DIR Dan Schneidkraut / USA / Experimental Doc / 12 min A story about traveling alone told using footage scavenged from various mobile devices. An exploration of isolation and suicidal thoughts on The United States’ Amtrak rail system. Program: Mind and Matter
Fleeting Disorders
DIR Marc Adi / France / Experimental / 14 min Wanderings of a doctor in a psychiatric environment crossed by natural elements. A journey during which the border between dream and reality blurs before giving way to sketches performed on the stage of a small timeless theater. Written and filmed by Marc Adi, who plays…
The Scapegoat
DIR Tathagata Ghosh / India / Narrative / 25 min Neeta, an oppressed housewife in a remote Indian village, has no one to confide in except her neighbor Topu, the wife of a Muslim dairy farmer named Ali. As things take a darker turn, Neeta has to now overcome her worst fears and rise against…
Da Big Zip
DIR Nick Alonzo / USA / Feature Narrative / 90 min
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Gorgeously hand painted animated story about a father and son bond.
Ethiopia: daily fight for recycling
The complexities of recycling are examined in this beautifully shot documentary.
Don’t Talk
Comedic short about growing up with parents who keep changing their minds.
Glugga
DIR Omar Lopex / USA / Exp Narrative / 7 min Glugga is the story of a young blind & deaf woman abandoned in the Icelandic wilderness & her quest for an ultimate, tragic freedom. Based on a traditional story. Music by Icelandic theremin artist Hekla. Program: Inverted Worlds
Somewhere We Live in Little Loops
How does the computer see us? An everyday world scrambled by algorithm.
Passed the Brush
DIR Leif Gantvoort / USA / Smartphone / 3 min When a makeup brush mysteriously falls into one man’s lap, he is challenged to find meaning in what it is and who he is. Program; Inverted Worlds
Eat the Rainbow
A wondrous musical short about acceptance.
Something Fishy
DIR John Amadon / Experimental Narrative / USA / 6 min A man struggles to maintain control of his household in this absurdist drama. In Program: Inverted Worlds
Brick House in the Wind
Personal documentary about immigration and family.
Rhythm as a Girl
DIR: Sara Sowell/ Experimental / USA / 12 min
Come Together post
Falling apart and coming together, all in the name of dealing with conflict. Total program duration: 66 minutes Big Touch Christopher Tenzis 0:03:00 Shelter at Home Alone Rani Deighe Crowe 0:05:02 Düsseldorf Mike Lars White 0:09:34 The Emphemeral Orphanage Lisa Barcy 0:15:00 Fleeting Disorders Marc Adi 0:14:30 Eat the Rainbow Brian Benson 0:19:31
Düsseldorf
Hilarious relationship drama.
DIR Mike Lars White / USA / Narrative / 9 min
Tallgrass
DIR: Bowdie Bentz / USA / Narrative / 4 min