge of adulthood, struggles with her identity. An exploration of the Latino American–and human–experience.
Pleasure Ridge Park
USA, 19 min., Ryland McIntyre, WP In small-town, middle America, C.J. makes too much in his job as a dishwasher to live in the subsidized housing he grew up in, and not enough to pay his child support.
Wonderland
USA/Mexico/Taiwan, 14 min., Tiffanie Hsu Stranded in Las Vegas for Christmas, 12-year-old Adeline struggles to keep her mother’s gambling under control, on the promise of a perfect family holiday once her father arrives.
Our lives can be transformed by one single moment. These are the moments that define us. DeKalb Elementary
USA, 20 min., Reed Van Dyk Inspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
My Daughter Nora
Belgium/France, 16 min., Jasna Krajinovic Samira struggles to bring her daughter Nora, who ran away to Syria to fight in the war against the infidels, back home to Belgium.
The Suitcase
USA, 21 min., Abi Damaris Corbin The ordinary life of a Boston-bred baggage handler is turned upside down when he steals a suitcase that contains terrorist plans.
Victoria Rosana Maite
Chile, 25 min., Iñaki Velásquez, NAP A conservative lesbian lawyer faces a relationship crisis after her daughter is discriminated against in school.
Year of the Bird (Jha Lo)
THE MOMENTS THAT DEFINE US THURSDAY, JUNE 22 5:00PM (97 MIN.)
Nepal, 15 min., Shelnang Gyamjo Tamang, NAP Two monks, one young and one old, face their own guilt and anger during a retreat that changes both forever.
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