SHORTIES SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 11:30 AM

CAMELOT 2, 88 MINUTES

Films for kids and the young at heart! Featuring an intrusive rock, an ambitious spider, a Siberian tiger and more, this collection of family friendly animations will charm and entertain people of all ages.

Canary

Canada, Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault, 12 min.

A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men, risking their lives for a moment in the sunlight above.

The Social Chameleon USA, Alex Ross, 9 min.

Cosmo the chameleon doesn’t fit in with the other animals. No matter how hard he tries, he just can’t seem to find his place in the jungle. Then, everything changes when he meets another chameleon who shows him how to live by his own true colors!

CANS Can’t Stand

USA, Matt Nadel, Megan Plotka, 19 min.

A group of Black trans women in New Orleans fight to repeal Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law, which police and prosecutors have weaponized for 40 years.

Echo

USA, Benjamin Wolin, Mike Minahan, 17 min. Daniel Kish has found a way to “see” despite being blind. As a pioneer of echolocation, Daniel works to share the technique & help blind people live in a sighted world.

How We Get Free

USA, Geeta Gandbhir, Samantha Knowles, 32 min. Every night 500,00 people sleep in US jails not convicted of any crime because they can’t afford bail. On the front lines in the struggle to end cash bail for good, prison abolitionist Elisabeth Epps moves from grassroots activism to running for public office.

High Anxiety

Swing to the Moon

France, Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadeine de Boer, Elisa Drique, Cloé Lauzu, Vincent Levrero, Solenne Moreau, 7 min.

Living in the forest, little spider Temi dreams of catching the Moon. For that, she will do anything.

Three Trees

Luce and the Rock

Belgium, Britt Raes, 13 min.

One day, out of nowhere, a giant Rock lays in the middle of the peaceful little village where Luce lives. The villagers can’t even open the door to their houses anymore! Luce is angry: go away Rock, you don’t belong here! And why are you here anyway?

Mushka

USA, Andreas Deja, 28 min.

Sarah, a young Ukrainian girl, discovers an orphaned baby Siberian tiger and realizes she must either raise him or leave him to the perils of the snowy wild.

Pond

Switzerland, Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust, 8 min.

A shoal of herrings roams the vast ocean. When seagulls suddenly attack, one small herring finds itself stranded in a tidal pool. Desperately searching for a way out, it joins forces with an array of sea creatures to defend themselves.

The Rainbow Dung Beetle

USA, Ellen Mowat, Cole Dupzyk, 7 min.

Accustomed to camouflaging himself with mud to hide from predators, Desmond the dung beetle learns from his new neighbors that his true colors can be used to his advantage.

Canada, M.R. Horhager, Aaron Hong, 4 min. As the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.

Doing My Part

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 12:00 PM

CAMELOT 3, 98 MINUTES

Inspiring true stories of extraordinary individuals who are working tirelessly and with exceptional skill, passion, and dedication to create a more equitable and just world for all.

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2:00 PM

CAMELOT 1, 89 MINUTES

With nervous laughter and charged moments, get ready to be on the edge of your seat with this selection of films that go deep.

Baba

Canada, Anya Chirkova, Meran Ismailsoy, 13 min. A middle-aged Iranian man makes a desperate bid to keep his apartment, as his relationship with his son unravels.

Border Conversations

Germany, Jonathan Brunner, 30 min.

As thousands of migrants attempt to enter the EU via Poland’s Belarusian border in November 2021, two Polish activists are confronted with the limits of humanitarian aid.

The Family Circus

USA, Andrew Fitzgerald, 17 min.

A Vietnamese-American family’s plan to cover up a drunk driving accident begins to unravel when their emotional baggage spills out in front of the police.

Queen of Pain

France, Cyril Carbonne, 24 min.

Charlotte, a telephone operator in a suicide prevention center, recognizes the voice of an ex-girlfriend, Lucile. Soon Lucile’s determination to end her life is confronted with feelings that are rekindled by their reunion.

Dún Laoghaire

USA, William Lancaster, 12 min.

A dance of death between a mother and daughter ignites when the daughter attempts to install a new stove in her mother’s house in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.

Aban

Iran, Abbas Taheri, Mahdieh Toosi, 16 min.

Under constant pressure from her ex-husband, Nazanin feels forced to turn their child, Aban, nine years old, away from their very feminine tastes. One day, Aban is falsely taken to the hospital thinking they are finally undergoing a lifechanging surgery.

A Day in February

UK, Klaas Diersmann, 6 min.

Galyna works in another country to make enough money for her family to survive and one phone call is all she has to ensure their safety.

Ricky

USA, Rashad Frett, 20 min.

An ex-offender struggling with new freedom pursues redemption at all costs when given a job from his neighbor.

Simone

USA, Aisha Amin, 7 min.

One hectic morning, a young mother attempts to navigate the New York City subway to get her baby to daycare on time.

Sunless

USA, Boris Vesselinov, 8 min.

Trapped in the confines of a tiny submarine, two men attempting to set a record disagree on how to navigate a potentially serious issue with their vessel.

Parental Control

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2:30 PM

CAMELOT 2, 80 MINUTES

Either in its joy, heartache, or sudden role reversals between parent and child, the terrible beauty of parenthood is at the heart of this collection of films.

The Story of This Life

China, Alex Jiang, 17 min.

After his son dies from COVID-19 in Los Angeles, Chang Dong travels from China to collect his remains. He hires Janice, a Chinese college student, as his interpreter. Despite a rocky start, the two strangers gradually form an unlikely bond.

SULAM

USA, Noam Argov, 11 min. When an immigrant teen must help her mother buy a ladder before school, tensions of belonging in a new country bubble to the surface.

I’m on Fire

USA, Michael Spiccia, 24 min.

Caught in-between his parents’ toxic marriage and daily fights, twelve year old Danny spends his days making mixtapes as he takes his difficult path toward adulthood.

In the Garden of Tulips

USA, Julia Elihu, 13 min.

Amidst the backdrop of the Iran-Iraq war, fifteen year old Caroline, takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of Birjand.

About Me

Netherlands, Ali Asgari , 15 min.

Young Fatima holds a secret that could change her fate. She must place her trust in a doctor to make a tough decision between cultural tradition and medical ethics.

Cry It Out

USA, Musa Syeed, Kamau Bilal, 10 min.

Parvez, a young dad in Brooklyn, is sleep training his infant son alone--and decides to podcast it. What could go wrong?

Supermarket Affairs

Vietnam, Hang Luong Nguyen, 15 min.

At the local Asian supermarket, a middle-aged Vietnamese immigrant woman argues with her adult daughter over how best to honor her late husband as they shop for his second death anniversary—while inadvertently involving a very handsome stranger.

THE MOMENTS THAT DEFINE US SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 3:00 PM CAMELOT 3, 86 MINUTES

The choices we make can change our lives in unalterable ways. The characters in these shorts are forced to reckon with crucial decisions and extraordinary dilemmas.

Nocturnal Burger

India, Reema Maya, 27 min.

Somewhere between fantasy, trauma, paranoia, precaution, and the promise of a burger, a night gets catapulted into an investigation of child abuse at a dysfunctional police station in Mumbai.