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SUMMARY:S02E01: Infinite While It Lasts
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 1: Infinite While It Lasts\nRelationship Stories\nFri Sept 13\, 645p\, 84 min\nTICKETS\n  \nA Million Times Before\nBarrett Edmonds \nUSA 5 min Local \nThomas and Casey seem to be reaching the end of the road\, but they’ve got a few things to talk over first… for the millionth time… \n  \nBackground\nToni Bestard \nSpain 15min \nThere are times that we don’t look the small details of an image. At the background there are great stories that always go unnoticed. \n  \nBitten\nSarah K Reimers \nUSA 11 min Local \nA mysterious & violent encounter sends a dog on a night of adventure and possibility.  \n  \n\nInfinite While It Lasts\nAkira Kamiki \nBrazil 19 min \nAfter falling in love at a party\, Danny and Seiji just want to be together. However\, their differences might prove stronger than their feelings. The first fiction film about asexuality. \n  \nLukewarm\nMitch Yapko \nUSA 7 min \nJust your typical\, mediocre\, beige\, room temperature sex. John and Eric put the “lust” back in “lackluster.” \n  \nShe Who Hears\nAlexi Papalexopoulos \nUSA 11 min Local \nSHE WHO HEARS is an exploration into contrasts…a study on young adult love in the LGBTQ community and how it often times appears to be one thing\, but in actuality is another.  \n  \n\nValentine’s Day\nMarni Little\, Tim Goodwin \nAustralia 7 min \nIt’s Valentine’s Day\, and Evie could care less. Her best friend Sarah has other plans. They are having a romantic couples dinner and Evie will invite her new boyfriend. The trouble is\, he doesn’t exist. \n  \n–\n–
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/shorts-1-infinite-while-it-lasts/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E02: The Response Isn't Always Reasonable
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 2: The Response Isn’t Always Reasonable\nFilms About Conflict\nFri Sept 13\, 915p\, 94 min\nTICKETS\n  \nBad People\nGiorgi Tavartkiladze \nRepublic of Georgia 20 min \n1991 Tbilisi\, Georgia after the collapse of the USSR\, in the midst of a civil war\, Gia tries to find medicine for his son when he meets an old friend who fights on the opposite side. \n  \n  \nGrace\nAlexia Oldini\, Steven Gray \nUSA 6 min \nGRACE is the story of the eviction of a young woman of color from her home. Her subsequent encounters reveal the callousness of a society built to exploit the precariousness of people like herself. In the end she confronts head-on a struggle far easier to identify than it is to overcome. \n  \nPrufrock\nJessica Heidt \nUSA 13 min Local \nWhat is the cost of inaction? Set in modern day San Francisco\, three people wrestle with the question at an opulent cocktail party as an accidentally spilled drink brings them each face to face with themselves. Adapted from ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by TS Eliot. \n  \nRehearsal\nCourtney Hope Therond \nUSA 8 min \nA film crew for an upcoming feature film pushes the boundaries of consent during a courtesy rehearsal for its female lead. \n  \nTough\nTomasz Wysocki \nUSA 13 min Local \nIn the corner of a dark bedroom sits a young boy named Don. He sits breathing heavily with an AK-47 pointed at an intruder standing at his doorway.  \n  \nSacrilege\nChristophe M. Saber \nSwitzerland 15 min \nThe money has gone missing in the mosque of Saint-Etienne. Saoud\, the gang leader is suspected.  \n  \nSkin\nGuy Nattiv \nUSA 20 min \nA small supermarket in a blue collar town\, a black man smiles at a 10 year old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash. 2019 Academy Award for best Live Action Short. \n–\n–
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/shorts-2-the-response-isnt-always-reasonable/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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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/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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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/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E08: True Stories Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 8: True Stories Part 2\nDocumentary Shorts\nSun Sept 15\, 12p\, 87 min\nTICKETS\n  \nThe Video Shop\nIsaac Seigel-Boettner \nUSA 13 min \nFrom Scorsese to Sandler\, this neighborhood institution had it all. For decades\, it was where you went to find the perfect film for family movie night\, date night\, or just to track down that foreign indie doc that you couldn’t remember the name of. With tens of thousands of titles and a manager with an encyclopedic knowledge spanning everything from horror to British period dramas\, everyone could find a story to take home and enjoy at The Video Shop. \n  \nHeartbeat by Heartbeat\nEmmanuelle Antolin \nUSA 6 min Local \nIn Heartbeat by Heartbeat\, Demond Rodgers\, Sr. struggles past homelessness and addiction in one of the richest cities in the world\, San Francisco. Demond shares his story to help others understand the roots often beneath the spread of HIV\, in his authentic quest to inspire others and above all\, to survive and thrive with hope. \n  \nStill Plays with Trains\nRoss Kaufman \nUSA 16 min \nStill Plays With Trains captures one man’s passion to share the joy of childhood. By recreating his 10th birthday with a 3000 square foot replica of the old Lackawanna Railroad in his basement\, he gives us a nostalgic glimpse of what it was like growing up in the 1950’s. \n  \nSeeing Through\nJordan Quaglia \nUSA 12 min \nSeeing Through is a short documentary about people trying virtual reality (VR) for the first time\, exploring themes at the intersection of immersive technology and the cognitive science of fear.  \n  \nThe Mozart of Fly Casting\nKenneth Price \nUSA 5 min Local \nMaxine McCormick began fly casting when she was 9 years old. At 15\, she is the reigning world champion of the sport. \n  \nOne Thousand Stories: The Making of a Mural\nTasha Van Zandt \nUSA 14 min Local \nOne Thousand Stories is a documentary film which follows the artist JR’s process in the creation of his first video mural project\, The Chronicles of San Francisco. Through the film we see over 1200 people who were involved in this incredible work of art. The film shows the potential for unity that hides beneath the face of this divided city and brings together over a thousand voices into one piece of art.  \n  \nThe Last Harvest\nAlexis Spradic \nUSA 20 min Local \nAmerica’s food values are rapidly changing. We are experiencing a food revolution that is demanding better-tasting\, natural and sustainable food and yet\, we don’t often consider who is responsible for growing this food. 75% of the fresh fruit consumed in the U.S. is completely dependent on hand harvesting. Without the workforce to pick the crops\, growers are at risk of losing their livelihood. The Last Harvest offers a rare glimpse into the hopes\, hardships\, and uncertain futures of three family growers.  \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/s02e08-true-stories-part-2/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E09: All In The Family
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 9: All In The Family\nComplexities with the relations\nSun Sept 15\, 215p\, 93 min\nTICKETS\n  \nMatilde’s First Day (Il primo giorno di Matilde)\nRosario Capozzolo \nItaly 10 min \nToday is Matilde’s first day of school. Her father Claudio has some advice for this important day.  \n  \nLas Lobitas\, Los Angeles\nBrynn Antaran \nUSA 20 min \nVolatile teen Angel is enraged with the path of her obscure life in a desolate desert town. She and her two best friends\, Jimena and Noely\, loiter on society’s fringes and isolate themselves from their peers. On her eighteenth birthday\, Angel begins receiving crystal visions of her estranged father\, who appears as a bike-riding spirit of the American highway. He leads her into a dangerous romance with the city of Los Angeles\, a place she comes to believe is her only salvation. \n  \nand you let her go\nAlexa Jade Houle \nCanada 10 min \nA young woman travels through time and grief as she visits her suicided sister’s room. \n  \n\nEvery Grain of Sand\nAmanda Spencer \nUSA 11 min \nTarra Riggs (The Help\, Oscar nominated DeKalb Elementary\, Independent Spirit Award nominee for Ballast) stars as Mae\, a woman who thinks she has it all: her dream job\, a beautiful home\, and all the Jimmy Choos her closet can hold. But when her sister (Regina Williams\, Independent Spirit Award Nominee for Life & Nothing More) falls ill and the medical bills take every penny she has\, she has to reevaluate what is really important to her. \n  \nEvie\nMike Peebler \nUSA 11 min \nFifteen-year-old Evie Beekins has been kept from the world all her life. Raised on a compound in a cult-like rural community where her days are completely controlled and utterly routine\, one day her parents drive her to a courthouse and inform her that today is her wedding day\, whether she wants it to be or not. Facing her potential groom\, Evie searches for a way to escape the suffocating fate being forced upon her by her mother\, father\, and a willing judge. \n  \nMy Mother\, Myself and I\nKing Yaw Soon \nUSA 8 min Local \nMy Mother\, Myself\, and I is a Chinese coming-of-age short film consisting of four acts. Each act is a long take capturing the brief but intricate interaction between a single-mother and her son at the ages of 5\, 10\, 20\, and 25 years old. These four mother-son moments offer a glimpse into their relationship and how it evolves across the years as they tread lightly on the issue of traditional Chinese family values and the social taboos of sexual infidelity and homosexuality. \n  \nSalam\nClaire Fowler \nUSA 13 min \nA female Lyft driver navigates the night shift in New York City while waiting to hear life-or-death news from her family in Syria. \n  \nSkogafoss\nNiels Bourgonje \nIceland 10 min \nWhile on vacation with his girlfriend\, Gijs receives a phone call from his mother\, that reveals her troubled mental state and their complex relationship. \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/s02e09-all-in-the-family/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E10: Global Affairs
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 10: Global Affairs\nShort stories from around the world\nSun Sept 15\, 430p\, 84 min\nTICKETS\n  \n  \nA Drowning Man\nMahdi Fleifel \nGreece 15 min \nAlone and far from home\, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators he is forced to make compromises merely to survive\, his life of exile grows one day longer. \n  \nBonboné\nRakan Mayasi \nState of Palestine 15 min \nA Palestinian couple resorts to an unusual way to conceive as the husband is detained in an Israeli jail where visits are restricted. \n  \nLes Misérables\nLadj Ly \nFrance 15 min \nIn the modern-day Parisian neighborhood of Victor Hugo’s novel\, a new transfer cop learns abusive policing practices of two veterans. When a young boy records them going too far\, the community threatens to explode.  \n  \nOn the Border\nWEI Shujun \nChina 15 min \nIn a border village\, a Chinese teenager of Korean roots aspires to join South Korea. He tries by all means to realize his dream. \n  \nMiracle\nBongi Ndaba \nSouth Africa 24 min \nIt is a story that explores the week in a life of a struggling\, desperate single mother\, Sisonke\, who goes on a quest of absolution. She travels from church to church seeking a miracle for her daughter who has a mysterious disability. She has been doing this for years\, but now it is not driven by faith but by a kind of wrath towards God. Underneath all of this determined\, inexhaustible self-sacrificing quest to heal her daughter\, Sisonke is trying to escape her guilt. 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/s02e10-global-affairs/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E11: Keep Coming Back
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 11: Keep Coming Back\nFilms about making connections\nSun Sept 15\, 645p\, 83 min\nTICKETS\n  \nLittle\nKris Williams \nUK 16 min \nSophie\, a young uni dropout who identifies as a ‘little’ likes to behave and dress like a child and enters ‘little space’\, a mental state where she sees the world with childlike wonder. After a failed suicide attempt she leaves behind her bitter mother and home in search of love and freedom with her teddy bear in tow. Moving in with a ‘mummy’ and ‘little brother’\, she met online\, where she will turn their secret\, suburban bliss upside down. \n  \nBlue Was Here\nTristan Jackson \nUSA 6 min \nBlue; a lonely kid\, visits his old friend Shane and attempts to cling to the last bit of their fading relationship. \n  \nBeekeeping\nFrances de Larminat \nUSA 16 min \nIn an obsession to keep custody of the family home\, two sisters take a psychological journey through the pastoral landscape of upstate New York\, ultimately questioning their stability and future. \n  \nDebbie and Doug Drop Acid in the Desert\nScott Brown  \nUSA 25 min Local \nDebbie and Doug are desperate to re-ignite the fire of their once passionate marriage\, but their future is uncertain. About to hit rock bottom\, they enlist the help of an alternative therapist who claims that the only way to save their relationship from impending death is to take acid in Joshua Tree.  \n  \nLeaving Therapy\nSteven Levine \nUSA 20 min \nMiranda decided it’s finally time to break up with her therapist. She hasn’t found the quick fix she wanted so she can’t waste any more time. Dr. Cohen is barely holding her life together with her perfectly manicured nails\, methodically ordered desk\, and precise schedule. Civility is lost\, tensions are raised\, identities are exposed when they’re unexpectedly stuck with each other waiting for the help they hope is on the way.  \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/s02e11-keep-coming-back/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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SUMMARY:S02E12: Death With Benefits
DESCRIPTION:Shorts 12: Death With Benefits\nGenre/Sci Fi/What Have You\nSun Sept 15\, 9p\, 84 min\nTICKETS\n  \nKiller Date\nColton Tran \nUSA 14 min \nAspiring serial killer asks his next target on a date in an attempt to add another notch to his murder belt. \n  \nSomeone You Know is in the Woods\nHannah Whitney \nUSA 11 min \nIt’s a normal day for Mia until an estranged childhood friend\, Laura\, shows up in her backyard.  \n  \nA Little Death\nJared N. Wright \nUSA 15 min \nAn office worker reunites with a one night stand and there might be more to her than meets the eye. \n  \nBlue Light (Luz Azul)\nAlfonso Segura Ballesteros\, Andres Malo Segura \nSpain 19 min \nV. has a new memory\, BLUE LIGHT SYSTEM\, that only includes good memories\, blocking the negative ones. One day he finds an object from his past\, an object that has a date prior to his registration in The System. \n  \nEternity\nAnna Sobolevksa \nUkraine 24 min \nOnce upon a time in the nearest future humanity overcomes death by digitizing the souls. But will Eternity include Love? \n 
URL:https://sfindie.com/fest/s02e12-death-with-benefits/
LOCATION:New People Cinema\, 1746 Post St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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