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SUMMARY:S02E03: The Kids Are All Right?
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 3: The Kids Are All Right?\nFilms About Kids \nSat Sept 14\, 12p\, 98 min\nTICKETS\n  \nAshima\nDekel Berenson \nNepal 15 min \nIn an impoverished country\, rife with contradiction\, a young girl is torn between her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors. \n  \nBetta\nJune Hucko \nUSA 12 min \nA girl collects her memories and must decide what to do with them when she runs out of space. \n  \nHow Does It Start\nAmber Sealey \nUSA 15 min \nIt’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants sex\, the only problem is she has no idea what that means. With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce\, Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of love and adulthood\, and learns to do it her own way. \n  \nSammy\nDana-Lee Mierowsky Bennett \nAustralia 14 min \nIn a war torn Australia where survivors seek refuge underneath the ground\, 10-year-old Sammy struggles to build a hot air balloon so she and her little brother Max can find their parents.  \n  \nThe Moon Never Dies\nMariona Lloreta \nBrazil 13 min \nOn the brink of becoming a teenager\, carefree Leo lives with his father and ailing grandmother. Going through the motions of a seemingly normal day\, they navigate the complexities of their relationship and the trials of a changing season. \n  \nBaxu and the Giants\nFlorian Schott \nNamibia 29 min \nBaxu\, a 9 year old girl in touch with nature and tradition but toughened by life in poverty\, lives with her older brother Khata and alcoholic grandmother in a village in Damaraland\, Namibia.They live a peaceful life until strange men show up and cause change in the village. First the neighbour starts acting suspicious\, then Baxu notices changes in her own household.Keen on finding out what Khata is hiding from her\, Baxu investigates and learns that her brother started poaching\, in order to improve his family’s living conditions.Baxu has to make a tough decision – will she stay quiet or will she listen to the rhinos\, the giants of the Savannah\, who she talks to in her dreams and risk losing the people she loves the most? \n– \n– \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/shorts-3-the-kids-are-all-right/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E04: True Stories Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 4: True Stories Part 1\nDocumentary Shorts About Identity\nSat Sept 14\, 215p\, 90 min\nTICKETS\n  \nFollow the Sun\nJoe Bill Munoz \nUSA 26 min \nAs they wait for asylum in Mexico City\, Follow The Sun captures the liminal moments of Central American men who find themselves in between grave danger and the hopes of a better life. \n  \n\nWhat If Black Boys Were Butterflies\nDaeQuan Collier \nUSA 4 min \nWhile other boys can enjoy a childhood of freedoms\, for many reasons\, Black boyhood is a brief\, complicated existence. What If Black Boys Were Butterflies\, is a non-linear experimental short film displaying what Black Boyhood is and what it ultimately could be. \n  \nBehind the Site – SFO Hotel\nHamza Ali Shallwani \nUSA 4 min Local \nBehind the Site is inspired by the term\, “Behind the Scenes\,” as it dives into a construction site at the San Francisco International Airport; allowing viewers to gain a sense of the harmonious chaos present at the jobsite. The film takes a close look at the craft and motivation of the proud tradesmen and tradeswomen that transform the vision of engineers and architects into reality by the sweat and hands of their labor.  \n  \nMothership to Reno\nDerek Zemrak \nUSA 15 min Local  \nAll aboard! The MOTHERship is calling you. Each year on Easter weekend over 100 Drag Queens from San Francisco board a bus for trek to Reno. Heklina and Sue Casa are the “Den Mothers”- hosting the buses and wrangling this giant pack of traveling drag queens\, kings\, and all other species of weirdo. \n  \nThe Life I’ve Seen\nDean Ginsburg \nAustralia 5 min \nWest-Australian grandmother Shirley Affleck reflects on a life well-lived and the lessons learned along the way with her husband of 67 years. \n  \nShadow Life: Shining Through Colorism and Depression\nMiranda Kahn \nUSA 6 min \nShadow Life: Shining Through Colorism and Depression is a short documentary about a young woman dealing with racism and colorism and how it led to depression and anxiety. Interview footage of Shaina Lynn Simmons\, a performing artist who grew up in New Orleans\, is intermixed with stop motion animated shadow puppetry to tell a story about mental illness and healing.  \n  \nHeel on Red\, The Life and Photography of Sam Holden\nCharles Cohen \nUSA 30 min \nA photographer with a sideshow interest in fetish gigs isn’t that unusual\, but having his story told as a visual personal essay by his long-time girlfriend\, Donna Sherman\, offers some deep looks into a hard to articulate passion.  \n  \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/shorts-4-true-stories-part-1/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E05: What Do We Do Now?
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 5: What Do We Do Now?\nComedy Shorts\nSat Sept 14\, 430p\, 82 min \nTICKETS\n  \nThe Boat\nDimitry Gaken \nRussian Federation 16 min \nThe global flood is coming\, but Lioscia knows how to save himsef: he has a boat\, his little goat\, his violin\, a book\, and his girlfriend. Unfortunately a hunter wants to take it.  \n  \n\nHeartstrings\nSinje Köhler \nGermany 8 min \nA tree\, a heart\, and Herbert who is still thinking of 1961. On those hot summer days\, 17-year-old Herbert was madly in love with Regina. He kissed her under this tree and carved a heart into it. A day later\, she left him. After 55 years\, Herbert wants to know why she did that. \n  \n\nHook Up 2.0\nDana Nachman \nUSA 8 min \nA sorority girl figures out a way to eliminate all risk from the late-night ritual that is the college hook up. Now all she needs is to find a guy to test out her idea on…and with. \n  \n\n\nMen of Vision\nFrank Todaro \nUSA 20 min \nAt the turn of the 20th century\, swaggering inventor Hubert Moss is in the midst of a dry spell that threatens to ruin him. Could the young acolyte who shows up at his door be his salvation? \n  \n\nDemand Curve\nMeredith Bragg \nUSA 11 min \nOffended by his kidnappers’ low demands\, a university professor uses basic economic principles to increase his ransom and get in on the action. \n  \n\nMade Public\nFoster Wilson \nUSA 14 min\nOn the eve of his wedding day\, Dave commits a cardinal sin: His doubts about tying the knot go viral. Alone at the altar\, the groom must confront his own cold feet\, a Greek chorus of bridesmaids\, and the bride herself – all to save his marriage before it’s even begun.  \n  \n\nPersonal Best\nKevin Alexander \nUSA 5 min\nDirty talk during sex backfires when the girl reveals something the guy can’t cope with. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/shorts-5-what-do-we-do-now/
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SUMMARY:S02E06: No Forks In The Road
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 6: No Forks In The Road\nStories about Transition\nSat Sept 14\, 645p\, 98 min\nTICKETS\n  \n\nSeptember\nKonstantin Rall & Zeehyun Soh \nGermany 15 min \nClara\, a successful young businesswoman\, does a pregnancy test after a passionate weekend with a working collegue. The positive result confuses her a lot. At first overwhelmed by her extreme and contradictory feelings\, she finds a deep assent with herself as the day progresses. \n  \nNo Forks in the Road\nJessica Le \nUSA 9 min Local \nAt a rest stop\, May’s newly-found friendship with a stranger leaves her at a crossroads with her cultural identity. \n  \nBlue Noise\nJonah Moshammer \nUSA 13 min Local \nRachel\, a successful university swimmer\, finds the courage to speak out against her abusive coach after a horrible realization. \n  \nThe Turtle Light\nRachel Pollack \nUSA 18 min  \nJulia reflects on the therapy session in which she ended her relationship with her girlfriend Sarah. \n  \nAll Of This!!!\nDarryl Jones \nUSA 15 min Local \nA group of artists face rejection and failure in the moments before a natural disaster in Oakland\, CA. \n  \nMr. Sam\nZeus Kontoyannis \nUSA 30 min \nToday is a big day for Mr. Sam. He is going to reveal to his mother that he’s finally found the love of his life. Mr. Sam has many secrets; but the biggest one he’s managed to keep hidden from everyone for so long is discovered when his best friend Sandra arrives earlier than expected and catches him red-handed. Luckily for Sam\, all may not be lost. Sandra has a secret of her own\, which locks the two into a twisted pact. Life\, however is not that simple. Sam nearly breaks the pact and soon comes face to face with Sandra’s demon; and that confrontation has deadly consequences. Sam must carry the burden for both and for now\, secrets remain buried. But for how long? \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/shorts-6-no-forks-in-the-road/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E07: For Art's Sake
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 7: For Art’s Sake\nArty/Funny/Maybe A Little Weird\nSat Sept 14\, 9p\, 75 min\nTICKETS\n  \n  \nTake Your Time\nMax Sachar\, Natasha Adorlee Johnson \nUSA 5 min Local (Dance) \nObstacles can sometimes pull us apart\, but they can also create a force that binds us.This is the framework behind ‘Take Your Time\,’ a raw and powerful performance art piece. The video explores the concept of time & relationships\, by following a duet as they navigate complex obstacles and spaces. Thoughtfully planned camera work and choreography help to lock the viewer into the meditative feel of the song\, while also trying to offer a unique sense of time.  \n  \nNot So Hilarious Anymore\nAdam Karsten \nUSA 7 min (Comedy) \nWhen Eliza catches Todd watching old Louis CK clips in the middle of the night\, the couple reckon with their feelings about a man they once admired and wonder\, among other things\, in the age of Hannah Gadsby\, how a man who was so tuned in before can be so tone deaf now\, before ultimately saying goodbye. \n  \nPie\nDoug Cox\, Patrick Lundberg \nUSA 4 min Local (Comedy) \nThe loneliness and tribulations associated with a predictable yet inexplicable daily pie in the face. \n  \nInto the Flame\nSean McClintock \nUSA 6 min (Animation) \nLife begins to unravel for Floyd — an overworked\, unfulfilled businessman — in his wife’s sudden absence. So many questions. So many seemingly strange answers leading him forward. Moths are appearing all around him and no matter what he tries\, he can’t halt the visions. In a panic\, he flees\, running wildly for days. Exhausted\, there seems to be no escape for Floyd … but in the end there may be no end at all. \n  \nOkami\nMotomichi Nakamura \nUSA 5 min (Animation) \nIt’s a story about a lonely and scared boy locked in his small room. Being inspired by Okami (wolf)\, he goes on a journey to explore the world outside to find the strength in himself to overcome his fear. An experimental animation with Projection Mapping and 2D animation techniques. \n  \nPotion: Dark Matter\nAnnie Maley \nUSA 5 min Local (Animation/Music Video) \nThe Exoplanet Travel Bureau\, your premiere space travel agency\, offers package tours of our galaxy and beyond. Last season\, the crème de la crème went geyser-gazing on Enceladus. So what’s in store for this season? We’re offering the ultimate staycation. Stick around your own solar system with tour packages to Mars\, Jupiter\, and a sweeping tour of all four outer planets. One lucky winner will receive a free trip so save your spot today! \n  \nTellTale\nFu Yang \nUSA 3 min Local (Animation) \nA man who holds too many secrets goes to confess to a sacred tree. He takes heavy steps\, feels burdened and finally reaches his destination. \n  \nThe Man With A Pillow For A Face\nCarlos Grana \nUSA 13 min (Experimental/Art) \nA broken heart who sabotages his relationships finds the courage to break the cycle. \n  \nKomodo\nAdam Elder \nUSA 9 min Local (Comedy) \nIn the wilds of Oakland\, CA\, a rare specimen of Komodo Dragon lurks in the shadows\, waiting for its ideal prey. Based on true events! \n  \nBetter Than You Doin You (don’t be mad)\nCaroline Liviakis \nUSA 4 min Local (Dance) \nUpon entering an office space\, Cee V encounters the zombie-like characters she so fears. Surrounded by a droning band of mediocrity\, she lifts her chin\, puffs her chest\, and ducks her lips to show that she strives to be something better\, and yes\, it’s better than you–don’t be mad.  \n  \nTo Fix A Guy (Ta hand om en kille)\nAstrid Söderberg \nSweden 10 min (Comedy) \nA deft tale about My and Sally that are living the good life until one day the doorbell rings and a dude is standing outside. He seems to be in need of help and they immediately start taking care of him. Before they know it\, his presence has taken over their lives and they desperately need to find a way to get rid of him. A feminist comedy about gender and emotional labour.  \n  \n\nVirtuous Circle\nFarhad Ghaderi \nCanada 5 min (Music Video) \nVirtuous Circle explores the joys and pains of brotherhood through the volatile relationship between a young boy and his self-destructive older brother. \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/s02e07-for-arts-sake/
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