The Human Voice & Other Shorts You Might Have Missed!
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar & more!
2021 | Various
Screening | Friday, August 20, 2021, 7pm |
Matinee | Saturday, August 21, 2021, 3pm |
Screening | Saturday, August 21, 2021, 7pm |
Matinee | Sunday, August 22, 2021, 1pm |
This special program features all the great short films you might have missed in 2020 and beyond!
Program:
The Human Voice
Director and Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar
Spain
A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn’t understand that his master has abandoned him.
BJ's Mobile Gift Shop
Director and Screenwriter: Jason Park
USA
A young Korean-American hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his "mobile gift shop."
Black Bodies
Director and Screenwriter: Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Canada
A Black man laments as he comes face-to-face with the realities of being Black in the 21st century.
The Criminals
Director and Screenwriter: Serhat Karaaslan
France, Romania, Turkey
In a town in Turkey, a young couple is looking for some privacy. They are rejected from the hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. When they think they found a way, the situation gets out of hand.
KKUM
Director and Screenwriter: Kang-min Kim
South Korea, U.S.A.
My mother's dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. I rely on her dreams more than any religion.
To Know Her
Director: Natalie Chao
U.S.A., Hong Kong
A poetic exploration of the camera's gaze and a family's relationship with the filmmaker's mother.
White Wedding
Director and Screenwriter: Melody C. Roscher
U.S.A.
Amidst a racially tense Southern wedding, a biracial bride has the chance to confront her estranged Black father after accidentally hiring his wedding band to perform.
Wiggle Room
Directors and Screenwriters: Sam Guest, Julia Baylis
U.S.A.
Determined to save her wheelchair ramp from repossession, Daisy confronts the shady insurance agent who owes her money. Wiggle Room received the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Acting.