Film Schedule: Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
3:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops (USA)
Dir: Susan Gray
Narrated by Richard Gere. Fossil fuel emissions from human activity are driving up Earth's temperature—yet something else is at work. The warming has set in motion nature’s own feedback loops which are raising temperatures even higher. The urgent question is: Are we approaching a point of no return, leading to an uninhabitable Earth, or do we have the vision and will to slow, halt, and reverse them?
3:30 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Don't Touch Me (USA)
Dir: Zoë Krislyn Wassman
A short film created during COVID as an expression of an individual's fear.
4:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Nightmare (China)
Dir: Baby Sun
Lv Zhan, who has the gift of gab but does not have the slightest ability to reason, and Shen Yi, who is a genius in reasoning but has no ability to live, run a detective agency that does not make much money. One day, they receive a strange case, which has huge payments, the client is also a wonderful beauty, and the case is only to find a cat, in an abandoned local house…
4:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Septichexen (Norway)
Dir: Anders Elsrud Hultgreen
In the sewers beneath the city of Bergen, a microbiologist tries to uncover the source of a contamination of the drinking water. This hypnotic sewerage based short film, blends microbiology, alchemy and the occult to show humanity its place in the cosmic sewer.
4:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Leaving Yellowstone (USA)
Dir: Kayla Arend
What starts as a romantic trip in the wilderness, turns ugly as a woman fights for her life in the winter of Yellowstone National Park. From director Kayla Arend and Executive Producer Spike Lee.
5:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
These Were Not Simple Deaths (UK)
Dir: Jordan Baseman
These Were Not Simple Deaths features Lilian Black OBE. Lilian’s father, Eugene Black, was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Mr. Black was liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. We hear Lilian describe her feelings, thoughts about her childhood, starting with her accidental discovery of her father’s experiences as a prisoner to their subsequent journey back to Bergen-Belsen and to Auschwitz- Birkenau where Mr. Black had been enslaved. As Lilian speaks, we see ancient trees, just coming into leaf. The very start of Spring. This realization is slow to appear. We never see where the trees are located. We only see a copse of trees - eventually shown to be towering over the landscape. The trees are solely lit by ambient light at night. These are not Simple Deaths is the result of a research residency at Holocaust Centre North UK throughout late 2022 and early 2023.
5:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Valley of the Turkeys (USA)
Dir: Sean Grasso
In a remote valley in the mountains of California, filmmaker Sean Grasso spends 6 months following the unlikely journey of a flock of wild turkey. The film tells the story of one particular hen and her journey through mating, nesting, and rearing her young. Along the way, the harsh realities of nature lead to moments of both triumph and tragedy. The documentary offers a fresh perspective on the resilience and survival of these often misunderstood wild creatures.
6:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Robots Don't Tell Jokes (USA)
Dir: Kelli Caldwell
Robot thinks he has a wonderful joke, so he keeps trying to tell it, but none of the other robots ever laugh. They tell him "robots don't tell jokes..." Will Robot give up on his awesome joke or will he find his tribe? Stop-motion using mainly wood scraps and metal pieces.
6:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Paul Roux - Bapteme (Italy)
Dir: Alessandro Amaducci
An astronaut trapped in a cage made of data is looking for a place. After a few attempts he realizes that he is looking for someone. He finds himself in another place where cyber insects are building another world, also closed. There is a person waiting for him. Finally the encounter between the two creatures can produce an alchemical and technological marriage able to free them.
6:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Dawn At Gougane Barra (Ireland)
Dir: Luke and Jake Morgan
The genesis of the film, Dawn at Gougane Barra, started some 16 years ago when Kurt was visiting Ireland with his brother. Kurt had read that there was an idyllic mountain valley, located a mere hour’s drive west of Cork City. When he started to see Gougane Barra’s valley and lough (lake) unfold before him, Kurt was immediately overcome by its tranquil beauty. The memory of that magical place has never left him. Years later, Kurt was composing an Irish-sounding song that had the feel of a sunrise. He remembered that beautiful valley he’d visited so long ago and named the new piece, Dawn at Gougane Barra.
6:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
MARBLE: "Marble" (USA)
Dir: Kevin Bailey
The dark and dreamlike official music video for the song “marble" by the band Marble. We follow a young woman moving through her daily routine on the day that she plans to leave her abusive husband.
6:00 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Midnight Drive, The Movie (USA)
Dir: Cal Scott
A tongue-in-cheek music video about a diamond ring heist in Las Vegas in the 1960s, made for the song, "Midnight Drive" by Oregon band, Scott, Bailey and Ross. It's a semi-animated film consisting of graphic novel style images, cartoon live band scenes, and many other elements. The film was written, directed, and edited by the guitarist and producer of the band, Cal Scott, a veteran member of the Oregon film community (Cal has scored over 60 specials and documentaries for Oregon Public Broadcasting, PBS, etc.).
6:30 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
A Life Well Lived (USA)
Dir: Louisa Kendrick Burton
A Life Well Lived is a dramatic short film which examines end of life issues, shows who shows up for us in the end of our lives, how music plays a role in our memories, and what living 'a life well lived' looks like.
6:30 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
Walla Walla (USA)
Dir: Hayley Durelle
On a road trip that's equal parts adventure and chore, two resourceful young adults drive 400 miles from their town in rural Idaho in pursuit of an abortion out of state. Low on cash and fueled by friendship, they make the long trek up I-84 in a beloved but unreliable 25-year-old car. Determined to find the fun in an otherwise stressful situation, Kayla and Tori pivot masterfully around setbacks large and small with good humor and genuine affection.
7:30 PM - Thursday, Sept 28th 2023
The Exploding Boy (USA)
Dir: Monty Wolfe & Ian Southworth
Puppets, Plato, and projective dog poop. The Exploding Boy is an off-beat queer comedy about an angsty teen, his wistful mother, and the charismatic transfer student who brings a gust of positivity into their lives.
