DAY 2 - Egyptian theatre

STARTS AT 7PM

promenade

Marcello Frisina

Animated Short, United States

A park ranger's mundane lifestyle is upended by an unexpected encounter.

Canvas

Naomi Clark

Narrative Short, United States

A young painter is forced to reconcile with repressed trauma in a journey through her own memories.

augmented truth

Édouard Robert Lamarre

Narrative Short, Canada

Thierry has new glasses, and they let him see the hidden truths of the world.

sing me to sleep

Leon Bera

Narrative Short, United States

After being injured on the job, a hitman is forced to confront his past.

Echos of the sound: the story of hugo and the southern resident orcas

Emma Stafki, Annie Stafki

Documentary Short, United States

In 1968, a young orca named Hugo was torn from his family in Vaughn Bay and sold to an aquarium, forever altering his fate and that of his pod.

when i’m in the water

Kennedy Laylon

Documentary Short, United States

Amongst the hundreds of lively ponds that make up Cape Cod, there’s a thriving community of wildlife, foliage… and old women. Susan, the founder of “Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage”, has gathered a group of electrifying old women to battle the growing pollution in the ponds. Life itself can become polluted by loneliness, especially as we age, but through this project these women have unexpectedly revitalized their own lives, not just their environments.

hunted

Victoria Andrea Garcia Madera

Animated Short, United States

Abruptly awoken by the shattering of her window early in the morning, Wendy forgets that even though she lives alone in the forest, the outside always tries to find a way in.

Hysteria

Zach Splitz

Narrative Short, United States

A young woman loses control of her life when an uninvited guest takes control control of her home.

the color blue

Enoch Jace Leung

Narrative Short, United States

Selina and Simon must face life with newfound heaviness after unexpectedly losing their unborn child. Asking themselves what it would take to move on, and how it will impact their marriage. Most of all, how to deal with love that has nowhere to go.

sea of tranquility

Eli Berliner

Narrative Short, United States

After his mom passes away, Sam's father finds a way to help him move forward.

Blushed Steps

Cristie Kwon

Experimental, United States

The film follows a young woman with disturbing behaviors due to dementia and her dreamlike flashbacks triggered by a daily memory training session. As it goes on, she starts looking back on her very blurry and faint memories of a certain forest and her husband Di-Di.

Memories of zhi

Mingxing Li

Narrative Short, China

In 2013 China, a sudden event leads 16-year-old orphan Zhi to accidentally kill a boy. Seeking refuge, Zhi flees to a Buddhist monastery, where he meets a kind woman who, unbeknownst to him, is the mother of the deceased boy. Instead of continuing to flee, Zhi decides to deceive the police in an attempt to stay close to her, drawn by the motherly warmth he feels from her. They remain unaware that their fates, entwined by karma, have intertwined long ago, and now destiny guides them toward an uncertain future.