Saturday, March 7th
4:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Carnegie Institution for Science
*Screenings followed by Q&A with the director
Abes Story
Directed by Adam H Stewart
Ireland / 2019 / 12 mins
An overworked Irish writer in Victorian London gets an idea for a bloody brilliant novel but his megalomaniac boss intervenes.
Crossing
Directed by Arvind Singh Jeena & Nikhita Prabhudesa
India / 2019 / 6 mins
A father and his daughter experience a driving accident that makes him rethink his actions.
Daughter
Directed by Daria Kashcheeva
Czech Republic / 2019 / 15 mins
Should you hide your pain while longing for a father’s love? Or understand and forgive?
Ek Cup Chaha (One Cup of Tea)
Directed by Sumit Yempaile
India / 2019 / 2 mins
“Pappa euphemistically explains to his son the meaning of life. Stop motion animation using fine tea powder.
Faithy, hey
Directed by Emily Hubley
USA / 2019 / 4 mins
Artist/filmmaker Faith Hubley drew a self-portrait in her journal every day. Decades later, her daughter revisits and remembers.
Handmade
Directed by Phoebe Morrison
UK / 2019 / 2 mins
An exploration of animation processes through expressive hands interacting with a book.
Lost and Found
Directed by Shimon Engel & Ofer Winter
Israel / 2019 / 4 mins
A young boy is lost in a shopping mall, foreshadowing his story as a soldier in the 1982 Israel-Lebanon War.
The Ball’s Run
Directed by Hermes Mangialardo
Italy / 2019 / 3 mins
In a playground, a child tries to play with others but the ball gets farther and farther away.
The Cage
Directed by Jinlan Shi
France / 2019 / 3 mins
Michael is a man who has gender dysphoria. For him, it is like he is a woman but being trapped inside the body of a man. This feeling is frustrating for “her”, she felt like a prisoner in a cage.
The Sun Will Fool You
Directed by Daniel Bigelow & Talon Nightshade with music by The Claudettes
USA / 2019 / 5 mins
The blinding bright light of the sun doesn’t always come with warmth.
Titan (Creative Spirit)
Directed by Guillaume Bricout, Gary Jeannot, Lorraine Jacquot, and Leonard Laville
France / 2019 / 2 mins
A white page is an opportunity to bring forth the creative spirit.
Trauma Chameleon
Directed by Gina Kamentsky
USA / 2019 / 3 mins
An escaped laboratory rat navigates through a sea of punctuation.
Umbilical
Directed by Danski Tang
USA / 2019 / 7 mins
How her mother’s abusive relationship with her father shaped her experiences in a boarding school in China.
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