Zhinous Pedram
17 min | 2020 | Iran | US Premiere
A taxi driver sleeps in his car during the pandemic to keep his wife safe.
Official Selection: Linz Int’l FF (Austria)
Neighbooor
Paco León
10 min | 2020 | Spain | US Premiere
Luis lives by himself, and he is handling the quarantine quite badly. One day, while he is in the bathroom, he hears a voice coming from the air vent, calling for him. It’s Rosa, an enthusiastic neighbor who starts invading his privacy every time he goes into the bathroom. Luis puts up with every conversation with the politeness of a selfless neighbor but, for him, it’s a nightmare. Charming, seductive, amusing and profound!
The Great Atchafalaya Basin
Mark Knight
9 min | 2020 | US | New England Premiere
The Great Atchafalaya Basin showcases the efforts to save the Atchafalaya Basin, highlighted with stunning visuals of this largest wetland in the United States. Located in south central Louisiana, it is a combination of wetlands and river delta area where the Atchafalaya River and the Gulf of Mexico converge. Despite being the most important habitat for migratory birds in the Northern Hemisphere, one of the most productive wetlands in the world, and the last of its kind in North America, the Atchafalaya Basin is under siege.
Awards: Best Short Film – Discovery Int’l Fest of Film & Story (Online), Mile High Int’l FF, Hollywood Gold Awards (US), Imagine Rain Independent Film Awards (CA US).
Official Selections: Florence Film Awards (Italy), Int’l Short Film Awards, New York Movie Awards (US), Milan Gold Awards (Italy), Tokyo Int’l Short FF (Japan),
Ms. Rossi
Pat Battistini
5 min | 2019 | Italy | East Coast Premiere
While on her way to a business meeting, Ms. Rossi makes a brief stop in a small Italian village where her drive takes an interesting detour. Shot in the mountains of Italy in a town called Monchio delle Corti.
Awards: Best Int’l Short - Twin Falls Sandwiches FF (Twin Falls, Idaho), Best Comedy Short/Audience Choice Award - Sedona Int’l FF (Sedona, Arizona), Best Lead Actress/Comedy - X World Short FF (Rome, Italy).
Official Selections: Beaufort Int’l FF (South Carolina), Love Your Shorts FF (Sanford, FL), Borrego Springs FF (CA).
Aparat
Hasan Najmabadi
15 min | 2021 | Iran | East Coast Premiere
Six teenage boys in a remote village decide to work in the village cages to rent an 8 mm PROJECTOR from a tour guide in order to raise the money they need to rent a PROJECTOR.
Awards: Best Short Film - Rome Int’l Movie Awards (Italy)
Official Selections: Batumi Int’l Art-House FF (Georgia), Gold Coast Int’l FF (US), Int’l Youth Festival of Short Films (Russia), Ahmedabad Int’l Children FF (India), Int’l FF for Children and Young (Iran).
The Kiss
Diego Mandelman
3 min | 2017| Argentina | US Premiere
A kiss is a world of sensations that is projected in the mind and body. The unconscious begins to fly along with the adrenaline.
Brigitte Bardot
Cagil Bocut
14 min | 2021 | Turkey | US Premiere
A modern Turkish family expects an exchange student from France who will be a companion to their 10-year-old daughter for the summer as well as helping her improve her French speaking skills. What a surprise to open their door to find Hafid, a Syrian who lives in France. Frustrated with precious young man, they don't find him "French enough” and the comedy begins.
Official Selections: Diaspora Int’l Short FF (Turkey).
His Death
Avishai Sivan
33 min | 2021 | Israel | US Premiere
For the first time in years, secular Noah meets his Hasidic siblings in the heart of the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem. A tense gathering to disclose the recently deceased patriarch’s will.
Awards: Best Short - Jerusalem Int’l FF (Israel), Most Promising Director - Tel Aviv Int’l Student FF (Israel),
Official Selections: Ischia FF (Ischia Italy)