Short Film Category
The following shows in this screening block have geographic viewing restrictions and may not be available in your area: Shadow Players
In an apartment nestled in a city center, theater actress Natalie's morning begins like any other - lying in bed with her puppy, Molly. Realizing she's running late, she rushes off to rehearsal leaving her pup waiting patiently behind. The next morning, Natalie receives a call from work that changes everything - not just her career, bu also her sense of identity & life purpose.
Professional jockeys face physical obstacles daily, but the invisible obstacles which lie ahead are often the hardest to negotiate.
Tom has faced many rivals in his ten-year career as a Jump Jockey. Some have been faster, stronger, younger, wiser; but now he faces a different rival. A silent and anonymous opponent who he is struggling to understand.
Falls happen in the sport of horse racing, but this fall will hurt more than most.
A young man brought to the brink, after his ex-partner refuses to let him see his daughter. The film highlights drink and drug abuse, as he tries to forget his troubles and struggles to talk to those around him.
Robin is a recluse who prefers nature and solitude to the comforts and companionship of civilization. Her lifestyle reflects her resourcefulness: stolen food, a shelter crafted from salvaged materials, decorated with found treasures. One winter day, a logging operation launches nearby, and the forest that was her salvation is threatened by the encroachment of civilization. To avoid discovery, Robin must flee home with only the bare essentials, trading her painstakingly earned contentment for the uncertainty of displacement.
Uprooted centers on one individual who has chosen to opt out of society. Through focus upon the small details of her life, we find a character whose challenges reflect larger societal issues. Robin’s journey speaks to the near impossibility of escaping societal expectation, and the unseen casualties of careless modern civilization.
Polaris is trapped in an underwater cocoon and the ocean around her is dead. So falling in love with this story traveller is a really bad idea.
A man has a sinister plan to abuse his wife’s affection in order to get rid of her marriage alimony and dowry.
A Danish warrior, living in Saxon England, tries to convince her fellow villagers to flee their homes, due to the threat of an imminent Viking raid. However, the Anglo-Saxon community turns on itself, leaving it divided and defenceless when the Vikings arrive.
Court Number 5 is a short film exploring the tremendous pressure put on twin girls whose parents have separated and are fighting over their custody. With animosity and tensions running high, with a potential re-homing to Italy with the father, the decision is not made easier by the parents who keep provoking each other forgetting that these young girls have lives
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