LIVELY LOCALES

sunday, april 30th 12:00 pm − uptown 2

Hop in and come sightseeing with us! Traversing international lands, these shorts offer pit stops along the way to soak up Malta’s salty sea air, enjoy Carnival in the UK, t in a few sand green golf holes in Kansas, and scope some places not strictly speaking on the map at all.

*this screening may not be suitable for all audiences

Wings of My Youth

Belle Palmano - 21, Esrom Solomon - 23, Ellis Josebury - 21, UK

Three friends on the cusp of adolescence travel to the heart of west London.

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Anna Nguyen - 23, Lilian Cao - 23, Winston Liu - 22, AUSTRALIA

A lm that documents snippets of daily lives and memories within the suburbs of Cabramatta and Canley Vale.

Lost Kid Wanderer

Chelsea Muscat, NEW YORK, USA + MALTA

A lone wanderer reconciles with the idea of love while deciding her future faith as life is coming to an end.

A Slice of Paradise

Liam Tangum - 23, Michael Nicholas - 23, Jake Coury - 23, CALIFORNIA, USA

Three small towns in Kansas work to keep both their communities and some of the last standing sand green golf courses alive in America.

The Last Color of This City

Mobin Dehvari - 18, Fateme

Azimi - 18, Benyamin

Khodabandeh - 17, IRAN

The lm is a conceptual narrative without dialogue, about the author's feelings towards urban life in his city (Saravan).

Mango City

Dana DePirri - 23, Emma Cuba - 23, FLORIDA + NEW YORK, USA

Lou, a curious 7-year old girl, has three days left to say goodbye to the love of her life, Miami. In this love letter to the city that raised her, Lou reveals Miami’s magic through her strange but familiar encounters with Miami locals and the unforgettable landscape.

The Oubliette

Max Hendrickson - 22, IRELAND

After moving into a small apartment in a big city, a man notices strange and mysterious occurrences.

The Cabbage Statue

Megan Lim En - 22, Jessica Goh - 22, Wai Ziying - 22, SINGAPORE

Posters of the famous Cabbage Statue of Ranau, Malaysia, are seen everywhere in Singapore. Swayed by the ads, Kelly convinces her less-than-enthusiastic best friend, Ruth, to take a trip across the Causeway to nd it.

Fresh Eyes

sunday, april 30th

12:45 pm − uptown 1

Ever nd yourself daydreaming and wishing you could reclaim the beauty and wonder of childhood divergent thinking? These shorts help shake up your perspective by offering the opportunity to see the world anew through the eyes of youth as they experience what the rollercoaster of life has to offer.

*this screening may not be suitable for all audiences

Lonely Birthday

Kaylinn Clotfelter - 21, MISSOURI, USA

A young girl visits her friends and delivers them each a piece of cake for her birthday.

梅Mei

Yizhi "Izzy" Yi - 20, Grace Lee - 20, Zhengyang "Corey" Tian - 21, Zhen "Freddy" Wang - 21, MASSACHUSETTS, USA

At a dinner with both her parents, little Mei sees the crack in the family as it explodes.

Pink EverywhereFlamingos

Jordan Vescio - 21, Jessica Lueck - 20, Ned Cooper - 20, Maygan Thompson - 21, GEORGIA, USA

Caught in the cross re of a parental war zone, 7-year-old Charlie seeks comfort in the plastic amingos ocking her yard.

Blue Honey

Valeriya Khan - 22, Anastasia Itkina - 24, Peter CS Lee - 21, CANADA

Bon gets ready for her school photoshoot when she gets her rst period.

Camila

Julia

Emma Duvall - 22, Skyler

Verity - 21, Jessica Barr - 24, OREGON, USA

Other Homes

Joseph Youngjune Lee - 23, CALIFORNIA, USA + SOUTH KOREA

In the winter of the Korean War, a North Korean family escapes to the sea, where they must quietly sneak across the water on a sherman’s boat to reach freedom.

Together, Alone.

Lucy Tamarkin - 23, Gus Aronson - 23, Henry Berger - 23, NEW YORK, USA

A young girl in Ukraine awaits a call from her father. As she waits, the day turns into night and she sinks into various dreamscapes from which she must nd her way home.

A young girl faces a test of friendship at an orphanage in 1970 South Korea. Based on a true story.

An 8 year old daughter who witnesses her fathers rst symptoms of Parkinsons. His hand begins to shake and they both notice quietly. The lm addresses the complicated dynamics of a father’s reckoning with his illness while raising a young child.