September 23, 2023
STARLING
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: YOUNG AT HEART The spirit of a little girl shoots down from the heavens to spend her birthday with her family. Bios Mitra Shahidi is an Iranian-American story artist, director and screenwriter. Growing up in Turkey, Shahidi’s passion for storytelling began at a young age that...
September 23, 2023
SANDWICH CAT
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 David lives alone with his kitty, Sandwich Cat. It seemed like an ordinary day, but an unexpected visit will lead him to a crucial reflection on humanity. Bios David Fidalgo, a Fine Arts graduate with a master's degree in Illustrated Albums and Animation, explores the human...
September 23, 2023
SÈT LAM
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2 In the midst of a trance ritual, a young girl is paralyzed by fear, scared her loved ones may be hurt or disappear. It is then that her grandmother tells her the strange tale of Edwardo, the first one of his kin to have seen...
September 23, 2023
SAVI THE CAT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: YOUNG AT HEART When a devoted Kenyan husband surprises his new Black American wife with an adorable kitten, neither are prepared for the destruction it wields upon their home, their life and ultimately their marriage. Bios Bryan Tucker is a three-time regional Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker who has worked...
September 23, 2023
QUIET AS IT’S KEPT
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 QUIET AS IT’S KEPT is a cinematic response to Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye.” An evocative illustration of the everyday particulars of colorism, the film collages direct animation, super 8 and 16mm film footage and repurposed social media clips to consider themes of internalized...
September 23, 2023
TANGO IS CONSCIOUS!
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: YOUNG AT HEART A cat randomly becomes conscious one day and, like the rest of us, has to get a job. Bios Maddie Wu graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts with a major in Animation in the Spring of 2023. Currently, she storyboards and writes...
September 23, 2023
THE SKATES (LES PATINS)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription International Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Mina loves to skate. Today, her father, recently divorced from her mother, accompanies her to her first figure skating lesson. An ordinary day is derailed when something happens to her skates. Bios The Swiss-Moroccan writer and director Halima Ouardiri is a graduate of...
September 23, 2023
THURSDAY (CZWARTEK)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2 Maria is an actress with secret plans for Thursday, but her day takes an unexpected turn. Bios Bren Cukier is a Polish-American writer and director whose short film THURSDAY (CZWARTEK) has screened at festivals worldwide. Currently residing in Los Angeles, her work blends documentary perspective...
September 23, 2023
THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE is a surrealist exploration of dissociative identity disorder (DID) based on the lived experience of Black, non-binary, disabled emerging multidisciplinary performance artist and former sex worker Kitoko Mai. Bios Nicole Bazuin is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. She directed the shorts...
September 23, 2023
SWEET LIKE LEMONS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription U.S. Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 SWEET LIKE LEMONS is a visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on. The title is a play on the saying “when life gives you lemons make lemonade,” only in this case there is no lemonade to be made but...
