SHORT BLOCK 11
CROSSROADS
Categories: Short, Drama
When Emily and Jacob become unexpectedly pregnant they are forced to face a tough decision on what to do with the baby.
Rating: GA
Producer: Jessica Driskill, Tyler Driskill
Director: Jessica Driskill
Cast: Venus Monique, Alexander Jesus Burgos, Jessica Maldonado
Runtime: 20 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
DEAR DAUGHTER
Categories: Short
Sponsored By: Bob and Beth WoodwardA mother's tribute to her daughter, and a reflection on how the love for her evolved throughout the years. A touching true story.
Rating: GA
Producer: Rob Underhill, Vanessa Neff
Director: Rob Underhill, Vanessa Neff
Cast: Vanessa Neff, Carson Castillo, Christian Melvin
Runtime: 7 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
The Filmmaker will be in attendance
FERARRI
Categories: Short, Student, Drama
Twelve-year-old Nico feels embarrassed by his dad. Not like other children who just feel embarrassed by their parents, but because his dad is 70. That’s what he tries to hide from his classmate Luisa, who seems to have a much cooler dad. On Luisa’s birthday Nico gets himself into a tricky situation with some surprising consequences.
Rating: GA
Producer: Philip Ivancsics
Director: Philip Ivancsics
Runtime: 7 minutes
Language: German
Country: Austria
FLOCKY
Categories: Short, Animation, Drama
FLOCKY is an animated allegory navigating pregnancy, exploring the connection between a mother and her unborn child. Set in a melancholic and enchanting world, the film beautifully captures the essence of love, and the poignant nature of loss.
Rating: F
Producer: Esther Casas Roura, Juan Carlos Concha
Director: Esther Casas Roura
Cast: Chaka Da Silva, Kaylin Lee Clinton
Runtime: 10 minutes
Language: Catalan, English, Spanish
Country: Spain
The Filmmaker will be in attendance
LION SPIRIT
Categories: Short
In a complex familial dynamic, a father and daughter navigate their intertwined desires, with the daughter challenging her father's participation in a lion dance competition during illness, and the father resisting her Antarctic expedition, all against a backdrop of shifting time, where the family struggles with identity, tradition, and reconciling Chinese culture with familial harmony.
Rating: GA
Producer: Chaun Gai
Director: Xuanning Zhang
Runtime: 24 minutes
Language: Chinese
Country: China
MY OVER THERE
Categories: Short
Starring Emmy winning actor Penny Fuller, this short film is about Lenore McDowell, a veteran of WWI. Lenore, an Army nurse, reveals a dramatic and deeply personal part of her life during her time “over there” that she has never shared before. Inspired by a true story.
Rating: GA
Producer: Bob Celli, Laura Delano, Margaret Romolo-Zukor
Director: Bob Celli
Cast: Penny Fuller, Nicole Roberts
Runtime: 13 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
The Filmmaker will be in attendance
SILVERSIZZLE
Categories: Short
Widower Buddy has some experience being alone when he meets Jamie while visiting the graveside of his recently departed wife. Engulfed in loneliness, Jamie gets pulled into life in all its messiness when Buddy tells him about getting old, "the options are not kind. Loneliness, irrelevance, invisibility." SilverSizzle embarks on an absurd exploration of older people living life right up until the end.
Rating: M
Producer: Lisa DeTullio Russell, Brian Russell
Director: Brian Russell
Cast: James Naughton, Boyd Gaines, Mike Boland
Runtime: 14 minutes
Language: English
Country: USA
The Filmmaker will be in attendance
| No items available. |
