EXPERIMENTAL VISIONS

friday, april 28th

8:30 pm − uptown 2

Venture into new territory with these formally daring and expressive pieces. The conventions of the traditional short lm format are challenged and made elastic in these explorations of family, identity, art, culture, and more!

In Search of Mount Analogue

Leonardo Pirondi - 22, CALIFRONIA, USA

Using 16mm lm to capture computer-generated images, the lmmaker brings to life the imagined, metaphorical, and mysterious island from the 1952 surrealist novel Mount Analogue.

Chuu Chuu

Mackie Mallison - 22, Anahita Amirshahi - 22, Dan Chang - 23, Kelley Grade - 22, NEW YORK, USA

Taking its title from the Japanese onomatopoeia for bird sound, this is a lyrical, dream-like portrait of the lmmaker's grandmother and her deep connection with avian beings.

I Remember it From Up Close

Jaclyn Goldstein - 20, Ariella Hyman-Fessler - 20, Ethan Langenau - 20, Hannah Weis - 20, NEW YORK, USA

A recollection of the moments between a phone call and a plane ticket as a girl packs her suitcase for a funeral.

Lullaby

Irène-Kimberley

Valin-Awashish - 21, CANADA

Lullaby is a documentary essay about coming of age and the power of the unconscious. In the continuity of "Sweatlodge song", this short lm is a message of courage and hope.

Slay The Beast from A State of Peace

Miro Alleyne

McCarthy - 17, UK

A boy nds love amongst the chaos of the city. As an older man, he makes peace with the beast, letting go of the chaos and anger.

Dreams of Home

Justin Kaminuma - 22, Jess Faber - 21, MASSACHUSETTS, USA

A boy skateboards through abstract landscapes and memories in search of a place he encountered in a dream.

Are Dandelions Really So Bad?

Zach Robinson, MONTANA, USA

A brief ode to the humble dandelion, shot on 16mm, hand processed, using developer made from the titular dandelions.

Voyeuristic Tendencies

Vanessa Petrusic - 19, AUSTRIA

A woman is feeling watched in the familarity of her own. Her paranoid thoughts cause the line between reality and delusion to blur.

I Hope You Remember This Moment

Arya Misra - 24, MINNESOTA, USA + INDIA

This lm explores the temporal links between one's past, present, and future and a quest to learn how to live with yourself when every moment that has led to the present, is getting morphed and reconstructed in your mind.

The River

Janay

Beast

Aileen Ye - 24, NETHERLANDS

Honeydew, Darling

Callahan Bracken - 20, CALIFORNIA, USA

Through ceramics, animation, printmaking and 16mm lm, Honeydew, Darling articulates the delicate, interwoven cycles of queer grief, sex and euphoria.

After discovering the drowning of a little girl, an unnamed narrator describes her community's response while battling the memories of her own ght with The River in this experimental take on sexual violence, grief, and trauma.

A martial arts inspired dance- ght between a lion dancer and queer performer re ecting the tension between traditional and modern identities in a dreamscape nightmare.

Friday Night Shorts

friday, april 28th 9:15 pm − uptown 1

It’s Friday night and the mood is right for some top tier shorts! This primetime program is abound with affecting lms that will elicit a full spectrum of emotions, from tense frogs in your throat (literally) to the warmth from a shared bowl of ramen with death (also literally).

*this screening may not be suitable for all audiences

Hold Me When I Think I'm Going Crazy by

Ollie Chanin

Nathan Ginter - 21, Aidan Flynn - 20, MICHIGAN, USA

A trip into the subconscious of Ollie Chanin.

Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Neal Suresh Mulani - 24, Kathryn Winn - 24, CALIFORNIA, USA

On his 25th birthday, Cary brings his friends to the desert and requests one gift: for them to list everything they hate about him.

Kook Street

Jeremy Kemp - 21, Jack Lattin - 21, CALIFORNIA, USA

A metal sculptor with a frenzied past spends his nights drilling the word 'KOOK' into the side of telephone poles.

Death and Ramen

Tiger Ji - 21, Peter Gold - 22, CALIFORNIA, USA

On his nal night alive, a ramen chef befriends the Grim Reaper.

In Your Sheets

Connie O'Connor - 22, Aidan Whitman Baker - 21, Emily Walowski - 21, Jaelyn Ellis - 21, Cooper Shapiro - 22, FLORIDA, USA

When Cass’s expectations about her rst time aren’t met, she must confront the boy who took her virginity.

Frog in My Throat

So a Spinelli - 18, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

A young girl with an anxiety disorder struggles to manage the 'frogs' that make her life dif cult until she reaches out for help.

Naños

Emilio Subía - 24, Adrian Kader - 24, NEW YORK, USA + ECUADOR

In the heart of Corona, Queens, two Ecuadorian siblings are placed at odds with each other when one reveals a sudden urge to leave their home.

BRING THE KIDS!

saturday, april 29th 10:00 am − uptown 2

Handpicked for tastemakers of all ages, this collection of short lms displays the visual variety in the next generation of family-friendly storytelling. From astronomical adventures to saving the bees, you don’t want to miss these sensational stories!

Slam Song

Sophie Harasha - 17, Yezy Suh - 16, Kyra Reilley - 17, CALIFORNIA, USA

San Diego high school band, The Swell, debuts their rst EP with a music video for their song, Slam Song.

Quests Are for the Broke

Jewel Racasa - 22, Sarina Holstein - 23, HAWAII, USA

Penniless Palabok, desperate to buy a brand new cloak, embarks on a quest to battle the Puto Monster and make some quick cash.

Bye, My Captain

Li Luo - 23，XiaYun Liu - 22， CHINA

The father, once a captain, had to give up his job when his wife died and his daughter became seriously ill. After the death of his daughter, the father painted a boat with his daughter's brush out of longing, and the mutual longing made the two meet again...

While We’re Young

Alex Duque - 17, Isabella Chiappini - 18, Marcy Rodriguez - 18, FLORIDA, USA

A group of friends go out for a night of fun, while one person is tired of living the teen dream.

Bee the Solution

Charlotte Quintanar -17, CALIFORNIA, USA

Leading experts explain the causes for declining bee populations around the world and offer approachable solutions individuals can take to support their local pollinators.

Clocked Out!

Katherine Wright - 16, FLORIDA, USA

An alarm clock that runs on a strict schedule tries their best to regain motivation, but their tight schedule gets in their way every time, only restoring motivation after accidentally knocking over a paint can.

Homeseek

Thi M Chu - 20, Kien C Bui - 20,Thao P Nguyen - 20, Son N Dang - 19, VIETNAM

On a sleepless night, a grandmother nds her way back to her childhood home to nish a game of Hide & Seek.

Undaunted

Ella Arlene - 16, Nash McFarlane - 17, Chaos Gortner - 17, Joshua Domrese - 17, WASHINGTON, USA

When a young girl, Ruthie, is left home alone for the rst time, she will have to learn to overcome her fears and face the darkness hiding in the shadows.

Reaching Our Star

A children's book comes to life in color and sound, as the ambitious frog Stottie and the lazy tired dog Plato cross path in their journey to reach the star.

Life of a May y

A may y tries to pluck a berry, but has to do it in its 24 hours lifespan.

Acorn

An elderly man ponders life and death as he admires an oak tree, a seedling, and an acorn. He marvels at the beauty of age as he observes the close his own cycle.

A Trip to the Moon

A boy escapes the realities of poverty by traveling to the moon with the help of his mother (and the power of storytelling).