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FILM SELECTIONS

Thursday & Friday
FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE
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Official Program

HERITAGE ROOM SCREENINGS

Opening Night Selections 

Join us as we kick off this years festival with a special selection of World Class Short Films .  

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Thursday Feb. 2nd @ 7pm  / $15 
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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.
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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.
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​Directed by Evan Miller

HERITAGE ROOM SCREENINGS

And So It Begins
​Friday 11am (Drama, World Cinema)

Join us as we kick off our first full day of screenings for the 2023 Edition of the YISFF - Each beginning offers a deep look inside these amazing World Class Short Films. ​
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Burros

World Cinema One
Friday 2:30pm (Foreign Film Selections)

* CUVEE' Cinema Wine Tasting @1:45pm 

Please join us for the first of our World Cinema Block of Shorts. Each year we are honored to bring in selections from across the globe and these world class short films pack a creative punch with brilliant storytelling, incredible settings and exceptional performances. ​
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Avant-garde
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
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After (A Love Story)
14 mins / USA
After surviving a violent event, a couple tries to overcome the space trauma created between them.
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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
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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

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Sinigang

A Taste of Cinema
Friday 6pm (Drama, Comedy, Music)

These films find all the essential ingredients to craft a World Class Short Film, featuring culinary connected storylines that offer heartfelt and dramatic performances, we are proud to serve up A Taste of Cinema

*Special Pre-Screening event starting @ 5pm

Bibimbap for One
16 mins / UK
After the passing of her mother, an unusual encounter with an elderly neighbor helps Hana to put things into perspective.

​Directed by Ella Greenwood

Brunch
3 mins / USA
Austin is invited to his first ever brunch, and his world is changed forever.

Directed by Tess Paras

Mr. Mayonnaise
13 mins / USA
With 10 minutes left to submit an important work assignment, a millennial's childhood imaginary friend appears to remind him of his forgotten passions.

Directed by Patrick Rahill
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.
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Directed by Cat Dale

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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

HERITAGE ROOM SCREENINGS

Make 'Em Laugh
Friday 8pm (Comedy, Dark Comedy)

It’s time for comedy shorts and we are excited to present these highly recommended fan favorites.  With Make ‘Em Laugh we are offering a wide assortment of chuckles, witty ideas and downright funny short films that we expect to tickle your fancy.

​Highly Recommended.

Arm On Head
9 mins / USA
Derek tries to live as normal of a life as possible after he has accidentally superglued one of his arms to his head, but his condition is isolating. One day, he randomly meets Steve, a man who has the exact same condition.

Directed by Brett Maline

How Did We Get Here?
12 mins / USA
Rapid-fire delivery meets nonsensical themes and ideas in this original comedy pilot.

Directed by J.N. Mackey

Little Joy
9 mins / USA
Days from giving birth, a pregnant woman tries to relax and get her ducks in a row and have some fun and do everything she has to do before the baby arrives and changes everything.

Directed by Kandis Fay

Le Pompon
13 mins / France
Sandra is a struggling single mom. But today, she holds her revenge. Her son Ryan will catch the pompon!

Directed by David Hourrègue
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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.
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​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



PASSES ON SALE NOW
GENERAL ADMISSION & PASS PURCHASING
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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.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW

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The festival box office is located in the Heritage Room lobby at the Yountville Community Center.
​Will Call tickets will be available for pick up starting Thursday, February 2nd, 3pm.

Yountville Community Center
6516 Washington St.
Downtown Yountville
Festival Box Office Hours  
Thursday Feb. 2nd 3pm - 7pm 
Friday Feb. 3rd 10am - 8pm 
Saturday Feb. 4th 10am - 8pm 
Sunday Feb. 5th 10am - 3pm 
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