SHORT BLOCK 17

147

Categories: Short, Documentary

Stephanie Houser embarks on a grueling 147-mile run over 48 hours, each mile symbolizing a day her preemie baby, Zev, battled for his life in the NICU. As their stories entwine, Steph's run and Zev's fight for survival push the Hauser family's hope to the limits.

Rating: M

Producer: Brittany Zampella

Director: Magie Hartmans, Cam Hartmans

Cast: Stephani Hauser

Runtime: 20 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

The Filmmaker will be in attendance

AFTER ISIS

Categories: Short, Documentary

Iraqi communities who were forced to flee during the war are now returning to their homes. But restoring cities previously home to hundreds of thousands of Iraqis is no easy task, and there is much work to be done. For Dan, helping to rebuild Iraq is an act of redemption that unites those returning to their homeland and heals the wounds of ISIS.

Rating: GA

Producer: Laura Nyhuis

Director: Jimmy Galt

Runtime: 6 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

BEYOND THE HERD

Categories: Short, Documentary

Woven between day-in-the-life ranch footage, BEYOND THE HERD follows Mexican-American equestrians Amber and Isidro and their kinship with wild mustangs, reflecting on their own encounters with discrimination and 'otherness.' As resources dwindle and the mustangs' survival hangs in the balance, their bond becomes a symbol of resilience, transforming wild horses into lifelong companions.

Rating: GA

Producer: Gema Interiano

Director: Michelle Fenn

Runtime: 20 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

DIETER

Categories: Short, Animation

The sculptor Dieter, my identical twin brother, has dementia. He's in his workshop, but he hasn't been able to work properly for a long time. While he is carving a sculpture, he is distracted again and again by his memories. They take him into another world, the world of the colourful pictures he has painted while suffering from dementia. And as he tries to catch up with these fleeting memories, they take him more and more away from his workshop into another fantastic world and mysterious landscapes.

Rating: F

Producer: Rolf Broennimann

Director: Rolf Broennimann

Cast: Rolf Broennimann, Simon Eltz, Stefan Holaus

Runtime: 11 minutes

Language: German

Country: Switzerland

WHERE WE ONCE ROAMED

Categories: Student, Short, Documentary

After re-releasing free-roaming buffalo to their native lands after centuries of absence, the Blackfeet Nation has set off on an unprecedented path towards cultural and spiritual renewal of their people, the land, and the buffalo species. Through Ethan Running Crane and Ervin Carlson’s eyes, we understand the hard work that each generation is undertaking to restore this sacred animal.

Rating: GA

Producer: Madee Sabatier

Director: Ruthie Weeks

Runtime: 15 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA