Film
International Shorts—Program Two
- 7PM
An astronaut stranded on a distant planet, an optician who wants to see the world less clearly, and a small farm chick who seeks revenge. These are just some of the stories showcased in the second half of this year’s international shorts program.
Directed by Katy Wang / Kingston University
RUN TIME: 7:26
Stranded on a distant planet, a lonely astronaut sends out a signal in search of human contact.
Directed by Anna-Ester Volozh / United Kingdom
RUN TIME: 3:42
'I simply remember my favorite things...'
Directed by Elli Vuorinen / Finland
RUN TIME: 11:33
An optician grows tired of seeing the world too clearly.
Directed by Rafael Sommerhalder / Switzerland
RUN TIME: 9:36
A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.
Directed by Gediminas Siaulys / Lithuania
RUN TIME: 11:20
This is a story about the eternal miracle of life and death. The unfortunate death of a wild hare turns into a remarkable experience for children who find his body and bury it in a sand box.
Directed by Manuel Perez & Paulina Galindo / Mexico
RUN TIME: 7:44
Tommy is a tiny chick living a normal life until the farmer kills his mother. Consumed by his hatred, he leads a revolution of chickens to take revenge against humans.
Directed by Alexis Rondeau / Canada
RUN TIME: 3:37
Neogenital animation.
Directed by Shihchieh Chiu / Taiwan
RUN TIME: 7:10
This is the story of a teenager who discovers the strange and terrifying reality behind fundamentalism.
Directed by Daniela Leitner / Austria, France, Portugal
RUN TIME: 7:27
An elderly couple seem to have lost their affections for one another. One day at the beach, after falling asleep, something incredible happens that re-kindles their long lost romantic feelings.
Directed by Honami YANO / Tokyo
RUN TIME: 4:55
An ex-couple in a café, a girl sucking on her girlfriend's hair, a running woman, a fleeing town, a little girl walking along the river. There are as many forms of love as there are people.
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