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SCREENWRITERS LAB
STOP MAKING SENSE
Universal truths—large and small—are revealed in these short films that refuse to adhere to expectations. 10/8 11:45AM EAST HAMPTON - UA5
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78 MINUTES
BIG BANG
DIRECTOR: CARLOS SEGUNDO
Chico earns his living fixing ovens, into which he easily fits, thanks to his small size. Disregarded and marginalized by a society that hates him, Chico begins to resist.
THE CRIMSON MERCEDES
“L’homme à la Mercedes pourpre”
DIRECTOR: MARINE LEVÉEL
Carrying the weight of her past, Annie whispers to the dunes. Fearful that the burdens of history will affect her daughter, Annie looks for solutions in the most unlikely of places.
LAST DAYS OF AUGUST
DIRECTORS: RODRIGO OJEDA-BECK, ROBERT MACHOIAN
Blurring the lines between still photography and cinema, this portrait examines the effects of the e-commerce industry on the small prairie towns of Nebraska.
MY DUDUŚ
DIRECTOR: TOM KRAWCZYK
A Polish mother in Chicago grieves when her only child leaves home to study in Poland. While her son is away, she forges a unique and powerful bond with a baby squirrel in her backyard.
SUGAR GLASS BOTTLE
DIRECTOR: NEO SORA
Near-future Tokyo. A sheepish high schooler finds a surprising way to express his mounting frustration at the insidious forces of commercialism that are forcing out his neighbors.
