Shorts

Tinker Street Cinema WOODSTOCK Fri Sept 309:30pm Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 28:00pm

POUR GAMES

Directed by Patrick Smith

USA / 2021 / 4:00 minutes Diabolical wine glasses participate in a sadistic game of power dynamics, playfully terrorizing a smaller species until a self-sacrificial rebellion shatters the cycle of abuse ... momentarily. LITTLE HURTS

Directed by Debra Solomon

USA / 2022 / 10:30 minutes A routine errand at the dry cleaners unleashes a freefor-all of fat-shaming, body image demons and family dieting obsessions. POSTED NO HUNTNG

Directed by Alisa Stern

USA / 2021 / 2:36 minutes When a trail cam captures a frightening encounter in the woods, the scariest part is what you don’t see. A twist on found footage horror. BETWEEN LINES

Directed by Sarah Beth Morgan

USA / 2022 / 2:52 minutes Out of trauma blooms a sense of healing and connection. A film speaking to the scarring experience of schoolgirl bullying and the recovery that follows. THE SAUSAGE RUN

Directed by Thomas Stellmach

Germany, Belgium / 2021 / 9:45 minutes The tragic story of a little lamb told with the help of multiple Zoetropes, loosely based on the Grimm’s fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. BUZZKILL

Directed by Peter Ahern

USA / 2022 / 5:20 minutes Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky (who has something in her eye … and her closet). THERE’S A BISON ON THE PRAIRIE

Directed by Morgan Miller

USA / 2022 / 7:00 minutes A short film about existence and sentience. Satirical in tone, the film chronicles evolution and the development of the carnivore.

ALICE

Directed by Liz Van Verth

USA / 2021 / 1:10 minutes Alice enjoys taking baths but ends up taking an unexpected trip instead. Where will Alice end up next? THE GRAVE OF SAINT ORAN

Directed by Jim Batt

USA, Australia / 2019 / 9:30 minutes Neil Gaiman narrates this twisted philosophical tale of two saints, a murder, and the dark history behind the chapel on the island of Iona. DON’T BE SCARED

Directed by Richard O’Connor

USA / 2022 / 2:30 minutes A family of birds looks for safety in a storm. MORE THAN I WANT TO REMEMBER

Directed by Amy Bench

USA, Chile / 2022 / 14:30 minutes Mugeni sets out on a remarkable solo journey across the globe, determined to reunite with her lost loved ones and lift up the Banyamulenge people. HAPTIC MEMORY

Directed by Mike Enright

USA / 2021 / 1:30 minutes Paint on glass with monotype animation. This piece is research into the tension between hand made and digital animation. FIVE CENTS

Directed by Aaron Hughes

USA / 2022 / 5:07 minutes A consumer finds himself in over his head after a string of purchases goes out of control. LIPSTICK OF THE BRAVE

Directed by Bill Plympton

USA / 2021 / 6:06 minutes The animated journey of Madstone Rowan as they find inspiration in the rock and pop music which inspired them to embrace their non-binary self.

HUDSY [80 MINUTES]

WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sun Oct 2  10:00am direct url: rb.gy/gt5goe

HUDSY is community-inspired TV and the first streaming video app for the Hudson Valley Entertaining Series, Compelling Documentaries, Engaging Local Stories, and More!

www.hudsy.tv

MOVEME: Livia Vanaver

Directed by Jesse Brown

USA / 2022 / 14:22 minutes The story of artist Livia Vanaver of the Vanaver Caravan, which performs original, world-infused choreography and music, locally and internationally.

THIS ORGANIC LIFE: Gopal Farm

Directed by Joey Carey

USA / 2022 / 25:51 minutes A journey to Gopal Farm that grows heirloom Indian foods, where we learn the relationship between cows and the land, soil health and sustainable practices.

TRANSITION

Directed by Angel Gates Fonseca

USA / 2022 / 39:56 minutes A rare condition, no legs and expected to only live two years - and now, at 21 - transitioning. Will the family accept her?

NARRATIVE THE DEEP END FIGHT OR FLIGHT [99 MINUTES] Shriek-inducing thrillers, some that may hit too close to home. SHORTS Directed by Jack Fessenden

USA / 2022 / 13:00 minutes A piano tuner gets caught up in a botched home invasion.

MY SUMMER VACATION

Directed by Kelly O’Sullivan

USA / 2022 / 8:51 minutes Elementary student, Cass, gives an unorthodox presentation on her summer vacation to Pompeii.

BATON TOUCH

Directed by Jeong se-eum

South Korea / 2021 / 20:15 minutes A celebration party for Eugene who was cast in the movie. The secret of the three friends is revealed there.

SKIN & BONE

Directed by Eli Powers

USA / 2021 / 17:20 minutes After taking a job on a secluded farm, a drifter begins suffering from horrifying visions of men trapped inside the bodies of animals. Starring Amanda Seyfried.

TRIGGERED

Directed by Tara Westwood

USA / 2021 / 18:00 minutes A US Senator faces her greatest challenge when a home invasion takes a shocking turn.

MOSHARI

Directed by Nuhash Humayun

Bangladesh / 2022 / 21:53 minutes / w subtitles The end of the world forces two sisters together, inside a mosquito net (moshari), just to survive—but first they must survive each other.

NARRATIVE THE UNCONSCIOUS CONSCIOUS [91 MINUTES]

WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sun Oct 2  4:15pm Off-beat narrative stories of self-examination and admitting our truths. direct url: rb.gy/pmj0s2

MIRRA

Directed by Sam Evoy

USA / 2021 / 8:54 minutes When a young woman navigates a bad breakup, she develops a destructive relationship with her taboo smart device. WEDNESDAYS AT 5

Directed by Elizabeth Taufield

USA / 2022 / 18:18 minutes A therapist overwhelmed by an environmental crisis starts to resent one of her patients linked to the very scandal. INTIMACY WORKSHOP

Directed by Eddie Prunoske

USA / 2022 / 9:50 minutes In a stark church basement, a group of dour men gather for a symposium on the elusive art of human connection. FRACTAL

Directed by Kiarra Goldberg

USA / 2021 / 10:21 minutes Fractal follows the story of a miscarriage across three different realities; memory, present-day, and a dream of what could have been.

HI, IT’S ME

Directed by Dana Turken

USA / 2022 / 10:36 minutes A woman finds a magical phone and reveals an unexpected truth. THE CURRENT

Directed by Megan Chumbley

USA / 2022 / 6:33 minutes Did I just sexually assault someone?

MICHELLE REMEMBERS

Directed by Alex Lill

USA / 2022 / 14:18 minutes

LEAD/FOLLOW

Directed by Colby Day

USA / 2022 / 12:00 minutes Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl have baggage. Lead/Follow takes us through the archetypal stages of a new relationship — shot in one take and told through dance.

9 DISLOCATION [91 MINUTES]

WOODSTOCK Community Center  Fri Sept 30  12:45pm Well-crafted, authentic documentaries which share stories of those who are displaced, in limbo, or are motivated against the odds to help their families thrive. direct url: rb.gy/iztztz

NEVER AGAIN PARA NADIE

Directed by Anna Feder, Dan Frank, Justin Reifert

USA / 2022 / 20:47 minutes / w subtitles In the poorest city in Rhode Island, peaceful demonstrators tried to shut down a for-profit prison housing ICE detainees, only to be met with violence.

ANGEL OF GAZA

Directed by Ahmed Mansour

USA, Palestine / 2021 / 23:34 minutes / w subtitles 8-year-old Malak narrates her family’s arduous journey of romance, endless love, sacrifice and reunification with her father in the U.S. after 7-years of forced separation.

THE GIRL WITH THE ACCENT

Directed by Nadia Durry

United Arab Emirates / 2021 / 10:00 minutes An Ethiopian woman’s embrace of her identity through the color of her skin.

THE FLAGMAKERS

Directed by Cynthia Wade, Sharon Liese

USA / 2022 / 33:00 minutes / w subtitles American dreams collide with identity and belonging as refugees, immigrants and locals sew five million American flags a year in a Wisconsin factory.

Original and hilarious bite-sized films.

THE F-WORD

Directed by Alex Cannon, Paul Cannon

USA / 2022 / 6:30 minutes A father explains to his young daughter what the f-word means. F^¢K ‘€M R!GHT B@¢K

Directed by Harris Doran

USA / 2022 / 12:28 minutes A queer, Black, aspiring Baltimore rapper must outwit his vengeful day-job boss in order to avoid getting fired after accidentally eating an edible. ANNIVERSARY

Directed by Lain Kienzle

USA / 2022 / 14:44 minutes A middle-aged woman and her best friend race to make her over for the anniversary dinner she’s sure her husband is surprising her with. IN THE FLESH

Directed by Daphne Gardner

USA / 2022 / 12:45 minutes Jerking off with her bathtub faucet, Tracey’s desires, fears and anger reach a new climax.

THE SYED FAMILY XMAS EVE GAME NIGHT

Directed by Fawzia Mirza

USA / 2021 / 11:00 minutes All cards are on the table when a queer Pakistani Muslim woman brings her Puerto Rican partner home for the first time on the family’s annual game night. CAROL & JANET

Directed by Andrea Rosen

USA / 2022 / 10:00 minutes Hard truths are revealed when Carol and Janet each receive a package containing pieces of their shared ex-boyfriend. Also featuring socks, singing, and a cute dog. HARDBOILED

Directed by Peter Sluszka

USA / 2022 / 27:38 minutes Detectives Harry and Callaham don’t play by the rules, resulting in suspensions and beatings at the hands of their boss, the explosive Knishoner. Undaunted by departmental politics, the ham and egg detectives set off in pursuit of a killer targeting eggs.

KEEP SHOWING UP [107 MINUTES]

WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sat Oct 1  3:45pm Innovative narrative and documentary shorts that showcase a diverse group of musicians and artists as they challenge systems, build power and reflect on an artistic life as we age. direct url: rb.gy/podnp4

TUNING RENÉ MARIE

[DOC]

Directed by Rachel Kessler

USA / 2022 / 13:38 minutes A short mixed-media documentary about twice Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist René Marie’s extraordinary and often difficult path in life, and the saving grace of music at every turn. THE VOICE ACTRESS

[NAR]

Directed by Anna J. Takayama

Japan / 2022 / 15:06 minutes / w subtitles The Tokyo voice acting world is changing and Kingyo must find a way to reconcile her way of living with the modern industry. MADELYNN VON RITZ IS ALMOST FAMOUS

[DOC]

Directed by Naz Riahi, Silas Howard

USA / 2022 / 18:30 minutes At 83, Madelynn Von Ritz, a radical rocker who never stops trying, hasn’t given up her dream of musical recognition. ANGOLA DO YOU HEAR US? Voices From A Plantation Prison [DOC]

Directed by Cinque Northern

USA / 2022 / 26:56 minutes The story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson’s shutdown 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison-plantation. COURTESY OF: MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMS

SWERVE

Directed by Lynne Sachs

USA / 2022 / 8:00 minutes Five New Yorkers search for a meal in a Queens market while speaking in verse. DON’T YOU GO NOWHERE

[NAR]

Directed by Bryan Poyser

USA / 2022 / 8:01 minutes A jazz dynamo belts his way through his weekly set until he makes an unexpected connection with a fan. SHUT UP AND PAINT

Directed by Titus Kaphar, Alex Mallis

USA / 2022 / 20:00 minutes Painter Titus Kaphar looks to film as a medium in the face of an insatiable art market seeking to silence his activism.

DOWN HOME

Directed by Riley Engemoen, Liz Moskowitz

USA / 2022 / 12:07 minutes A sleep away camp in Elgin, Texas gives adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to escape societal barriers and have a good ol’ time dancing, loving, and feeling free. IN THE WAKE OF MOURNING

Directed by Adetoro Makinde

USA / 2022 / 6:10 minutes Isolated in quarantine, a disabled Black youth celebrates his 21st birthday. Experiencing the unrest of racial protests, he finds his voice.

AS FAR AS THEY CAN RUN

Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian

Pakistan / 2022 / 38:45 minutes / w subtitles A fascinating look at those who are struggling to find acceptance and worth in a society that had relegated them to the margins.

LYDIA EMILY’S LAST MURAL

Directed by Christoph Johannes Superstar Green

USA / 2021 / 21:00 minutes Lydia Emily, an artist living with progressive MS, paints her last mural in downtown LA with the help of a truly diverse group of friends and family. IRON SHARPENS IRON

Directed by John Gallen

USA / 2022 / 11:31 minutes Iron Sharpens Iron profiles the rivalry between two of the best wheelchair basketball players in the world. Highlighting the capabilities of adaptive sports athletes, the film challenges perceptions about what someone with a disability can do. HELLO TO JULIA

Directed by Jenna A. Bush

USA / 2021 / 29:05 minutes When Julia was born, her parents were told to “take her off the ventilator and let her go.” At two, she still could not move, eat, or speak, until the miraculous combination of horses and therapy brought her to life.

FAMILY MATTERS [96 MINUTES] WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sat Oct 1  12:45pm Artful documentaries that share intimate portraits of diverse generational families in moments of honor and remembrance. direct url: rb.gy/dxsnvr

ANSHAN DIARIES

Directed by Charles Xiuzhi Dong

China, USA / 2022 / 27:50 minutes / w subtitles A documentary film investigates the director’s family saga spanning three decades of post-Chinese cultural revolution history.

ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught)

Directed by Brit Hensel

USA / 2022 / 9:05 minutes Expressions of reciprocity in the Cherokee world as conveyed in a story told by an elder and a first language speaker.

JUNGLE X

Directed by Jose Fernando Rodriguez

Puerto Rico, USA / 2022 / 20:51 minutes / w subtitles A father reflects on his strict upbringing in early 1960’s Puerto Rico, as Hi8 videos – filmed by his son – reveal his son’s fascination with violence during his carefree, playful youth. PILI KA MO‘O

Directed by Justyn Ah Chong

USA / 2021 / 13:46 minutes A Native Hawaiian family is drawn into a complex quest to preserve their ancestral land. PONY BOYS

Directed by Eric Stange

USA / 2022 / 24:48 minutes A delightful true story about two Massachusetts boys – 9 and 11 – who set off on an improbable 350-mile journey with their family pet, a Shetland pony named King.

SOCIAL DIALOGUES [87 MINUTES] WOODSTOCK Community Center  Fri Sept 30  10:00am The personal is political in these short documentaries that address historical and local challenges to how it goes. direct url: rb.gy/7malmr

AMERICAN JUSTICE ON TRIAL

Directed by Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette

USA / 2022 / 39:55 minutes Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton is accused of murdering a white policeman after a late night car stop in 1968 Oakland. A landmark trial ensues and Newton’s defense team redefines “a jury of one’s peers.” With the death penalty looming, a verdict is delivered that still reverberates today. BLUE ROOM

Directed by Merete Mueller

USA / 2022 / 11:55 minutes Incarcerated participants in a mental health experiment watch videos of sunset-soaked beaches, wildflowers, and forests on loop, prompting them to reflect on isolation and wilderness.

HERE TO STAY

Directed by Jared Peraglia

USA / 2022 / 30:05 minutes A 23-year-old, first generation, Mexican-American woman runs for office in one of the most dangerous cities in America.

BEHIND THESE WALLS

USA / 2021 / 5:47 minutes While incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Sean “Dino” Johnson discovered the prison’s theater program: “We are in a maximum security facility and you want me to run around in tights talking about to be or not to be?”

Joy and Noelle pr A collection of bold, transformative narrative and documentary shorts from across the LGBTQIA+ community. PORTAL

[DOC]

Directed by Rodney Evans

USA / 2022 / 11:31 minutes In spite of the lack of touch, two single queer BIPOC friends find moments of joy and resilience in unexpected ways. WHEN WE ARRIVE AS FLOWERS [DOC]

Directed by Susan O’Brien

USA / 2022 / 4:55 minutes Diovanna, a dancer, realizes her transfemme identity through a choreographic journey of self-discovery, celebration, and the poetic metaphor of a flower coming to bloom. SO WE MOVED: A Portrait of Jack Halberstam [DOC]

Directed by Adam Pendleton

USA / 2021 /31:54 minutes An intimate portrait of the writer and queer theorist Jack Halberstam.

TANK FAIRY

Directed by Erich Rettstadt

Taiwan, USA / 2021 / 9:31 minutes / w subtitles Once upon a time, the magical Tank Fairy delivered tanks of gas (with plenty of sass) to the home of young Jojo, a lonely dreamer in need of a glittery godmother. NORTHSTAR

Directed by P.J. Palmer

USA / 2022 /30:00 minutes A rural rancher and his ailing husband, are forced to make a heartbreaking decision to preserve the dignity of their marriage. Starring Colman Domingo and featuring a cameo from Kevin Bacon. LOVE, BARBARA

Directed by Brydie O’Connor

USA / 2021 / 15:06 minutes A short documentary on the iconic legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, told through the lens and love of her partner of over 30 years.

FILM SCHOOL SHORTS [91 MINUTES] WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sat Oct 1  10:00am Finely-crafted narrative and documentary student shorts that exemplify daring and distinctive storytelling. direct url: rb.gy/3dreif

WUSS

[NAR]

Directed by Rubing Zhang

China / 2021 / 12:21 minutes / w subtitles Mandarin with English subtitles Nine-year-old tomboy Xiaoyu must choose between the neighborhood boys and the intriguing local shop girl… CALL ANYTIME, I’M NOT LEAVING THE HOUSE [DOC] Directed by Sanjna Selva

USA / 2022 / 12:45 minutes Two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brooklyn artist Lesya Verba gets through to her older sister in Odessa via FaceTime. This film is about love, memory, and the (im)permanence of home, as the sisters cling to a call that could be their last. EL CARRITO

[NAR]

Directed by Zahida Pirani

USA / 2021 / 15:20 minutes / w subtitles Spanish with English subtitles After a harrowing event, an untrusting and isolated street vendor discovers the embrace of community.

AN ISLAND DRIFTS

Directed by Vivian Ip

Singapore / 2021 / 18:32 minutes / w subtitles Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them. I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK [NAR]

Directed by Christian Jones

USA / 2022 / 15:47 minutes Andre, on his first day home from prison, is unsure of how he will be received as he returns to his small town wanting to rewrite his wrongs. THESE MEMORIES ARE NOT MY OWN

Directed by Kim Su Labby

USA / 2021 / 12:33 minutes An experimental documentary exploring adoption from China during the One Child Rule.

VALENTINE

Directed by Sinead Keirans

USA / 2022 / 6:49 minutes A short, animated documentary that explores an OnlyFans creator’s first year on the platform, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 YOUTH FILM LAB

Screened as part of Teen Shorts - see page 28

Generously underwritten by an anonymous donor, the Woodstock Film Festival’s annual Summer Youth Film Lab was a free, three-week intensive filmmaking bootcamp for Hudson Valley teens that provides participants with the equipment and expertise to create their own original films. Lab students are guided through every stage of the filmmaking process, from inception, to production and post-production, in a series of individual courses taught by film industry professionals and program instructors. At the end of their three weeks, the students completed their projects.

2019 Summer Youth Film Lab students in production for Epilogue To A Friendship. Film Lab students presenting their films at the 2018 Woodstock Film Festival.

AFTER AUGUST

Directed by Olivia Siegel

USA / 2022 / 7:32 minutes Luna is haunted by the memories of her past relationship with August. Will she learn how to move past it? ART SAVES THE SOUL: Bowl

Directed by Madeleine Birnbaum

USA / 2022 / 2:53 minutes Bowl is a personal story about the writer’s eating disorder and how art helped her cope. BENTO LOVE

Directed by Elisa Taylor

USA / 2022 / 4:51 minutes After being teased for her Japanese lunch at school, Rina rediscovers the importance of her cultural traditions. FUEL FOR THE FEEDING END

Directed by Sam Baumslag, Milo Barrett

USA / 2022 / 7:43 minutes A man wakes up to chop wood everyday until he sees he will be stuck in the forest forever. HUNTER

Directed by Michelle Tang

USA / 2021 / 11:30 minutes A lonely boy wants to save his mother from his abusive father, but feels powerless, at first.

PHO

Directed by Ethan Chu

USA / 2021 / 11:51 minutes A “successful” man must come to terms with his detachment from his Vietnamese culture and grandmother. THE AUDITION

Directed by Eli Berliner

USA / 2022 / 9:15 minutes A young pianist makes a startling discovery while painting, that changes his relationship to music. PAPERBACK

Directed by Ollie Weidemann, Grace Woodcock

USA / 2022 / 6:51 minutes YOUTH FILM LAB Local booksellers and the community give insight on bookstores and the history of banned books. HUNGER IN THE HUDSON

Directed by Wallace Wallace

USA / 2022 / 6:52 minutes YOUTH FILM LAB An intimate portrait exposing food apartheid in Kingston and the community efforts dedicated to combating it.

MUSIC MUSIC VIDEOS WORLDWIDE - ONLINE ONLY

Innovative and stylish, this music video lineup showcase a scope of global music, dance, and dreams.

BANG BUS

Directed by Shin Heewon

South Korea / 2021 / 4:24 minutes After being caught in flagrante delicto, a man starts running for his life. DOLLAR 2 THE RICH

Directed by Lewis T. Powell

USA / 2022 / 3:21 minutes A young LaRussell sees his adult family and friends engaging in actions that plague his community. DRAMAS - BLOODBATH

Directed by Rupert Höller

Austria / 2020 / 3:37 minutes A surreal performance and cat and mouse game through a blood-red world. EVERY STEP IS A PRAYER

Directed by Cara Stricker

USA / 2021 / 8:33 minutes An invitation to dream of freedom together.

FROZEN HEART

Directed by Nina Guseva

Russia / 2021 / 3:40 minutes Gerda learns that her beloved lives a secret life as a drag queen. To better understand him … KOJAQUE - TOWN’S DEAD

Directed by Sam McGrath, Kojaque

Ireland / 2021 / 3:18 minutes A butler struggles to reconnect with his severed head. direct url: rb.gy/xx1jgu

THE SKY BELONGS TO NO ONE

Directed by Manuel Del Valle

Mexico / 2022 / 6:56 minutes After the tragic death of her son, an astrologer steals the Sun, adopting it as her own child. SOFA

Directed by Chen Lu

China / 2021 / 4:11 minutes A break-up story of a couple that unfolds in a dreamy visual way. SONHO

Directed by Douglas Ratzlaff Bernardt

Brazil / 2021 / 14:05 minutes The oppressive penitentiary system takes away children’s right to dream, but talent and imagination break free. TWIN ROCK: Zero to Eleven Mix

Directed by Antony Flackett

USA / 2021 / 8:08 minutes This hip-hop inspired video-music symphony covers 11 years in the aural life of twins. YOU AGAIN

Directed by Mercedes Arturo

USA, Argentina, Germany / 2022 / 4:23 minutes Music video for Ananda Luna’s debut song.

VACANT SPACES

Directed by Joe Baughman

USA / 2022 / 5:25 minutes Trapped in a cave with a kappa, Joe longs for a wonderful world long lost.