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Opening Night SelectionsJoin us as we kick off this years festival with a special selection of World Class Short Films .
Thursday Feb. 2nd @ 7pm / $15 
Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine
In Search of Boozers and Schmucks
13 mins / USA “In Search of Boozers and Schmucks” is a short documentary set in the high turnover, high stakes, escalating cost of the world of sports card collecting, where hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year in search of Holy Grail cards. Directed by Hrag Yedalian Coming Out With the Help of a Time Machine 15 mins / USA When coming out to his traditional and god fearing parents, Sid uses his time machine to reset the day trying to make sure everything goes perfect. Directed by Naman Gupta |
The Treatment
9 mins / Spain A clinic offers a miracle cure, but is the cost too high?. Directed by Álvaro Carmona El Portafolio 10 mins / USA Clutching an intriguing looking briefcase, a man arrives home late to his concerned wife, curious to hear the tale of his tardiness - a tale beyond belief. Directed by Scottie Cameron Barking Orders 2 mins When the entire British Royal family tragically dies, the Queen’s corgi finds himself next in line for the throne and in the seat of power. Directed by Alex Tullo Stupid Boy, The 15 mins / UK London is being terrorised by christian white supremacists. While a broken man is groomed for the next attack, a boy from Brixton sees the world in a different way. But seeing things differently can be dangerous. Directed by Phil Dunn Thoughts and Prayers 9 mins / USA A powerful United States Senator lives out every American parent's worst nightmare when she receives a call from her teenage son as he desperately tries to survive a school shooting. Directed by Evan Miller |
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And So It Begins
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Rachels Don't Run
15 mins / France While monitoring late-night calls at an AI companionship service, lonely customer support agent Leah impersonates an artificial dream girl to chat with the regular caller for whom she's developed feelings. Directed by Joanny Causse After (A Love Story) 14 mins / USA After surviving a violent event, a couple tries to overcome the space trauma created between them. Directed by Clare Cooney Burros 14 mins / USA Set in southern Arizona, twenty miles from the Mexico border on the Tohono O’odham Nation, a six-year-old Indigenous girl (Amaya Juan) discovers a Hispanic migrant her age who has lost her father while traveling through the Tohono O’odham tribal lands into the United States. Directed by Jefferson Stein The Phoenix 15 mins / USA After successfully acquiring superpowers, a young girl attempts to fix her parents’ marriage. In the end, she learns that superpowers can't fix everything. Directed by Regina Pigsley Wei-Lai 14 mins / USA Tired of getting pushed and punished by his own parents, Wei-Lai, an 11-year-old Chinese American boy, decides to show up at his best friend’s family and offer himself up for their adoption. Directed by Robin Wang Powers 24 mins / USA A budding artist in her 60s hangs sculptures on telephone poles to spread joy in her urban community. A heart-warming story reminds us that it’s never too late to discover one's true passion. Directed by Paige Morrow Kimball |
Day Without Prohibition, A
15 mins / Finland Two young women decide to defy the dancing prohibition set by the Finnish government by organising a secret graduation dance in a war-torn Helsinki in 1944. Before best friends Elvi and Irja take their biggest step yet into adulthood, they must find the courage to say goodbye to one another. Directed by Elisa Kujala Flyer Boys 19 mins / Canada A grandfather transplanted from Ukraine and his Canadian-born grandson find themselves at cultural odds as they spend long summer days delivering flyers. Directed by Taras Lesiuk Avant-Guarde 16 mins / France When a Berlin gallery owner attempts a border crossing into France, a lonely customs agent must decide - what is art? Directed by Maxime Azzopardi, Adrien Guedra-Degeorges Hawawshi 5 mins / Egypt When Farida witnesses Eva getting sexually assaulted, she tries to stand up to the harasser. The situation doesn't go as expected. Directed by Waleed Bedour First Circle, The 16 mins / UK When Death (and his head of research and development) stage an intervention for a fake news-peddling journalist, she ends a doomed relationship to save her soul. The fate of her soul, however, is the least of Death’s worries. Directed by Maximilian Dobbyn, Anthony Le Frontline 11 mins / Canada In the early days of COVID-19, a brave nurse lives in a tent in his backyard to protect his husband and young son. Directed by Dan Slater |
BARDESSONO SCREENINGS
Sinigang
A Taste of Cinema
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Sinigang
15 mins / USA Ever since her mother passed and her father took ill, Josie has chosen to bear the weight of it all on her own shoulders, enduring a job that is breaking her spirit one phone call at a time and cutting herself off from anyone and anything that could give her the happiness and sense of purpose that she so desperately lacks and so clearly deserves. Directed by Melissa Jane Rodriguez Touch 15 mins / USA Riley's dream of culinary school has been driven by the special relationship she has with her grandmother, a gifted baker now in hospice. Will the mysterious recipe be enough to carry them through. Directed by Julia Ngeow Talk to Me in Silence 12 mins / USA A nostalgic woman confronts a stranger in her house, one who ultimately reveals their shared history and the love they have for one another. Directed by Cat Dale Dinner with Edie 5 mins / USA After a breakthrough therapy session, a young woman invites her problematic friend over for dinner to end the relationship. Directed by Adrienne Picciotto |
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Make 'Em Laugh
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Arm on Head
Melons 16 mins / USA With one simple misunderstanding, a jolly grocery store manager swiftly becomes public enemy number one. Directed by Matt MacDonald One Who Never Watched Friends, The 12 mins / France Rachel is getting married, but when her husband-to-be makes a Friends joke, everything changes as this Rachel has never seen Friends. Directed by Charlotte Gabris Past Life 13 mins / USA An ambitious academic’s life implodes the night he is recognized by a forgotten enemy - a small dog. Directed by Rose O'Shea The Treatment 9 mins / Spain A clinic offers a miracle cure, but is the cost too high?. Directed by Álvaro Carmona |
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GENERAL ADMISSION & PASS PURCHASING
Purchase passes for individual days, weekend or full festival passes. General Admission tickets for individual screenings will also be available for a limited time. VIP Festival Pass…..$249.00* (Full Access / All Screenings PLUS exclusive wine & cinema events, one festival wine glass and more. Festival Pass…..$59.00* Consider our Festival Pass as a terrific deal that offers access to all screenings Thursday – Sunday. (Does not include Pre-Screening VIP Tastings) Single Screening Ticket.....$10.00 General Admission tickets are good for one screening. Bring your purchase confirmation to the Festival Box office during the festival to redeem for your selected block of shorts. *a nominal service will be added to all ticket and pass purchases. |