ShortFest 2019

OPENING NIGHT + PROGRAMS rescue workers of the region are ready for their new mission. Despite their professionalism and their determination, nothing seems to go as planned...

Men of Vision (USA, Frank Todaro) At the turn of the 20th century, swaggering inventor Hubert Moss is in the midst of a dry spell that threatens to ruin him. Could the young acolyte who shows up at his door be his salvation?

The Name of the Son (France, Louis Delva) Tina and Fred, a couple in their fifties, are desperate in their search for a boy’s name. But for whom? And why?

Nefta Football Club (France, Yves Piat) In the south of Tunisia, two soccer-fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.

Same Planet, Different Worlds Wednesday, June 19, 10:00am, 109 mins.

In the melting pot of the modern world we brush up against real and imagined divides every day. These stories exist along those boundary lines, challenging us to see the humanity on both sides.

Eva Sola p.30 famed Dutch fertility doctor Jan Karbaat inseminated dozens of unsuspecting patients with his own sperm. Seeds of Deceit considers the resulting anger, sadness and curiosity through the testimony of two mothers and their children.

Opening Night, Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 pm, 91 mins.

Join us for an evening of celebration and good-natured short films as we officially kick off our 25th anniversary year in style!

Artem Silendi (France, Frank Ychou) Sisters can be sinners... just like the rest of us.

Hors piste (France, Léo Brunel/Loris Cavalier/Camille Jalabert/Oscar Malet) The two best

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The Fight (UK, Georgi Banks-Davies) Inspired by a true story, two men, who live in the same city but experience vastly different struggles, are drawn into a fight.

Intercontinental (Switzerland, Louis Hans-Moevi) Sarjo is an anonymous worker at a luxury hotel high in the mountains. When he is fired, amid the laundry machines, he decides to take on a new identity and roam the corridors and grounds reserved for guests.

Licorice (USA, Gautam Chopra) After getting into a car accident, a teenage girl finds herself in an unfamiliar neighborhood and in need of help.

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Bodega (USA, Rebecca Halfon) A Syrian bodega owner and two teen girls with a fake ID find common ground on one winter night in Brooklyn.

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Ashmina (UK, Dekel Berenson) Ashmina, a young Nepalese girl, works packaging the chutes of paragliding foreign tourists after they land. A larger than usual tip leads her to question fundamental aspects of her life.

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