SHORT BLOCK 19 (MADE IN IOWA)

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Categories: Made in Iowa, Student, Short, Drama, Family

During a party at her house, when a young woman comes out to the backyard, a series of interactions with her friends leads her to question if she is making the right choice to go back to Iran to visit a dying family member, at a time of chaos and uncertainty.

Rating: GA

Producer: Arman Hodasefat

Director: Arman Hodasefat

Cast: Ara Javaheri, Jennifer Hogan, Auden Linoln-Vogel

Runtime: 15 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

The Filmmaker will be in attendance

REND

Categories: Made in Iowa, Short, Student, Horror/Thriller

A woman falls in and out of dreams while being pursued by a creature only visible by its hands.

Rating: F

Director: Jace Holz

Cast: Ali Parkhurst

Runtime: 6 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

TALLULAH PARK

Categories: Made in Iowa, Short, Drama

TALLULAH PARK is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of one woman's journey through the darkest corners of her soul as she seeks to escape the weight of her past. As she travels further from the life she’s known, an unexpected encounter shifts her perspective and compels her to face the very fears she tried to leave behind. What she discovers on this journey not only changes her but also offers a chance at renewal that she never imagined.

Rating: GA

Producer: Lulah Films

Director: David Guillermo Borges

Cast: Michelle Calloway, Kwari England, Brandon Faulk

Runtime: 15 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

The Filmmaker will be in attendance

TINKER

Categories: Made in Iowa, Short, Documentary

In his final semester as a graduate student at the University of Iowa, artist Braden Dexter takes us on a tour of whimsical objects of his creation while reflecting on subjects of creativity, old media, and memory. Braden currently lives in Des Moines, where he works as a graphic designer.

Rating: F

Director: Ryan Adams

Runtime: 7 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

TOOTHACHE

Categories: Made in Iowa, Short, Drama

When her daughter loses her first tooth over dinner with her ex-husband, Mila is forced to confront changes she isn’t quite ready for, including news about her ex’s new wife.

Rating: GA

Director: Anna Morrison

Cast: Hannay Bonner, Thomas Mira y Lopez, Thea Skinner

Runtime: 15 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

The Filmmaker will be in attendance