Shorts 11: It Takes a Village

Showings

The Main 2 Sat, Apr 25, 2015 4:15 PM
Film Info
English Title:Shorts 11: It Takes a Village
Program:Shorts Programs
Tags:Drama
Shorts
Filmmaker/Guest Attending
MN Made
Coming-of-Age
Runtime:95
Type:Short Narrative

Description

Home Delivery
Country: USA | Language: English | 2014 | Runtime: 15 min
Director: Tom Brandau | Producer: Janet Haak
Screenwriter: Tom Brandau | Cinematographer: Amber Johnson
Editor: Ben Efron

Baltimore, 1974. Two newspaper delivery boys (one white, one African-American) struggle to deal with the racial divides between their adjacent neighborhoods.

Day One
Country: USA | Language: English, Dari | 2014 | Runtime: 25 min
Director: Henry Hughes | Producer: Michael Steiner
Screenwriter: Henry Hughes | Cinematographer: Kee Kyung
Editor: Anisha Acharya
Principle Cast: Layla Alizada, Bill Zasadil, Navid Negahban, Alain Washnevsky, Alexia Pearl

On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child of an enemy bomb-maker.

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Stealth
Country: USA | Language: English | 2014 | Runtime: 22 min
Director: Bennett Lasseter | Producer: Melissa Hoppe
Screenwriter: Melissa Hoppe | Cinematographer: Andressa Cor
Editor: Leo Chan
Principle Cast: Kristina Hernandez, Tate Hanyok, Bill Watterson, Liana Arauz, Keely Aloña, Asia Aragon, Max Weideman

The heartwarming story of a brave, transgender tween.

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Knightsville
Country: USA | Language: English | 2015 | Runtime: 12 min
Director: Aly Migliori
Producer: Leah Meyerhoff, Liz Rao, Aly Migliori, Joseph DePasquale
Screenwriter(s): Aly Migliori, Rachel Borders | Cinematographer: Jake Ladehoff
Editor(s): David Barker, Aly Migliori

In returning home to celebrate a Catholic feast, a young woman faces a family that now feels foreign and a culture she no longer understands. Knightsville examines the painful disconnect, and deep connection, one has towards home.

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Seduction Theory
Country: USA | Language: English | 2014 | Runtime: 21 min
Director: Steven Ascher | Producer: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan
Screenwriter: Steven Ascher | Cinematographer: Stephen McCarthy
Editor: Jeanne Jordan
Principle Cast: Michael Cumpsty, Christian Goodwin, Georgia Lyman, Lily Gavin

A dark comedy about a 12-year old contending with his psychoanalyst father, the teachings of Sigmund Freud and the girl he hopes will save him. Written and directed by Oscar nominee Steven Ascher.

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