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Publisher: Simply Enhance Editor & Art Direction: Simply Enhance + Anavic Ibanez Canlas Cover Design: Tess Rollins + Anavic Ibanez Canlas Original Festival Design and Branding: Tess Rollins, Simply Enhance + Anavic Ibanez Canlas + Aaron Canlas A publication of Simply Enhance, Herndon, VA © 2022 DC Shorts International Film Fest • All Rights Reserved 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 26 41 42 45
Welcome Letter from the Executive Director Festival Sponsors Festival Highlights Theaters & Venues Ticket Information Celebrations & Parties Filmmaking Workshops Get Involved Showcases of Films DC Shorts Films DC Shorts Jury Awards End Credits Schedule at a Glance 4 DC Shorts International Film Fest 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE 2022 DC SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST GUIDE
DC SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST 2022
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It is my sincere hope to create an unforgettable experience worthy of inspiring a DOCUMENTARY SHORT film.
Enjoy your recliners and personal servers ... because this is the remix
DC Film Alliance
DC Shorts Family!
Keep it short. Keep it REEL. Is the main thing I remembered when I first learned about this amazing festival that has been championing short films since 2003... So let me continue the tradition of an official welcome; but add an AVANT GARDE approach by keeping it, REAL, short and get ANIMATED with you all at the Highbinder Bar during the Fourth Wall Breakout Celebration Party here at the Alamo on Saturday!
TO THE THROWBACK TO BEING BACK … IN PERSON!
DC Shorts International Film Fest 2022
WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY
BEAU CANLAS Executive Director
My name is, Beau Canlas, and it is an absolute honor and pleasure to be included in the source material for this NARRATIVE SHORT we have titled, the 2022 DC Shorts International Film Festival!
WELCOME
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THANK YOU TO
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OUR SPONSORS
DC Shorts International Film Fest is back with IN PERSON SCREENINGS! We've got 4 days of 77 LIVE screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC Bryant St. from September 8 11! But if you can't make it, all 94 films will be available online from September 12 18! MORE INFO ON PAGE
Join our PARTIES! They're a great place to meet filmmakers and film lovers. Our Fourth Wall Breakout Celebration will be at The Highbinder DC at the Alamo Drafthouse and our Filmmaker Awards Brunch at Bar Deco DC! MORE INFO ON PAGE 11!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DC Shorts is proud to present seminars for the Film Community on a variety of topics including Lighting on a Budget, Fundraising, Contracts, Film Reviewing, and more. (continued on page 13)
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DC WINS: DC Shorts WINS! are special showcases of award winning films from previous DC Shorts, plus a few that we wished we had been able to program. Some of the films have received Academy Award nominations. All films have won accolades worldwide.
MENTORS/CINEMATIC CONVERSATIONS: Through Cinematic Conversations and Mentors, we encourage independent filmmakers to develop the skills to create outstanding media projects. Taught by film professionals and peers, these interactive sessions are designed to build upon one another, developing the skills needed to better compete in the crowded field of filmmakers
DC LAUGHS: DC Shorts presents their favorite comedy films with live performances by the area ’ s top stand up comics! Each 90 minute show combines film and live performance for a spectacular and lighthearted evening
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
DC Shorts proudly presents JURY and AUDIENCE awards to our films. Participate in voting for your favorite after every showcase that's 9 Showcases! It's a great way to conclude the week and catch the selections that might go on to win an Oscar! MORE INFO ON PAGE
OUR PROGRAMS
We're presenting nine SHOWCASES during the festival week. We have a collection of International, DC Homegrown Locals, Historical, Documentary, Animation, Womens and celebrating First-Time Directors! SHOWCASE INFO STARTS ON PAGE 15!
THEATERS & VENUES
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All Access Festival pass holders must be seated 30 minutes prior to showtime to guarantee a seat. Alamo DC will then begin taking food orders After that time, pass holders will be admitted with the general audience on a space available basis Food orders will continue to be taken until the showcase begins
Free events require tickets for entry. We recommend reserving online, as these events often sell out quickly
$15 + online service charge
BUY AT THE ALAMO
BUY AT THE ALAMO
BUY AT DCSHORTS.COM
$75
$15
PARTY TICKETS
Each showcase runs approximately 120 minutes, and includes 7 9 films from around the globe
$20
DC SHORTS ONLINE FESTIVAL
A NOTE ON FREE EVENTS
Box Office at each venue open 30 to 45 mins before the first show of the day.
We highly recommend purchasing tickets online, as many shows will sell out in advance
We are very excited to bring you DC Shorts Online! All 94 films may be watched from Sept 12 18 on any computer and most mobile devices
SHOWCASE TICKETS
BUY AT DCSHORTS.COM
$75 + online service charge
Unclaimed seats before the showcase are sold at the door for $20.
TICKET INFORMATION
All parties include light refreshments and a special selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. Attendees must be at least 21 years of age and present a valid photo ID at the door
$20 + online service charge
BUY AT THE ALAMO
SEATING POLICIES
BUY AT DCSHORTS.COM
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Party tickets must be purchased in advance either online or at a venue box office We cannot offer door sales
Bar Deco DC
Tickets $20
Join us for our festival's awards brunch, where the Jury awards are announced. Get to know the best of the best from this year's festival and network with filmmakers from around the world, while enjoying a beautiful brunch buffet spread from Bar Deco DC in its stunning industrial interior. Winning filmmakers are presented with a glass trophy and showered with prized packages!
Tickets $20
CELEBRATIONS & PARTIES
The Highbinder at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC 630 Rhode Island Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002
Sunday, Sept. 11 (12PM 2PM)
CELEBRATE WITH US!
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FOURTH WALL BREAKOUT CELEBRATION
717 6th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
FILMMAKER AWARDS BRUNCH
Saturday, Sept 10 (10PM 12AM)
Celebrate DC Short's Opening Weekend at the spy themed bar of The Highbinder with DJ YungLeifVillage on the 1s and 2s and LIVE performances by local artists: J Matty, eyespk and Caila Baby!
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Theater #1 630 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
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4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Theater #1 630 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, D 20002
Friday, September 9, 2022
2. “Entertainment Law 101 for Filmmakers”
DC SHORTS 2022 FILMMAKER WORKSHOPS AT ALAMO
Friday, September 9, 2022
Led by Brian Frankel; (Wala): Filmmaking is more than only screenwriting and camera angles. Critical aspects of filmmaking include knowing the ins and outs of the law as they relate to contracts, copyright, fair use, and much more. These concepts are key to many for a successful career in the film industry and beyond.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
DC Shorts is proud to present seminars for filmmakers of all levels. There is no charge for workshops, but you must reserve a seat! All workshops will be in THEATER 1 at The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC!
1. “The Art of Make-Up”
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
Led by filmmaker, VR/360 creator, and Assistant Professor of Cinema Production a Virginia Tech, Justin Perkinson, this workshop will center on how to tell immersive in the VR/360 medium, utilizing two of his documentaries as case studies.
FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Theater #1 630 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
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What is the job of a movie make up artist? Find out during this informative filmmaker workshop led by make up artist Jessie Campbell
ADDITIONAL FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS
6:00 PM 8:00 PM
Led by actor, award winning producer and director Angelo Reyes, this panel will be centered on representation in film and production. The panel will include:
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4. "Embracing Your Crazy Ideas"
LOCAL INITIATIVES are programs, partnerships, film blocks, and panels that support the local film community. YOUTH INITIATIVES expose and educate youth of all ages on film and filmmaking that not only educate, but in spire. COMMUNITY INITIATIVES support underrepresented and marginalized communities.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Theater #1 630 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
DC Shorts utilizes the @DCSHORTTOOLS Twitter feed to offer a daily collection of jobs, casting notices and events from over 20 D C area and national resources Meanwhile the DC SHORTS TOOLKIT is an open e mail exchange to request information from other filmmakers, post screening information, and even sell old equipment. The DC Shorts Actors List allows for casting notices to be posted for more than 2,000 D.C . and East Coast Actors.
OUR INITIATIVES
COLLABORATIVE IMPACT: DC Film Alliance works closely with other grassroots film arts organizations on mutual topics including Submissions, Promotion, Development and more.
Following a DC premiere of his newest short film DELETE, writer and director Joe Carabeo will lead a creative workshop discussion that incorporates a retrospective on Joe’s mov and how important crazy ideas are to filmmaking, and bringing films to life from incept onward.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
5. “Fil Am Panel Discussion: Representation”
FILMMAKER RESOURCES
Become a Partner/Advertiser: The Festival offers exceptional sponsorship opportunities to meet your organization's marketing and philanthropic goals. We also offer many advertising opportunities at our events, festival program guide, slideshows, website and in our bi monthly newsletter. By advertising, your organization will reach a community of loyal film fans and film industry professionals. For more information email info@dcshorts.com
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GET INVOLVED SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING!
Make a Donation: Donate online today and contribute to the many initiatives at DC shorts Simply go to dcshorts.com/donate. For more information, email info@dcshorts.com.
The generous support of individuals has allowed us to provide hundreds of thoughts of individuals of all ages with high quality programming over the past 19 years. As a year round nonprofit arts organization, your support is needed to continue our programming from the DC Shorts Film Festival to free education programs and screenings
There are many ways to get involved and many ways to support us:
oping to say Kaddish after their mother’s death, Leah and Ariel find themselves one person short of making a Minyan the uorum of ten Jewish adults required for evening prayer service As a result, they turn to an unconventional solution
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DIRECTOR: HARRIS DORAN • 13 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, LGBTQ • USA • EAST COAST PREMIERE • ENGLISH A queer, Black Baltimore rapper must outwit his "out to get him" day job boss in order to avoid being fired after he accidentally takes drugs
DIRECTOR: REUBEN ATLAS • 12 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ART & CULTURE, LOCAL, WOMEN USA • ENGLISH WA
PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING LOCAL FILM (FILMED IN DMV OR DMV FILMMAKER)
DIRECTOR: SARA T GAMA • 16 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ART & CULTURE, BIOGRAPHY, LOCAL • USA • ENGLISH • OUTS LOCAL FILM (FILMED IN DMV OR DMV FILMMAKER)
DANI'S TWINS
AT N • DOCUMENTARY, LOCAL, SPECIAL INTEREST • ARGENTINA • SPANISH gentina, people live surrounded by water and isolated from the noise and comforts of the big ond to traditions that are inherited over the years, from generation to gene s a floating grocery boat which he inherited from his father that travels he islands Meanwhile, Franco, his 11 year old son, accompanies him and le ily tradition.
DIRECTORS: BRAD ALL GOOD, STEVE DORST • 39 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, BIOGRAPHY, HUMAN RIGHTS, LOCAL • USA • NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • ENGLISH
The pin collection of the Honorable Madeleine Albright is a language globally recognized, yet completely her o documentary follows her ascent to the White House, her experiences as the only woman in the room, and the through her pins throughout her storied career
IRECTOR: IVAN KANDER • 14 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, LOCAL • USA • ENGLISH • OUTSTANDING LOCAL FILM (FILMED N DMV OR DMV FILMMAKER)
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Artist Cita Sadeli aka MISS CHELOVE begins work on a mural in a soon to open Indonesian coffeehouse in Washingto paints, Cita talks about her life in the Washington D.C. area, her cultural heritage, the influence of punk and hip hop how she came to fall in love with graffiti in the 1980’s when there were few women drawn to the culture at the time her Javanese heritage to create a modern woman ornamented in traditional Indonesian jewelry yet rooted in 21st cen im was to elevate a woman’s voice from her community and visually tell her stor ita’s life as she creates her art, one color at a time.
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THURSDAY SEPT 8 HOMEGROWN 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
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Newly discovered audio and video tells the full story between Eartha Kitts run in with the President and the First Lady in 1968
MINYAN DUTY
CATWOMAN VS. THE WHITE HOUSE
DIRECTOR: DAVID SCOTT CALONICO • 12 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, HISTORICAL, LOCAL • USA • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE • ENGLISH
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
Dani’s Twins captures the pregnancy and early parenting journey of Daniela Izzie, one of the few quadriplegics in history to ever give birth to twins While a source of great joy, Dani’s twin pregnancy is highly unusual and susceptible to an array of risks, ranging from blood pressure spikes that could lead to a stroke to the almost certain likelihood of preterm labor. When the Covid 19 pandemic strikes, it raises the stakes for an already complicated pregnancy Amid these ups and downs, Dani’s story depicts her unwavering determination against all odds to deliver healthy babies and be a great mother.
THE PINS OF MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
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AWN MALANGYAON • 10 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, LOCAL, SPECIAL INTEREST
NIEL TAYLOR
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ACT OF GOD
An up and coming New York based artist with ties to Miami, Michael Richards, has his career cut short when he is in his studio on the 92th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11,2001 Before his passing he creates a prophetic work
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Heart broken following a break up, Martine receives the unexpected visit of her mother, Monique. Too engrossed in her own sadness, Martine doesnt notice right away that her mother is hiding something but, progressively, a bad feeling starts to take hold of her During this short stay, these two very different women will have one last chance of getting closer to one anotehr before they run out of time
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g an injury, a Costa Rican triathlete returns to compete in the National Championships
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Family members share stories from a mother’s life based on their different perspectives.
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MOM DOC
ARE YOU DOWN?
DIRECTOR: ANDREAS KESSLER 33 MIN NARRATIVE, DRAMA, HISTORICAL, THRILLER, WAR GERMANY GERMAN, UKRAINIAN, RUSSIAN, YIDDISH EAST COAST PREMIERE Twelve year old violin player Mitka is supposed to execute an attack on several SS officers in the name of a ukrainian partisan movement But this attempt will also put his only friend in life danger
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Act of God follows a day in the life of Stuart, a disabled man whose life is a mess His caregivers are abandoning him and for good reason: hes an asshole, a fact that becomes quickly apparent to the new guy tasked with getting him out of bed Stuarts commute to work is interrupted by the discovery of a $100 bill lying on the sidewalk, just out of reach It flutters away as soon as he moves towards it, leading him on a chase eventually destroys his wheelchair and forces him to reconsider his toxic ideal of self sufficiency His commute is interrupted by the discovery of a $100 bill lying on the sidewalk, just out of reach. It flutters away as soon as he moves towards it, leading him on a chase that forces him to reconsider his toxic ideal of self sufficiency
• 14 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, LOCAL • USA • ENGLISH • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR, OUTSTANDING LOCAL FILM (FILMED IN DMV OR DMV FILMMAKER)
FRIDAY SEPT 10:00 PM (CONTINUED)
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FANMI
DIRECTORS: SPENCER COOK, PARKER SMITH • 22 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC
DIRECTORS: SANDRINE BRODEUR DESROSIERS, CARMINE PIERRE DUFOUR • 8 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, FAMILY, WOMEN • CANADA • FRENCH, HAITIAN, HAITIAN CREOLE • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
MARIAM
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DIRECTOR: LIONEL META • 20 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, FAMILY, INTERNATIONAL FRANCE FRENCH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR Mariam, drawn face and rebellious look, drives her Peugeot. Ready to take on the world to reclaim the custody of her son, 4 years old, the road ahead of her is not the one she expected
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DIRECTOR: DENNIS SCHOLL • 12 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ART & CULTURE, HISTORICAL
DIRECTOR: BALÁZS TURAI • 14 MIN • ANIMATION, NARRATIVE, HORROR, COMEDY • HUNGARY • NO DIALOGUE • UNITED STATES PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: TIFFANY LIN • 13 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, YOUTH • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
POACHERS
After losing his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident, Clyde must confront his inner demon
AMOK
DIRECTOR: AMANDA RENEE KNOX • 11 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, YOUTH • UNITED STATES • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
DIRECTORS: LARS HENRIK ANDERSSON, LISA RYDBERG • 15 MIN • ANIMATION, DRAMA, FAMILY, INTERNATIONAL, WOMEN • SWEDEN • SWEDISH • EAST COAST PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR Henrik (10 years old) is given an important task by his Dad Keep track of your mum while he’s away Henrik tries to But what did that really mean? One day Henrik finds a letter in his mum’s handwriting; “I dont wanna live anymore ” Through its uniquely shaped narrative, drawn out in whimsical animation, this film invites us to bear witness to the emotional struggle of a nuclear family It is a subtle but decisive reminder of the scary dysfunctionality of family that often promises to keep us safe. As the young protagonist struggles with too much responsibility, we witness how he carries the burden of his parents’ obstacles and we become fully immersed in his anxiety as a child The film is embellished with humor to balance and counter the dark and disturbing content.
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During the summer before they must leave for college, two lifelong best friends come across a unique business opportunity: illegally harvesting and selling succulents from the California coast
THE ERRAND
An aspiring photojournalist discovers the power of her own voice while struggling to survive homelessness
BLESSING IN DISGUISE
FINDING X
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When a young girl hitchhiking is picked up by a stranger, who ends up taking whom for a ride?
STREET REPORTER
SHOWCASE OF FILMS
DIRECTOR: NICOLAS BIANCO LEVRIN • 3 MIN • ANIMATION, NARRATIVE, SUPERNATURAL, COMEDY • FRANCE • NO DIALOGUE • EAST COAST PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
Finding X is an animated short film that follows X's search for meaning in a world full of numbers It is a heartfelt story about mathematics but also about belonging, identity and value.
Kevin Hines is one of the few people to have survived a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge In this hand drawn documentary, he reflects on the day that changed his life forever
DIRECTORS: BENJAMIN ZAUGG,TOBY HENDY, CEDRIC SCHEERLINCK 11 MIN • ANIMATION, FAMILY, SOCIAL ISSUE, YOUTH • AUSTRALIA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: LAURA WATERS HINSON • 27 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, HUMAN RIGHTS, LOCAL, SOCIAL ISSUE • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING LOCAL FILM (FILMED IN DMV OR DMV FILMMAKER)
For the cat, life in the cemetery is paradise. It is calm and he only has to stretch out his paw to catch a mouse. But this time, the ghost of the mouse comes to haunt the cat
DIRECTORS: KEVIN KOCH, EMMA HOLZAPFEL • 5 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION, BIOGRAPHY GERMANY • ENGLISH • UNITED STATES PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
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ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
A LONG PROTRACTED SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT
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RE THAN I WANT TO REMEMBER ECTOR: AMY BENCH • 14 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, WAR, YOUTH • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, PREMIERE night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14 year old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs As her family scatters to the ounding forests to save themselves, Mugeni finds herself completely alone From there, she sets out on a remarkabl l ney across the globe, determined to reunite with her lost loved ones and lift up the Banyamulenge people
DIRECTOR: RYO HIRANO • 12 MIN • ANIMATION, CRIME, HORROR, SUPERNATURAL
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KRASUE
MEAL ON THE PLATE
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You are what you eat In a world where people start to look like the thing they eat the most of, you can take this quite literally When a newcomer prefers different eating habits, the visible consequences turn the world upside down It’s a battle between desire and rationality
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In a town of SouthEast Asia, at night, a Yakuza is facing a bloody conflict with local gangs During the fight, he encounters with a ghost called Krasue(called "Gasoo" in Japanese), a flying woman head with her guts exposed, and being followed by her because of his blood tasteTheir battle eventually leads themselves to the depth of dark and damp jungle maze, where their boundary seems to fade, regardless of what they are, humans, animals or a ghost.
ANNE BERKAAK • 14 MIN • ANIMATION, DRAMA, HISTORICAL, WAR • NORWAY • NORWEGIAN • EAST COAST
• JAPAN • NO DIALOGUE • EAST COAST PREMIERE
FRIDAY SEPT 5:00 8:00 DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
PREMIERE The
THE HORK
DIRECTOR: CHENGLIN XIE • 7 MIN • ANIMATION, EXPERIMENTAL, FANTASY
IRECTOR: CLAIRE SICHEZ • 15 MIN • ANIMATION, DRAMA, FAMILY, YOUTH • FRANCE • NO DIALOGUE • WASHINGTON, DC REMIERE fter 20 years of living together, Carine, Fabrice and their son Simon have a well ordered daily life While Carine is restricted to ousehold chores, Fabrice spends his time watching television Each in a different space, their eyes no longer meet
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DIRECTOR: SIMON COTTEE MIN ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY, CANADA ENGLISH UNITED STATES Pioneers is a mesmerising rocket flights prior to first human voyage
focusing on hair, not heroes Five siblings and their hair parlour offer women of the small Norwegian town Narvik a ality in the midst of madness and despair
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the stoic god of Power Unrecognized waits for unrelenting Greed to come and consume
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P Two competing Astronauts race to claim the moon for themselves
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Lilias and young Maud walk the Highlands when talk turns to a jealous neighbour they know Accusations of witchcraft lead Lilias to be arrested and interrogated, and when her friend's life is threatened she chooses to confess with thundering wrath
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DIRECTOR: GVANTSA MEPARISHVILI • 20 MIN • NARRATIVE, CRIME, DRAMA, THRILLER GEORGIA • GEORGIAN • EAST COAST PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
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EDICIUS
Karoline’s life is turned upside down when her father, Kjeld, manically starts digging a pit in their backyard The following days turn into a living nightmare as the pit becomes a grave and the land, which has been in the family for generations, pulls Kjeld further and further down into the deep
Following a traumatic incident, Lara joins her childhood best friend for a relaxing weekend in an isolated resort. This idyllic retreat turns out to be a hellish trap to guarantee her silence against her will, Lara will have to find her inner strength and fight her way through the night to make it out alive.“It Gets Darker” is a horror comedy that pays homage to the iconic horror classics of the nineties with a unique, contemporary approach to normalized violence and savior narratives
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THE LONE WOLF
When things go sour with Jason’s most powerful client, he knows his life is on the line But a visit from his intuition, a man with his exact likeness, claims to have the answers to save him. All Jason has to do is trust him... But can he?
FRIDAY SEPT 9 • MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES 9:00 PM 12:00 AM
DIRECTOR: JACK CARRIVICK
Social hermit Nina Moyse decides to take things one step further, removing herself from society completely by trying to totally disappear. However her goals change after she discovers she still desires a form of human interaction.
Ski school instructor Nika tries to hide a fatal accident that happened on the slopes. But when night comes, it turns out that the girl number 26 is missing Nika will confess the accident to his girlfriend Nata, together they will share the responsibility of this dreadful secret.
SYLVAIN'S HUNT
DIRECTOR: THEO COHN 10 MIN NARRATIVE, DRAMA, EXPERIMENTAL, FANTASY USA ENGLISH EAST COAST PREMIERE OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR Sylvain’s Hunt is a surreal depiction of something familiar Miniatures, prosthetics, sightless driving mountain shots, puppets, gore effects, all serve to make a traditional Son and Father rite of passage hunting trip into an uncanny vision of maturation and masculinity
• UNITED KINGDOM • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: ELIZE DU TOIT • 20 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, HISTORICAL, THRILLER, WOMEN • UNITED KINGDOM • ENGLISH • EAST COAST PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
IT GETS DARKER
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DIRECTOR: FILIPE MELO 24 MIN NARRATIVE, DRAMA, THRILLER PORTUGAL PORTUGUESE EAST COAST PREMIERE One night on Viva FM's late night show, host Vitor Lobo gets a phone call from an old friend.
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DIRECTORS: DANIEL HABIB, FIRAS ABOU FAKHER • 23 MIN • NARRATIVE, HORROR, THRILLER, WOMEN • LEBANON • ARABIC • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
• 22 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, SCI FI, THRILLER
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The story of Toronto’s bizarre 1985 “Patty Wars,” when Jamaican bakers went head to head with the Canadian government over the name of their beloved beef patty, as told by Michael Davidson of Kensington Patty Palace.
• 13 MIN • NARRATIVE, SCI FI, THRILLER • UNITED KINGDOM • ENGLISH • WAS DC PREMIERE
• 18 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL • THAILAND • THAI • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
a teenage quebecer of algerian descent, lives in a small town with his single mother When a muslim family moves i town, he is forced by Nicolas, his bully, to commit a hateful act towards them. To Nicolas, this may only be a sick joke, but Yanni it is the opportunity to prove to his opressor that he is on his side, hoping to not be his victim anymore
According to Thai superstition, a virgin can ward off rain by planting lemongrass upside down underneath an open sky. This belief remains prevalent to this day As clouds begin to gather, a young production manager on a film set is tasked to carry out this tradition As her fellow female co workers shy away from the duty, she is left with no choice but to take on the burden of becoming the lemongrass girl
Whilst tackling the stresses of weekend parenting, Tom opens the door to a mysterious stranger who presents ortunity to play an intriguing game with escalating consequences
The Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum in Joshua Tree is the magical and kitsch filled brainchild of Jeff Hafler
SATURDAY SEPT 10 • CULTURE VULTURE 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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TOR: RACHID ALLAOUA • 20 MIN • NARRATIVE, CRIME, DRAMA, YOUTH CANADA • ARABIC, FRENCH • EAST COAST ERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
R: ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS • 8 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ART & CULTURE, SOCIAL ISSUE USA • ENGLISH rdi Gras parades in 2021 were canceled because of coronavirus, it represented the lowest point of the pandemic for the citys od and culture communities "Different Mardi Gras" pairs footage from unusually quiet streets of New Orleans and interviews ral of the city's culture bearers reflecting on the pandemic's effects on their lives.
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DIRECTOR: IAN BARLING • 15 MIN • NARRATIVE, CRIME, DRAMA, FAMILY • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIER
DE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE
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On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unru help out of an illicit bind
DIRECTOR: POM BUNSERMVICHA
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TOR: NICOLAS GOURAULT 19 MIN • NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, HYBRID FRANCE ENGLISH • WASHI ERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR ory investigation about the role of human workers in the training of self driving cars.
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PATTY VS. PATTY
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e the Beauty Bubble is a short documentary film about a renowned collector of hair artifacts fighting to keep his desert dreams
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CTORS: CHERYL BOOKOUT, CHERI GAULKE • 31 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORICAL, LGBTQ • USA • ENGLISH • EAST ST PREMIERE
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
DIRECTORS: JAMIE GLOVER, JASON MERRELLS
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DIRECTOR: MARILYN COOKE • 16 MIN • NARRATIVE, ARTHOUSE, INTERNATIONAL, SUPERNATURAL • CANADA • FRENCH, C EAST COAST PREMIERE
A gifted medical student, Keity wants to continue the family tradition and become a surgeon like her mother and grandmo But when her first operation takes a dramatic turn, she buckles under the pressure. She has no choice but to accept an internship at the morgue Haunted by her failure, Keity starts seeing her grandmother’s spirit appear to her in tropical daydreams All the e, Keity tries to adapt to the morgue and to the colorful characters both living and dead that she meets. Through caring her deceased patients, she learns that life can sometimes lead one down unexpected paths A deeply human and sometimes ny exploration of death, family legacies and the meaning of failure
Anita’s alcoholic mum dies, leaving her with a parting gift she’s always wanted; the name of her real father scribbled on a piece of paper She sets out to find him immediately, bringing along her hilarious (albeit risk aver BFF for the ride
DIRECTOR: ALANA HUTTON SHAW • 30 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, YOUTH • UNITED KINGDOM • ENGLISH • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
NO GHOST IN THE MORGUE
DIRECTOR: ANTON JØSEF • 13 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, YOUTH • USA • ENGLISH • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
In this collision of reality and fantasy, a teenage girl uses Live Action Role Playing (LARPing) to cope and escape from her mother, who suffers from early onset Alzheimer’s
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PAPER GEESE
DIRECTOR: ELIZABETH CHATELAIN • 14 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, FAMILY, YOUTH • USA • ENGLISH • EAST COAST PREMIERE
After an unsuccessful goose hunt, a young girl grapples with seeing her father in a new light
TECHNO MAMA
DIRECTOR: SAULIUS BARADINSKAS • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL, YOUTH • LITHUANIA • LITHUANIAN • EAST COAST PREMIERE
Nikita loves to listen techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain” His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.
FINDING DAD
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
IGA OR: MORAD MOSTAFA • 20 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL, WOMEN • EGYPT • ARABIC • EAST COAST RE a, a young mother of 18 lives alone with her baby after her husband left for work in a remote city; in an ordinary day she her way through the hustle of Cairo streets to do some visits where she feels uncomfortable with the surroundings.
IR OF A VEERING STORM
DIRECTOR: SOFIA GEORGOVASSILI • 14 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, SOCIAL ISSUE, YOUTH • GREECE • GREEK • WASHINGTO PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: BIRUTĖ KAPUSTINSKAITĖ • 15 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, FAMILY, WOMEN • LITHUANIA • LITHUANIAN • NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR Aldona is the single mother of a daughter, Miglė, who is soon to become a mother herself When Miglė comes to visit for th weekend during the last days of her pregnancy, Aldona tries to show how much she cares, but instead starts to control he daughter Step by step, Aldona pushes the boundaries between the two, until she crosses the line
MOTHERS
What happens to roe deer during their reproductive period? What does a young female body feel during and after an abort Can a cyclone break out only in our unconscious? It is a morning in September A storm is about to break Α mother drives to school in the morning and picks up a woman at the end of the school day Anna, a fifteen year old girl sneaks out of sch with the help of her boyfriend, they visit a hospital There, she has to face an event that will jolt her into adulthood
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• 28 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ACTION & ADVENTURE, BIOGRAPHY • USA • ENGLISH here in the Rocky Mountains, a man named Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest estimated to be worth more than a million In 2010, he published a poem containing nine clues that would lead searchers to the treasure. “Finding Fenn’s Gold,” a entary by Sara Joe Wolansky, follows several treasure seekers captivated as much by the promise of riches as by the ge of unlocking the mystery.
Melons is a comedy short about a jolly grocery store manager who learns to stand up for himself after a misunderstanding brands him as public enemy #1
MIMINE
A socially awkward virgin tries to hire a prostitute with the help of a self proclaimed love guru
OMEN OF VIRTUE
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Bonus, a clumsy and reckless father, has custody of his young son for the day. Abated by his recent breakup, he n the child is developing a beautiful relationship with his ex girlfriend’s new lover Afraid that he is being replaced to dazzle him with a father son moment tinged with magic.
MANLIEST MAN
DIRECTOR: MATT MACDONALD • 16 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, SOCIAL ISSUE • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: MEGAN MACZKO • 23 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA • UNITED KINGDOM • ENGLISH • UNI PREMIERE
ECTOR: STÉPHANIE HALFON • 30 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, YOUTH • FRANCE • FRENCH • EAS MIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR , a 9 year old girl who lives in the Hassidic community in Paris, gets her period for the first time. Myriam, her mother, lly looks at her as if she were a woman Etel is blessed, until she finds out that in her religion, women are considered ure when they have their period.
An eco artist embarks on a trip to a symposium in remote Sweden, herself the keynote figure Fears of her begin to manifest and a suspicious man who’s doggedly undermining her every move, provokes her self sa
DIRECTOR: SIMON LAGANIÈRE • 13 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY • CANADA • FRENCH • WASHING PREMIERE
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ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
SATURDAY SEPT 10 • THE HUMORS • 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
CTOR: NICOLAS KRIEF • 18 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, YOUTH • CANADA • FRENCH • UNITED STATES PREMIERE lice search disturbs the peace and quiet of a suburban family and arouses suspicions in Nicolas about his father Sylvain, a et man with suspicious activities
CTOR: AARON ADRIAN • 21 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, YOUTH • USA • ENGLISH • WORLD PRE OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
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THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA (630 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002)
MAURER • 10 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, SPECIAL INTEREST • SWITZERLAND • FRENCH • WASHINGTON, DC
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DIRECTOR: PAIGE MORROW KIMBALL• 24 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ART & CULTURE, BIOGRAPHY, LGBTQ • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
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RK GERSTORFER • 28 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL, HUMAN RIGHTS AUSTRIA • GERMAN • EAST RE n Vienna in the middle of the night Police officer Nancy and her colleague Albert have the task of evicting a family he night leave everyone involved traumatized
RECTOR: ALEXANDRE ISABELLE 13 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL, HUMAN RIGHTS CANADA FRENCH ASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE cing the climate crisis, Louise, a philosophy teacher, turns words into action.
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DIRECTOR: ROMAIN DUMONT • 17MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA • CANADA • FRENCH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: ALEXIS LOUKAKIS
November 11, 1918, Germany has surrendered The armistice is signed France must honor the memory of its fighte designating an unknown soldier In an infantry regiment based in the Somme, Corporal Solal and soldiers Malard, K aestracci are assigned to roam the battlefields in search of the ideal corpse
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Covid significantly increased mortality in hospitals What does this mean for the work of Mathieu, employed in ional hospital center? How does he relate to these people whose souls have recently left their bodies?
For Christmas, three garbage collectors, Élie, Nino and Belz, are surprised to be received for dinner at the house of the Prime Minister and the First Lady They go there, enthusiastic and candid, without suspecting that on the menu, they have a painful series of disappointments and manipulations in store for them See You Garbage! is a dramatic comedy that resembles a revolutionary tale, which attempts to explore the encounter between the well coated contempt of the political class and a sudden awareness of l
Ram and Maya move thousands of miles from their home in Nepal in hopes of realizing their dream in New Y to finish his feature film, Maya receives a job offer that puts a strain on their relationship and calls into que willing to sacrifice to maintain the lifestyle of international filmmakers
A budding artist in her 60s hangs joyful sculptures on telephone poles in her urban community. Afraid to get caught, she disguises herself as a man and through her random acts of kindness, she comes into her own, making peace with her troubled past
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DIRECTOR: ARTHUR CAHN • 19 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, SOCIAL ISSUE FRANCE FRENCH EAST COAST PREMIERE The factory where Romain and Adémar work has caught fire, so they decide to enjoy three days of idleness together in the mild summer
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• 23 MIN • NARRATIVE, COMEDY, DRAMA, HISTORICAL, WAR • FRANCE• FRENCH, GER
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A DO YOU HEAR US? VOICES FROM A PLANTATION PRISON R: CINQUE NORTHERN • 26 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, HUMAN RIGHTS, MUSIC & PERFORMANCE • USA • ENGLISH • WASHINGTON, IERE of playwright Liza Jessie Petersons shutdown 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the a State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison plantation The documentary examines what led to the shutdown of the nce, the material that confronted a system, and how the impact of Peterson's visit rippled through Angola long after the record of was erased by prison authorities
SIMON PLOUFFE • 16 MIN • DOCUMENTARY, ARTHOUSE, EXPERIMENTAL • CANADA • INNU AIMUN • UNITED STATES PREMIERE te pines submerged under the waters of a hydroelectric reservoir on unceded Innu territory transform into flames This between water and fire illustrates our current climate emergency through multiple stories about the relationship between a and it's land
HOLY CARE
ECTOR: GABRIEL HERRERA • 10 MIN • NARRATIVE, ARTHOUSE, INTERNATIONAL • MEXICO • SPANISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE e he sits proudly on his beautiful motorbike which he would never loan to anyone He is certain that he alone can explore the jungle A ful re enactment with reversed roles that takes aim at the hubris of the colonial conquerors
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DIRECTOR: CRISTIAN PATANÈ • 15 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL, SUPERNATURAL • ITALY • NO DIALO PREMIERE Gaia works in her family funeral home and takes care of the bodies while the soul is leavingj. But one day, somethin pens
WARSHA DIRECTOR: DANIA BDEIR 15 MIN • NARRATIVE, ARTHOUSE, MUSIC & PERFORMANCE, LGBTQ LEBANON ARABIC OU FIRST TIME DIRECTOR A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, w able to find his freedom
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SMANE ECTOR: JORGE CAMAROTTI • 25 MIN • NARRATIVE, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL • CANADA • FRENCH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE mane, a newly arrived immigrant living in Montreal, faces a challenging situation when he meets an elderly disoriented lady at the end of his workday.
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DIRECTOR: JUANITA ONZAGA 15 MIN DOCUMENTARY, ARTHOUSE, EXPERIMENTAL COLOMBIA • ITALIAN, SPANISH • WASHINGTON, DC PREMIERE Sybille is the last person alive on a planet with no history or water She roams through arid lands, traveling through strange visions Entities with more memory than humans communicate with her How to persuade the spirit of the waters to come back to earth?
DIRECTOR: CLARA MILO • 14 MIN • NARRATIVE, ARTHOUSE, MUSIC & PERFORMANCE • CANADA • ICELANDIC • WASHINGT PREMIERE • OUTSTANDING FIRST TIME DIRECTOR disciples must throw their mother’s ashes into the mouth of a volcano in order to prevent its collapse into a flo
AWS UNDER
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ctor: Amandine Meyer mated Shorts Animation, Family, Music & Performance, Women atory and intimate story in which the author tells, in the form of a tale, the key stages of her construction as a woman and artist ce, No Dialogue Outstanding First Time Director
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ctor: Yoriko Mizushiri mated Shorts Animation, Arthouse, Experimental g things, artificial things, geometry shapes, and lines When these different things encounter, a new direction is born ce, No Dialogue
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rector: Cinque Northern cumentary Shorts Documentary, Human Rights, Music & Performance e story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's shutdown 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, merica’s largest prison plantation The documentary examines what led to the shutdown of the performance, the material that confronted a system, and how the impact of Petersons visit rippled through Angola long after the record of her visit was erased by prison authorities. United States, English hington, DC Premiere
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ce, No Dialogue Coast Premiere, Outstanding First Time Director
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NGOLA DO YOU HEAR US? VOICES FROM A PLANTATION PRISON
ctor: Nicolas Bianco Levrin mated Shorts Animation, Narrative, Supernatural, Comedy he cat, life in the cemetery is paradise It is calm and he only has to stretch out his paw to catch a mouse But this time, the ghost of the mouse comes to haunt the
Balázs Turai Shorts Animation, Narrative, Horror, Comedy ng his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident, Clyde must confront his inner demon Hungary, No Dialogue nited States Premiere
ONG PROTRACTED SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT mated Shorts Animation, Drama, Family, International, Women ctors: Lars Henrik Andersson, Lisa Rydberg rik (10 years old) is given an important task by his Dad Keep track of your mum while he’s away Henrik tries to But what did that really mean? One day Henrik s a letter in his mum’s handwriting; “I dont wanna live anymore ” Through its uniquely shaped narrative, drawn out in whimsical animation, this film invites us to witness to the emotional struggle of a nuclear family It is a subtle but decisive reminder of the scary dysfunctionality of family that often promises to keep us safe he young protagonist struggles with too much responsibility, we witness how he carries the burden of his parents’ obstacles and we become fully immersed in his anxiety as a child. The film is embellished with humor to balance and counter the dark and disturbing content. Sweden, Swedish Coast Premiere, Outstanding First Time Director
Narrative, Comedy, Drama a day in the life of Stuart, a disabled man whose life is a mess His caregivers are abandoning him and for good reason: he's an asshole, a fact that apparent to the new guy tasked with getting him out of bed. Stuart's commute to work is interrupted by the discovery of a $100 bill lying on the of reach It flutters away as soon as he moves towards it, leading him on a chase eventually destroys his wheelchair and forces him to reconsider his toxic ideal of self sufficiency. His commute is interrupted by the discovery of a $100 bill lying on the sidewalk, just out of reach. It flutters away as soon as he moves towards it, leading him on a chase that forces him to reconsider his toxic ideal of self sufficiency ates, English on, DC Premiere, Outstanding First Time Director
Germany; English United States Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Animated Shorts Animation, Biography, Family, Youth A young woman describes her father and his relationship to his many pets that he never managed to take care of The animals consistently die one afte context of a family being torn apart Taiwan; French Outstanding First Time Director
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Director: David Scott Calonico
Newly discovered audio and video tells the full story between Eartha Kitt's run in with the President and the First Lady in 1968. United States; English Washington, DC Premiere
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ARE YOU DOWN
Director: Hugo Covarrubias
BESTIA
ASKA
In this collision of reality and fantasy, a teenage girl uses Live Action Role Playing (LARPing) to cope and escape from her mother, who suffers from early onset Alzheimer’s United States; English Outstanding First Time Director
An up and coming New York based artist with ties to Miami, Michael Richards, has his career cut short when he is in his studio on the 92th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 Before his passing he creates a prophetic work United States; English World Premiere
BLESSING IN DISGUISE
BREAK ANY SPELL
Two young disciples must throw their mother’s ashes into the mouth of a volcano in order to prevent its collapse into a flood of flames. Canada; Icelandic Washington, DC Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Animated Shorts Animation, Drama, International One city bus, three passengers and a back seat scenario they fail to address. Denmark; English
Director: Clara Milo
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Director: Elena Felici
Based on true events, "Bestia" explores the life of a secret police agent during the military dictatorship in Chile Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveals a grim fracture of her mind and of the country Chile; No Dialogue
Directors: Kevin Koch, Emma Holzapfel
Director: Shih Yen Huang
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Arthouse, Music & Performance
Animated Shorts Animation, Drama, Historical, International
Kevin Hines is one of the few people to have survived a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge In this hand drawn documentary, he reflects on the day that changed his life forever.
CATWOMAN VS. THE WHITE HOUSE
Director: Anton Jøsef
Director: Dennis Scholl
BUTTERFLY JAM
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Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Youth
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Documentary Shorts Documentary, Biography, Human Rights, Local Dani’s Twins captures the pregnancy and early parenting journey of Daniela Izzie, one of the few quadriplegics in history to ever give birth to twins While a source of great joy, Dani’s twin pregnancy is highly unusual and susceptible to an array of risks, ranging from blood pressure spikes that could lead to a stroke to the almost certain likelihood of preterm labor When the Covid 19 pandemic strikes, it raises the stakes for an already complicated pregnancy Amid these ups and downs, Dani’s story depicts her unwavering determination against all odds to deliver healthy babies and be a great mother. United States; English North American Premiere
HTBARE GRENZE rk Gerstorfer
Animated Shorts Animation, Experimental, Fantasy, Women
RENT MARDI GRAS or: Alejandro de los Rios mentary Shorts Documentary, Art & Culture, Social Issue
EATING IN THE DARK
Director: Inari Sirola
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d States; English
Sci fi, Thriller
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
Mardi Gras parades in 2021 were canceled because of coronavirus, it represented the lowest point of the pandemic for the city's music, food and culture unities "Different Mardi Gras" pairs footage from unusually quiet streets of New Orleans and interviews with several of the city's culture bearers reflecting on the mic's effects on their lives.
our with Jason’s most powerful client, he knows his life is on the line But a visit from his intuition, a man with his exact likeness, claims to have the im. All Jason has to do is trust him... But can he?
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Through snakey dildos, setting boundaries and a journey through a mind bending forest, we follow Siros quest for self discovery United Kingdom; English Outstanding First Time Director
S e Sun, Chloé Maingé, Lise Légier, Laurine Baille, Gabriel Gérard ts Animation, Arthouse, Drama, Women
D, Anna has an organized routine. This balance breaks when her sister forgets a piece of instrument. To bring it back, Anna has to face a world out of her h her fears materialize
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Directors: Brad Allgood, Steve Dorst
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Director: Harris Doran Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, LGBTQ
A queer, Black Baltimore rapper must outwit his "out to get him" day job boss in order to avoid being fired after he accidentally takes drugs United States; English East Coast Premiere
n in Vienna in the middle of the night Police officer Nancy and her colleague Albert have the task of evicting a family The events of the night leave everyone umatized man East Coast Premiere
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Directors:BenjaminZaugg,TobyHendy,CedricScheerlinck
Narrative,Comedy,Drama
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Heartbrokenfollowingabreakup,Martinereceivestheunexpectedvisitofhermother,MoniqueTooengrossedinherownsadness,Martinedoesn'tnoticerightaway thathermotherishidingsomethingbut,progressively,abadfeelingstartstotakeholdofherDuringthisshortstay,thesetwoverydifferentwomenwillhaveonelast chanceofgettingclosertooneanotehrbeforetheyrunoutoftime Canada;French,Haitian,HaitianCreole Washington,DCPremiere
Director:AlanaHuttonShaw
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UnitedKingdom;English Washington,DCPremiere
Director:MeganMaczko
Animation,Family,SocialIssue,Youth
FindingXisananimatedshortfilmthatfollowsXssearchformeaninginaworldfullofnumbers.Itisaheartfeltstoryaboutmathematicsbutalsoaboutbelonging, identityandvalue.
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Anita’salcoholicmumdies,leavingherwithapartinggiftshe’salwayswanted;thenameofherrealfatherscribbledonapieceofpaperShesetsouttofindhim immediately,bringingalongherhilarious(albeitriskaverse)BFFfortheride UnitedKingdom;English
Director:SaraJoeWolansky
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Whilsttacklingthestressesofweekendparenting,Tomopensthedoortoamysteriousstrangerwhopresentsanopportunitytoplayanintriguinggamewithescalating consequences
AnecoartistembarksonatriptoasymposiuminremoteSweden,herselfthekeynotefigureFearsofherworkbeingexposedbegintomanifestandasus who’sdoggedlyundermininghereverymove,provokesherselfsabotage.
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SomewhereintheRockyMountains,amannamedForrestFennhidatreasurechestestimatedtobeworthmorethanamilliondollars.In2010,hepublishedapoem containingninecluesthatwouldleadsearcherstothetreasure“FindingFenn’sGold,”adocumentarybySaraJoeWolansky,followsseveraltreasureseekerscaptivate asmuchbythepromiseofrichesasbythechallengeofunlockingthemystery UnitedStates;English
Directors:SandrineBrodeurDesrosiers,CarminePierreDufour
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FINDINGDAD
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APPEAR
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directors: Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr Animated Shorts Animation, Arthouse, Fantasy
anne Berkaak horts Animation, Drama, Historical, War ry focusing on hair, not heroes Five siblings and their hair parlour offer women of the small Norwegian town Narvik a sense of normality in the midst of nd despair rwegian Premiere
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an Patanè ts Narrative, Drama, International, Supernatural her family funeral home and takes care of the bodies while the soul is leavingj But one day, something unexpected happens gue miere
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Director: Casper Kjeldsen
FRYDENLUND HAIR PARLOUR
ntary Shorts Documentary, Arthouse, Experimental white pines submerged under the waters of a hydroelectric reservoir on unceded Innu territory transform into flames This exploration between water and fire es our current climate emergency through multiple stories about the relationship between a community and it's land Innu aimun States Premiere
rance; French Outstanding First Time Director
HOLY CARE
Karoline’s life is turned upside down when her father, Kjeld, manically starts digging a pit in their backyard The following days turn into a living nightmare as the pit omes a grave and the land, which has been in the family for generations, pulls Kjeld further and further down into the deep mark; English t Coast Premiere
FOUR NIGHTS
GOODBYE JÉRÔME!
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Social hermit Nina Moyse decides to take things one step further, removing herself from society completely by trying to totally disappear However her goals change after she discovers she still desires a form of human interaction. United Kingdom; English
Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.
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r: Deepak Rauniyar ve Shorts Narrative, Drama, International nd Maya move thousands of miles from their home in Nepal in hopes of realizing their dream in New York City. As Ram works to finish his feature film, Maya s a job offer that puts a strain on their relationship and calls into question what they are willing to sacrifice to maintain the lifestyle of international filmmakers Nepali, English oast Premiere
Director: Jack Carrivick
Directors: Cheryl Bookout, Cheri Gaulke
Following a traumatic incident, Lara joins her childhood best friend for a relaxing weekend in an isolated resort. This idyllic retreat turns out to be a hellish trap to guarantee her silence against her will, Lara will have to find her inner strength and fight her way through the night to make it out alive“It Gets Darker” is a horror comedy that pays homage to the iconic horror classics of the nineties with a unique, contemporary approach to normalized violence and savior narratives.
Director: Pom Bunsermvicha
KEEP TALKING: SIX CONVERSATIONS IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Directors: Samuel George, Anthony Silberfeld
Director: Ryo Hirano
Director: Claire Sichez
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In a town of SouthEast Asia, at night, a Yakuza is facing a bloody conflict with local gangs During the fight, he encounters with a ghost called Krasue(called "Gasoo" in Japanese), a flying woman head with her guts exposed, and being followed by her because of his blood tasteTheir battle eventually leads themselves to the depth of dark and damp jungle maze, where their boundary seems to fade, regardless of what they are, humans, animals or a ghost Japan; No Dialogue East Coast Premiere
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Documentary Shorts Documentary, Biography, Historical, LGBTQ
After 20 years of living together, Carine, Fabrice and their son Simon have a well ordered daily life While Carine is restricted to household chores, Fabrice sp his time watching television Each in a different space, their eyes no longer meet France; No Dialogue Washington, DC Premiere
Nearly three decades after the Oklahoma City bombing,a domestic terrorist attackon a federal facility, Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary FilmmakersSamuel George and Anthony Silberfeld travel to ground zero of that assult In these six conversations with folks impacted by the blast, one salient theme emerged: If we want to keep this from happening again, we need to keep talking United States; English World Premiere
Director: Morad Mostafa
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, International
INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Horror, Thriller, Women
According to Thai superstition, a virgin can ward off rain by planting lemongrass upside down underneath an open sky This belief remains prevalent to this day As clouds begin to gather, a young production manager on a film set is tasked to carry out this tradition As her fellow female co workers shy away from the duty, she is left with no choice but to take on the burden of becoming the lemongrass girl. Thailand; Thai Washington, DC Premiere
Animated Shorts Animation, Crime, Horror, Supernatural
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Inside the Beauty Bubble is a short documentary film about a renowned collector of hair artifacts fighting to keep his desert dreams alive The Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum in Joshua Tree is the magical and kitsch filled brainchild of Jeff Hafler United States; English East Coast Premiere
KHADIGA
L'AMOUR EN PLAN (PLANS FOR LOVE)
Lebanon: Arabic Washington, DC Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Local, Special Interest
Khadiga, a young mother of 18 lives alone with her baby after her husband left for work in a remote city; in an ordinary day she makes her way through the hustle of Cairo streets to do some visits where she feels uncomfortable with the surroundings. Egypt; Arabic East Coast Premiere
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, International, Women
Directors: Daniel Habib, Firas Abou Fakher
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IT GETS DARKER
MARIAM
Directors: Tiago Minamisawa, Barcabogante Animated Shorts Animation, Documentary, Experimental message recorded during a sleepless night A night of so many A nightmare that seems endless zil; Portuguese
LOUISE
MELONS
rama, Historical, Thriller, Women Highlands when talk turns to a jealous neighbour they know Accusations of witchcraft lead Lilias to be arrested and interrogated, and ed she chooses to confess with thundering wrath
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Social Issue, Youth What happens to roe deer during their reproductive period? What does a young female body feel during and after an abortion? Can a cyclone break out only in our unconscious? It is a morning in September A storm is about to break Α mother drives a girl to school in the morning and picks up a woman at the end of the school day Anna, a fifteen year old girl sneaks out of school, and with the help of her boyfriend, they visit a hospital. There, she has to face an event that will jolt her into adulthood. Greece; Greek Washington, DC Premiere
Director: Lionel Meta rative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Family, International riam, drawn face and rebellious look, drives her Peugeot Ready to take on the world to reclaim the custody of her son, 4 years old, the road ahead of her is not the one expected nce; French shington, DC Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Animated Shorts Animation, Drama, Music & Performance, Women Louise, ballerina at the Garnier Opera in 1895, rushes home after a show but is stopped by a friend asking for money Louise knows what to do in order to repay her France; French Outstanding First Time Director
AL ON THE PLATE
Directors: Constance Bertoux, Camille Bozec, Pauline Guitton, Pauline Mauviere, Mila Monaghan
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Director: Chenglin Xie Animated Shorts nimation, Experimental, Fantasy ou are what you eat. In a world where people start to look like the thing they eat the most of, you can take this quite literally. When a newcomer prefers different eating abits, the visible consequences turn the world upside down It’s a battle between desire and rationality nited States; No Dialogue ast Coast Premiere
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Social Issue Melons is a comedy short about a jolly grocery store manager who learns to stand up for himself after a misunderstanding brands him as public enemy #1 United States; English Washington, DC Premiere
Director: Matt MacDonald
MEMOIR OF A VEERING STORM
MESSAGE OF AN ENDLESS NIGHT
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Director: Sofia Georgovassili
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Family, Women
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Local Hoping to say Kaddish after their mother’s death, Leah and Ariel find themselves one person short of making a Minyan the quorum of ten Jewish adults required f evening prayer service As a result, they turn to an unconventional solution United States; English Outstanding Local Film (filmed in DMV or DMV filmmaker)
MINYAN DUTY
Director: Amy Bench Documentary Shorts Documentary, Animation, Human Rights, War, Youth One night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14 year old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs As her family scatters to the surrounding forests to save themselves, Mugeni finds herself completely alone From there, she sets out on a remarkable solo journey across the globe, determined to reunite with her lost loved ones and lift up the Banyamulenge people
MIMINE
North American Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Director: Birutė Kapustinskaitė
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Arthouse, International
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MOTHERS
There he sits proudly on his beautiful motorbike which he would never loan to anyone He is certain that he alone can explore the jungle A playful re enactment reversed roles that takes aim at the hubris of the colonial conquerors Mexico; Spanish Washington, DC Premiere
United States; English Washington, DC Premiere
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MORE THAN I WANT TO REMEMBER
Director: Gabriel Herrera
Director: Sara T Gama Documentary Shorts Documentary, Art & Culture, Biography, Local Artist Cita Sadeli aka MISS CHELOVE begins work on a mural in a soon to open Indonesian coffeehouse in Washington DC As she paints, Cita talks about her life in the Washington D.C. area, her cultural heritage, the influence of punk and hip hop on her life and how she came to fall in love with graffiti in the 1980’s when there were few women drawn to the culture at the time Cita drew on her Javanese heritage to create a modern woman ornamented in traditional Indonesian jewelry yet rooted in 21st century youth culture. Filmmaker Sara T. Gamas aim was to elevate a woman’s voice from her community and visually tell her story, the result is a short documentary that unfolds Cita’s life as she creates her art, one color at a time United States; English Outstanding Local Film (filmed in DMV or DMV filmmaker)
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Family Bonus, a clumsy and reckless father, has custody of his young son for the day. Abated by his recent breakup, he notices that the child is developing a beautiful relatio with his ex girlfriend’s new lover Afraid that he is being replaced, he decides to dazzle him with a father son moment tinged with magic Canada; French Washington, DC Premiere
Aldona is the single mother of a daughter, Miglė, who is soon to become a mother herself. When Miglė comes to visit for the weekend during the last da pregnancy, Aldona tries to show how much she cares, but instead starts to control her daughter Step by step, Aldona pushes the boundaries between th crosses the line Lithuania; Lithuanian
Director: Simon Laganière
MOTORCYCLIST’S HAPPINESS WON’T FIT INTO HIS SUIT
Director: Ivan Kander
MISS CHELOVE
ION CARCAJOU
ector: Jorge Camarotti rrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, International smane, a newly arrived immigrant living in Montreal, faces a challenging situation when he meets an elderly disoriented lady at the end of his workday nada; French ashington, DC Premiere
; German, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish st Premiere
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Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Youth search disturbs the peace and quiet of a suburban family and arouses suspicions in Nicolas about his father Sylvain, a secret man with suspicious activities French ates Premiere
PAPER GEESE
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Canada; French, Creole E t C t P i
GHOST IN THE MORGUE
hvili tive, Crime, Drama, Thriller tries to hide a fatal accident that happened on the slopes But when night comes, it turns out that the girl number 26 is missing Nika will s girlfriend Nata, together they will share the responsibility of this dreadful secret. Georgia; Georgian st Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
ctor: Marilyn Cooke
Andreas Kessler
e Shorts Narrative, Drama, Historical, Thriller, War ear old violin player Mitka is supposed to execute an attack on several SS officers in the name of a ukrainian partisan movement But this attempt will also put friend in life danger
Director: Stéphanie Clément
Director: Elizabeth Chatelain Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Family, Youth
Animated Shorts Animation, Drama, Family, Youth Like every summer, Louise stays at her grandparents in the countryside for a few days during the holidays. It will snow at the height of summer and a monster is going to die France; French Outstanding First Time Director
After an unsuccessful goose hunt, a young girl grapples with seeing her father in a new light United States; English East Coast Premiere
OUSMANE
rative Shorts Narrative, Arthouse, International, Supernatural fted medical student, Keity wants to continue the family tradition and become a surgeon like her mother and grandmother But when her first operation takes a matic turn, she buckles under the pressure. She has no choice but to accept an internship at the morgue. Haunted by her failure, Keity starts seeing her ndmother’s spirit appear to her in tropical daydreams All the while, Keity tries to adapt to the morgue and to the colorful characters both living and dead that meets Through caring for her deceased patients, she learns that life can sometimes lead one down unexpected paths A deeply human and sometimes funny oration of death, family legacies and the meaning of failure
Nicolas Krief
ACHYDERME
After her death, a harpist who dedicated all her life to her passion, ends up in the purgatory. She has to play again and again the same musical piece. France; No Dialogue Outstanding First Time Director
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Comedy, Historical, Special Interest
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Drama
Director: Jeremy Frindel
SAFE
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Art & Culture, Biography, Music & Performance
United States; English Washington, DC Premiere
Animated Shorts Animation, Family, Music & Performance
Native American Flute Master R Carlos Nakai reflects upon the relationship between prayer and music in his work United States; English East Coast Premiere
Directors: Ian Barling
SEE YOU GARBAGE!
Director: Romain Dumont
Director: Tiffany Lin
For Christmas, three garbage collectors, Élie, Nino and Belz, are surprised to be received for dinner at the house of the Prime Minister and the First Lady. They go enthusiastic and candid, without suspecting that on the menu, they have a painful series of disappointments and manipulations in store for them See You Garbage! is a dramatic comedy that resembles a revolutionary tale, which attempts to explore the encounter between the well coated contempt of the political class and a sudden awareness of its people
Canada; French Washington, DC Premiere
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PATTY VS. PATTY
POWERS
R. CARLOS NAKAI: THE SOUND OF PRAYER WITHIN
PURGATORY STEW
Director: Chris Strikes
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Crime, Drama, Family
During the summer before they must leave for college, two lifelong best friends come across a unique business opportunity: illegally harvesting and selling succulents from the California coast.
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On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind United States; English Washington, DC Premiere
Director: Audrey Samson
POACHERS
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Art & Culture, Biography, LGBTQ
Director: Paige Morrow Kimball
A budding artist in her 60s hangs joyful sculptures on telephone poles in her urban community Afraid to get caught, she disguises herself as a man and throug random acts of kindness, she comes into her own, making peace with her troubled past United States; English Washington, DC Premiere
The story of Toronto’s bizarre 1985 “Patty Wars,” when Jamaican bakers went head to head with the Canadian government over the name of their beloved bee told by Michael Davidson of Kensington Patty Palace Canada; English
Director: Laura Waters Hinson
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Director: Daniel Maurer
ND manda Renee Knox horts Narrative, Drama, Youth
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Special Interest
d; French n, DC Premiere
The second wave of Covid significantly increased mortality in hospitals What does this mean for the work of Mathieu, employed in the morgue of a regional hospital w does he relate to these people whose souls have recently left their bodies?
When a young girl hitchhiking is picked up by a stranger, who ends up taking whom for a ride? United States; English ngton, DC Premiere
An aspiring photojournalist discovers the power of her own voice while struggling to survive homelessness United States; English Washington, DC Premiere; Outstanding Local Film (filmed in DMV or DMV filmmaker)
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SPACE RACE
Director: Saulius Baradinskas
TECHNO, MAMA
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Human Rights, Local, Social Issue
Director: Shane Dioneda Animated Shorts Animation, Family, Sci fi, Youth Two competing Astronauts race to claim the moon for themselves. United States; No Dialogue Washington, DC Premiere
THE BEYOND
STREET REPORTER
SYLVAIN'S HUNT
ORS 3000
Director: Theo Cohn Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Experimental, Fantasy Sylvain’s Hunt is a surreal depiction of something familiar Miniatures, prosthetics, sightless driving mountain shots, puppets, gore effects, all serve to make a traditional Son and Father rite of passage hunting trip into an uncanny vision of maturation and masculinity. United States; English East Coast Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, International, Youth Nikita loves to listen techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain” His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash Lithuania; Lithuanian East Coast Premiere
tor: Julien David ated Shorts Animation, Narrative, Comedy mechanical fusion between Marlene, a secretary who has been working for 30 years, and the model x3000 printer is going to create a new generation of workers: enior 3000 The revolution in the work world is underway! e; French
Director: Filipe Melo
THE MANLIEST MAN
THE SOLOISTS
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Art & Culture, Local, Women
Directors; Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck, Yi Liu
Director: Aaron Adrian
The pin collection of the Honorable Madeleine Albright is a language globally recognized, yet completely her own This short documentary follows her ascent to the White House, her experiences as the only woman in the room, and the decision to speak through her pins throughout her storied career United States; English Washington, DC Premiere; Outstanding Local Film (filmed in DMV or DMV filmmaker)
THE PIONEERS
In an alternate dimension, the stoic god of Power Unrecognized waits for unrelenting Greed to come and consume her power. United States; English
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Thriller
THE PINS OF MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
In the islands of the Tigre Delta, Argentina, people live surrounded by water and isolated from the noise and comforts of the big city Their habits and customs respond to traditions that are inherited over the years, from generation to generation This is the story of Sebastián Bettiga, who runs a floating grocery boat which he inherited from his father that travels the channels of the delta supplying the inhabitants of the islands Meanwhile, Franco, his 11 year old son, accompanies him and learns the trade to continue with the business and family tradition Argentina; Spanish Washington, DC Premiere
The Pioneers is a mesmerising rhythmic experience honouring the animal passengers aboard their 59 rocket test flights prior to the first human voyage to space. Canada; English United States Premiere
THE FLOATING GROCERY BOAT
A socially awkward virgin tries to hire a prostitute with the help of a self proclaimed love guru. United States; English World Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
Narrative Shorts Animation, Documentary, Historical
One night on Viva FM's late night show, host Vitor Lobo gets a phone call from an old friend Portugal; Portuguese East Coast Premiere
THE LONE WOLF
Director: Farnoosh Abedi
Animated Shorts Animation, Experimental, Fantasy
In a small village ruled by ridiculous laws, three singing sisters and their dog rehearse for the Annual Autumn Festival But an unexpected event will disrupt their p France; English
THE SPRAYER
Director: Simon Cottee
Director: Erika Grinberg
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Youth
Directors: Reuben Atlas
Director: Nicole Stafford
THE HORK
Animated Shorts Animation, Drama, Human Rights, International
In the land occupied with the sprayers army, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private So many of the people and soldiers do not even know how dose a plant grows or look like, until one day one of the soldiers finds a seed buried deep down in the dust and his curiosity is just the beginning of something extraordinary, something big, something revolutionary Iran, Islamic Republic of; No Dialogue
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Documentary Shorts Documentary, Local, Special Interest
World Premiere
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Animated Shorts Animation, Comedy, Music & Performance
THEREFORE, SOCRATES IS MORTAL
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER s Loukakis
Director: Juanita Onzaga
UNTITLED MOM DOC
Director: Alexandre Isabelle
VO Director: Nicolas Gourault
D: A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM hawn Malangyaon ary Shorts Documentary, Local, Special Interest ring an injury, a Costa Rican triathlete returns to compete in the National Championships tes; English Washington, DC Premiere; Outstanding Local Film (filmed in DMV or DMV filmmaker)
WARSHA
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, International, Human Rights
Facing the climate crisis, Louise, a philosophy teacher, turns words into action Canada; French Washington, DC Premiere
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The factory where Romain and Adémar work has caught fire, so they decide to enjoy three days of idleness together in the mild summer France; French East Coast Premiere
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Arthouse, Experimental Sybille is the last person alive on a planet with no history or water She roams through arid lands, traveling through strange visions Entities with more memory than humans communicate with her How to persuade the spirit of the waters to come back to earth? Colombia; Italian, Spanish Washington, DC Premiere
Director: Arthur Cahn
A sensory investigation about the role of human workers in the training of self driving cars France; English Washington, DC Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Arthouse, Music & Performance, LGBTQ
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom ebanon; Arabic Outstanding First Time Director
ts Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Historical, War 1918, Germany has surrendered The armistice is signed France must honor the memory of its fighters by designating an unknown soldier In an infantry d in the Somme, Corporal Solal and soldiers Malard, Klein and Maestracci are assigned to roam the battlefields in search of the ideal corpse , German North American Premiere
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Director: Dania Bdeir
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Drama, Social Issue
Narrative Shorts Narrative, Documentary, Hybrid
Director: Daniel Taylor
Documentary Shorts Documentary, Biography, Family, Local Family members share stories from a mother’s life based on their different perspectives United States; English Outstanding First Time Director, Outstanding Local Film (filmed in DMV or DMV filmmaker)
TOMORROW IS A WATER PALACE
YANNI ector: Rachid Allaoua
rative Shorts Narrative, Crime, Drama, Youth ni, a teenage quebecer of algerian descent, lives in a small town with his single mother. When a muslim family moves into town, he is forced by Nicolas, his bully, to mmit a hateful act towards them To Nicolas, this may only be a sick joke, but for Yanni it is the opportunity to prove to his opressor that he is on his side, hoping to not his victim anymore. ada; Arabic, French t Coast Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
CREATIVE STORIES + AMAZING TALENT
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tive Shorts Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Youth 9 year old girl who lives in the Hassidic community in Paris, gets her period for the first time Myriam, her mother, finally looks at her as if she were a woman Etel ssed, until she finds out that in her religion, women are considered impure when they have their period e; French oast Premiere; Outstanding First Time Director
EN OF VIRTUE or: Stéphanie Halfon
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5:00 pm 8:00 pm
Dani’s Twins 0:39:00
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
Midnight Munchies 9:00 pm 12:00 am Edicius 0:22:16
SATURDAY, SEPT.10 Culture Vulture 11:00 am 2:00 pm Different Mardi Gras 0:08:00 Fellow Creatures 0:12:59 Inside the Beauty Bubble 0:31:15 Lemongrass Girl 0:17:34 PATTY vs. PATTY 0:18:18 Safe 0:15:00 VO 0:19:00 Yanni 0:20:06 SATURDAY, SEPT.10 Family Ties 3:00 pm 6:00 pm Break Any Spell 0:13:00 Finding Dad 0:29:50 Khadiga 0:20:00 Memoir of a Veering Storm 0:14:00 Mothers 0:15:00 No Ghost in the Morgue 0:16:00 Paper Geese 0:13:56 Techno, Mama 0:18:00
More Than I Want to Remember 0:13:59 Space Race 0:05:48 The Hork 0:03:58 The Pioneers 0:09:40
7:00 pm 10:00 pm
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K 0:12:28
How to Disappear 0:16:34 In The Soil 0:14:00 It Gets Darker 0:22:52 Lilias Adie 0:20:00 Number 26 0:20:00 Sylvain's Hunt 0:09:47
Animation Domination
Tri Hard: A Documentary Short Film 0:10:02
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
Catwoman vs The White House 0:12:00
A Long Protracted Scene of An Accident 0:14:30 Amok 0:14:17 Blessing in Disguise 0:04:33
The Lone Wolf 0:23:29
The floating grocery boat 0:05:34
The Pins of Madeleine Albright 0:11:41
Minyan Duty 0:14:17 Miss Chelove 0:15:30
SCHEDULEATAGLANCE
The Gamblers 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Act of God 0:21:54 Are You Down? 0:12:11 Fanmi 0:07:57 Mariam 0:20:00 Nakam 0:33:23 Poachers 0:12:41 Street Reporter 0:26:51 The Errand 0:11:23
6 Paws Under 0:02:30
Finding X 0:11:18 Frydenlund Hair Parlour 0:13:35 Krause 0:11:50
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8
L'Amour en Plan 0:15:00
Untitled Mom Doc 0:13:55
Meal On The Plate 0:07:00
Homegrown
7:00 pm 10:00 pm Finding Fenn's Gold 0:27:50
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 0:19:00
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Fjällnäs 0:22:41 Melons 0:15:31 Mimine 0:13:23
Opération Carcajou 0:17:56
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
Different Perspectives
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From A Plantation Prison 0:26:19 Aska 0:14:01 Forests 0:16:22 Holy Care 0:15:00
9 to 5
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Motorcyclist’s Happiness Won’t Fit Into His Suit 0:10:00
The Hunors
The Unknown Soldier 0:23:00
Therefore, Socrates is Mortal 0:12:34
Die unsichtbare Grenze 0:27:30
Four Nights 0:16:00 Powers 0:24:00
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
The Beyond 0:09:35
See You Garbage! 0:16:54
The Manliest Man 0:21:00
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
Ousmane 0:25:09
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
3:00 pm 6:00 pm
11:00 am 2:00 pm
Tomorrow is a Water Palace 0:15:00 Warsha 0:15:00
Women of Virtue 0:29:57
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