Sunday, February 19th
8:45 – 10:30pm
NAVAL HERITAGE CENTER: BURKE THEATER
$12 HERE OR AT THE DOOR
A PECULIAR THUD
Directed by Ross Morin
(USA/2016/13mins/DC Premiere)
Billy wakes up in the middle of the night to find a man at his door who wants to come in – and he won’t take no for an answer.
DISCORD OF THE HYENAS
Directed by Alexander Peskador
(Austria/2016/13mins/East Coast Premiere)
Jo, Harri, Nik and Beppo meet on a field to dig up their hidden loot. Their buddy Lenz is missing – they end up digging without his help. At the bottom of the ditch, they discover Lenz’s body instead of the loot they were after.
SALT
Directed by Diego Freitas
(Brazil/2016/15mins/USA Premiere)
In a big city, a solitary computer technician meets an intriguing man in a website, where people share a strange fantasy. A date is set up, and the night will culminate in an irreversible experience for both of them.
SON
Directed by Cyrus Neshvad
(Luxembourg/2016/15mins/East Coast Premiere)
Sébastien, who cannot come to terms with his son being in a coma, begins to question his reality.
THE KIDNAPPING OF A FISH
Directed by Philip A Ramos
(USA/2016/25mins/DC Premiere)
A mild-mannered man is kidnapped and is forced to figure out if his new girlfriend is the cause.
THE PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT
Directed by James Siewert
(USA/2016/12:13mins/DC Premiere)
An allegorical tale of a couple who attempt to renew their dying relationship by plugging directly into recordings of their memories.
THRESHER
Directed by Alex Clark
(Canada/2016/14mins/DC Premiere)
A lone man is terrorized by a masked burglar late one night, but the intruder soon realizes that the man’s house is not what it seems.
