Shorts
Get ready for a feast of the senses! This year’s Shorts program is a buffet of tasty morsels that range from stories of heart break and social activism, to LGBTQ expression, the humor in everyday moments, and tales of what lurks in-between.
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170 Bucks for a Cab, One Ride, One Night
Yena Kang / Shorts / South Korea / 2018 / 34 mins
When the party’s all over, all she’s left with is empty pockets. After paying $170 for one cab ride during a night of partying, Mija and her friend struggle to uncover the driving force behind the excessive fare.
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73 Questions
Leah Nichols / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Animation, Documentary / 10 mins
When doing a celebrity profile, asking 73 questions is often the way to go. Using this mold, the script is flipped as the interviewee is not an A-lister, but a resident of San Francisco.
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9 at 38
Catherine Kyungeun Lee / Shorts / South Korea, USA / 2017 / Documentary, Short / 18 mins
For the last seven years, Juilliard-trained violinist, Hyung-Joon Won has given up almost everything to fulfill his dream of having the first-ever joint concert of North and South Korean musicians at the 38th parallel realized. With the odds against him and tensions between the two countries, will music ever find its way to no-man’s-land?
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98 Years* and Counting: More Women Leaders Needed Everywhere
Kirthi Nath & Zel Anders / Shorts / USA / 2018 / Short / 3 mins
Women attending the 2018 Women’s March in Oakland are asked about what kind of women they want to see in leadership positions during an uncertain political climate.
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Afterearth
Jess X. Snow / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Short / 13 mins
Featuring the natural elements of earth, wind, fire and water, four women come together in this immersive artistic experience to take a stand against corrupting forces that threaten to destroy the sanctity and beauty of the planet’s natural resources for future generations. Together, they share their stories of their roots and their love for family.
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Alice At The Store
Christopher Woon-Chen / Shorts / USA / 2017 / 18 mins
As her dementia progresses, 92-year-old Alice’s family struggles to provide her proper care. All the while, she finds solace in the store-turned-pub that she and her husband once ran.
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American Dreaming
Matthew Hashiguchi / Shorts / USA / 2017 / 11 mins
In Georgia, the odds don’t favor undocumented immigrants, particularly college students, who are prevented from enrolling in most of the state’s select public universities.
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Aswang Next Door
Bernard Badion / Shorts / USA / 2017 / 6 mins
An aswang is a creature from Filipino mythology that feeds on unborn fetuses. Aware of this possible side of himself, a man decides to do the wise thing by informing his pregnant neighbor about it.
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The Band’s New Stage
Takeshi Tanaka / Shorts / Japan / 2017 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 25 mins
Believing that the residents of Oki Islands are uninformed about current music trends, Aoki promotes WWW, his no-name band, as a famous group from Tokyo. When the islanders welcome WWW with nothing but kindness, Aoki is determined to have his best performance yet.
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Centenarian
Clifford Miu / Shorts / Canada / 2017 / Short / 5 mins
After his last friend passes away, a 104-year-old grandfather shares thoughts on life with his filmmaker grandson.
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