September 23, 2023
BEYOND THE SEA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription International Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Lady Casca, a drag queen in her sixties, is about to go on stage at her cabaret for the last time. The next day, retirement by the sea awaits her. But her son Thomas, whom she has not seen for a long time,...
September 23, 2023
CLOSING DYNASTY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: YOUNG AT HEART On a school day, a seven-year-old hustles strangers for money on the streets of New York City. Bios Lloyd Lee Choi is a Korean-Canadian filmmaker whose previous short film SAME OLD (2022) premiered at Cannes, Toronto (Special Jury Mention) and Raindance (Best Short) Film Festivals....
September 23, 2023
CHUTES
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 A young girl struggles to be present in her life while navigating the arbitrary rules of society, capitalism and consumerism through the lens of childhood toys. Bios Kenzie Sutton is an animation director and artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Inspired by dark observational...
September 23, 2023
DILDOTECTONICS (DILDOTECTÓNICA)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 Today, Rebeca attempts to create a collection of non-phallic ceramic dildos. During the Inquisition, Josefa finds a dildo that is used in a forbidden love relationship with Maria. Although in different timelines, the paths of Rebeca and Josefa end up crossing. Bios Tomás...
September 23, 2023
BEEN THERE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 Weekend trips, city breaks, a detour into nature or once around the world. Barely a few days off, and you're already gone. Never before has the desire to travel been so widespread and visited places so overcrowded. What do we get out of...
September 23, 2023
BASRI & SALMA IN A NEVER-ENDING COMEDY
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 A husband and wife own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been...
September 23, 2023
A CRAB IN THE POOL (UN TROU DANS LA POITRINE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2 Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves on a scorching summer day. They will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other. Bios Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel are a duo of...
September 23, 2023
DAYDREAMING SO VIVIDLY ABOUT OUR SPANISH HOLIDAYS (LA HERIDA LUMINOSA)
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Sun-starved teenagers take a dreamy trip to the Balearic Islands in the pursuit of light and warmth. They must absorb it and be a vessel in order to transport it back to their heavy clouded kingdom. Bios Barcelona, 1997. Christian Avilés is...
September 23, 2023
ALPHA KINGS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 From a rented mansion in suburban Texas, a group of young men sell a hyperbolic, alpha male version of themselves on the internet. Bios Faye Tsakas is a Greek-American filmmaker, cinematographer and programmer born in New York City, currently based in Los Angeles. Her creative nonfiction...
October 2, 2022
SHORTS PROGRAM 5
Screening to be followed by a conversation with Sterling Hampton and Kylie Jefferson (KYLIE), & Sander Joon and Aurelia Aasa (SIERRA). HAULOUT ON XERXES’ THRONE (ΣΤΟΝ ΘΡΟΝΟ ΤΟΥ ΞΕΡΞΗ) SIERRA KYLIE AN AVOCADO PIT (UM CAROÇO DE ABACATE)
