MSPIFF41 Shorts Program 7: Words Matter
Films are listed here in screening order.
The Space Between Us
Directed by Gabriel Diamond. USA. 2022. 6 min. Documentary Short.
The power of bearing witness, inviting vulnerability, and sharing movement in a time of social distancing and racial reckoning.
Solas
Directed by Claire Bermingham. Ireland. 2021. 3 min. Documentary Short.
In the rugged landscapes of Ireland, the resilience of spirit inspires hope, light, and possibility.
Judy's Thoughts
Directed by Melody Gilbert. USA. 2022. 13 min. Documentary Short.
In 1981, a mother records her thoughts as her life is slipping away. Thirty years later, her daughter finally listens.
Aphorisms of the Lake (Aforismos del Lago)
Directed by Humberto González Bustillo. Venezuela. 2021. 26 min. Documentary Short.
A man returns home to an ill mother awaiting one last embrace.
Mudança… Set Me Free
Directed by Gregory Borman, USA, 2021, 9 min, Documentary Short.
An artist's experience with Covid19, nightmares, and her metamorphosis and healing through art.
Letter From an Unknown Miner
Directed by Connor O'Keefe. USA. 2020. 5 min. Documentary Short.
Two fathers, over a century apart, go digging for fortune in a town that whispers of the past.
In Flow of Words
Directed by Eliane Esther Bots. USA. 2021. 22 min. Documentary Short.
Interpreters reflect on the testimonies of both victims and suspects of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.
The Flour That Made Us
Directed by Sebastian Schnabel, USA, 2021, 9 min, Fiction Short
On their way home from the pharmacy, a multicultural couple has to reflect on their relationship as they face the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy.