4:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

The Last Scene ("Escena Final")

Perù + Italy / PG

Dir: Tommaso Santambrogio

Executive Producer: Werner Herzog

AWARD WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL Short Film

"Escena Final" (The Last Scene) tells the story of an indigenous Ese'eja child facing the death of his grandfather.

During the two days that separate the two traditional funerals the child decides to go for the first time to the city, to chase his grandfather dream and set his spirit free.

Screens with 'Stay Awake'

4:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Stay Awake

USA / PG-13

Dir: Sean DelGatto

In the thriller "Stay Awake", we find a man on a downward spiral of insomnia (and mental illness) who finds himself being pulled away from the real world, ...and straight into Hell.

5:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

The Scrap County Murders

USA / R

Dir: Laura Kightlinger

Set in a scrap yard inhabited by discarded toys from a bygone era are responsible for keeping Scrap County safe. Everyone thinks they know their neighbor - until a heinous crime is committed.

No wonder the whole damn dump is on edge!

Screens with the International Shorts Program A18

5:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Wurlitzer

Hungary / PG

Dir: Balázs Simon

International Shorts Program A18

After crash landing on a barren planet an external force sets irrevocable changes in motion in the music video for Leifur James' "Wurlitzer".

As the pinnacle of creation, people possess a lot of potential. We have to be aware that we carry the effects of both creation and destruction. This music video is about the co-dependence between human and environment, a vision of creation arising from destruction.

5:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Loving Is Not Owning

Italy / NR

Dir: Carolina Melis

International Shorts Program A18

Loving is not owning. Love should be about complicity, reciprocal support and equality. The butterfly in the video symbolizes a true and possible love. We need two equal wings, strength, and collaboration to be able to fly.

This animated film looks toward solutions for relationships based on violence and possession.

5:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

My Mother Told Me

Hong Kong / G

Dir: Yasmin Rai

International Shorts Program A18

In this experimental short, memories and symbols intertwine as a young girl reflects on the ‘survival manual’ her mother gave her.

Through fragments of sounds and images from her childhood, she recounts the barrage of life advice she was given: from instructions on how to fit into society, how to stay safe, and how to live a fulfilling life.

5:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Olga's Self Insert Fanfiction

Australia / PG-13

Dir: Ella Sanderson & Georgette Stefoulis

International Shorts Program A18

Olga is bored of the monotony of her life. When she finds an escape through her fanfiction, …her fantasies run wild, becoming increasingly power hungry and ridiculous.

Why would she ever go back to reality?

6:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

gendersick

United Kingdom / PG-13

Dir: Jordan Baseman

Jordan Baseman Short Film Program B18 (Eugene)

What does it mean to identify as an agender, asexual person? How does the construct of gender, impact on expressions of identity for the individual? How is gender represented and perceived and understood within our culture? How are non-binary individuals represented?

gendersick asks questions about our understanding of gender today.

Using in-camera, stop frame animation techniques and recorded over a week, with one-second long, double-exposure shots taken on the streets of Texas - make up the foundations for the visual material. The narration, is a highly edited audio collage was derived from interview sessions lasting many hours, and over multiple days.

6:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

La La La La

United Kingdom / PG

Dir: Jordan Baseman

Jordan Baseman Short Film Program B18 (Eugene)

La La La La features hours of interviews and recordings have been collaged together to present multiple narratives simultaneously. Fragmentation, overlapping: a conflux of information visually and aurally collide in this work.

La La La La is a Wellcome Trust funded collaboration with NHS psychiatrist Professor Julian Hughes, University of Bristol, RICE Professor of Old Age Psychiatry.

La La La La in many ways is an experimental portrait featuring residents living in a care home in North Shields. The production of the film itself is a result of a scientific study exploring Citizenship and Authenticity with people within residential care homes.

6:30 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

La Serenata (The Serenade)

USA / PG

Dir: Adelina Anthony

Drama Shorts Program D18

A Mexican-American boy learns from his parents about the tradition of serenading, and why demonstrating romantic affection proudly, publicly, and through song is such a treasured Mexican custom. One day, the boy asks his parents if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy. The parents, initially surprised by the question and unsure of how to answer, must decide how to honor their son and a beloved tradition.

6:30 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Runner

USA / PG-13

Dir: Martin Hilligoss

Drama Shorts Program D18

While on a routine run, a couples argument grows to the tipping point of their relationship.

Jess tells her boyfriend Dan she wants to be alone and continues to run by herself up the hill. The severity of the moment is quickly heightened when Jess comes across a body laying in the street. As she calls 9-1-1 she becomes the new target and must escape the harrowing situation in order to survive. The fragility of her life (and relationship) is at stake.

6:30 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Butterfly

USA / PG

Dir: Bonnie Foster

Drama Shorts Program D18

A LA fashion model, finds herself at a crossroads in her life and her career.

In search of some clarity, she hits the road to the desert where she meets a mysterious stranger who finally brings the change she's been looking for.

6:30 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Pendulum

USA / R

Dir: Mychal Sargent & Michael Hull

Drama Shorts Program D18

Brian feels stuck in a job he hates and life he doesn’t fit into. One fateful night he discovers: Every time he dies, he goes back in time 5 minutes. Using this power, he begins killing himself to change his future.

8:00 PM - Wednesday, September 18^th 2019

Burning Highway

USA / R

Dir: Michael Possert Jr.

Two friends travel the desert southwest to find out how ones estranged father died, and empty his bank box. As they discover mysterious carvings and clues, the two realize they are being stalked by an ex-girlfriend and crazy brother who also want the box’s contents. The friends try to lose them in the crowd at a famous Nevada art festival, and in a final confrontation, they discover how the father died.

Shot in 16mm film on Route 66.