TODAY’S SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 22, 2019
*When you attend a ShortFest screening you’ll view between 4 and 10 short films that have been curated into a 90 minute themed program. Join the filmmakers in attendance for Q&A’s after each screening.
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
10:00 AM
Unexpected meetings or temporary companionships—sometimes our most deeply felt experiences are drawn from the most fleeting shared moments.
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SHORTIES!
10:30 AM
Films for kids and the young at heart, this mix of family-friendly fare features a variety of animated and live action tales. (Parents take note: you’ll encounter a few subtitles here, but nothing that’s required for the enjoyment of the stories.)
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CROSSROADS
11:00 AM
The characters in this program stand at a juncture, facing pivotal decisions and life-altering events.
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TALK OF THE TOWN
12:45 PM
Word gets around fast in these stories about small communities, where it’s hard to avoid your neighbors and everyone knows your name.
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DESPERATE MEASURES
1:45 PM
Backed into corners with little recourse left, the protagonists in these stories look for drastic solutions to seemingly hopeless situations.
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G’DAY!
2:15 PM
Documentary, fictional and animated narratives provide a survey of contemporary cinema from this multifaceted, sunburned country.
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DEPARTURES
3:15 PM
Whether leaving home or saying farewell to a loved one, the characters in these heartfelt films find themselves at the end of their respective paths, preparing for the uncertain futures that await them.
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WILD AT HEART
4:30 PM
Burgeoning desires, fiery personalities and questionable choices. The protagonists in these stories remind us that growing up, at whatever age, can be both the hardest and the most exciting time of our lives.
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MAN UP
5:00 PM
Crises of masculinity abound in this selection of films, in which gender roles are questioned, relationships tested and sexuality cast into sharp relief.
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ON THE ROAD
6:00 PM
A lot can happen when we’re neither here nor there, but somewhere in between. Hit the road with these stories of the mysteries, memories and power contained in our cars.
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT…
7:30 PM
Brace yourself for the surreal, the weird and the psychedelic: these shorts will deliver in spades.
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THRILLS & CHILLS II: IT WON’T DIE
8:00 PM
Because one was not enough! In this second genre program, even more characters will be put in weird or perilous situations that will trigger a feeling inside you that won’t die…quickly.
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SECRETS & LIES
8:30 PM
Misguided assumptions, hidden identities and shocking revelations—these films pull back the curtain on the things we keep hidden from ourselves and from each other.
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Read the digital program guide online or download it to you mobile device: JUST CLICK HERE!
Film still from the short film Autumn Waltz, included in the program Brief Encounters, showing today at 10:00 AM.