Isolation Shorts Block
I'LL BE HERE
As the rest of the world fades away, a reclusive gardener maintains a routine of precision and detail. When signs arise that he may not be alone, an overwhelming obsession for companionship may get the best of him.
DIRECTOR
Tiffany Murray
SCREENWRITER
Tiffany Murray
PRODUCER
Amanda Young, Sarah Haas
CAST
Henry Haggard
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Justin Carroll
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Madison Braun
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
12 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
NOTHING IMPORTANT
A young woman's search for quiet might be coming to an end after she finds a hotel room key on the sidewalk.
DIRECTOR
Yael Elbee
SCREENWRITER
Yael & Michal Elbee
PRODUCER
Yael Elbee
CAST
Gina Henkel
RUNTIME
18 minutes
LANGUAGE
English, German
COUNTRY
Germany
PIZZA PARTY
“We are not broken, we are a million shattered pieces glued into something strong and solid” Based on a true event preceding the Larry Nassar trials, an unlikely pair come together at a dystopian pizza party for sexual assault survivors. #42; A quiet high schooler meets #1; A quick-witted litigator due with her first child any day now- flanked lovingly by her husband Max. Their relationship blooms and #42 becomes #1’s greatest teacher. Through solidarity, #42, #1 and every woman in the room begin to reconcile with and acknowledge the innocence that was taken away from them. Opening a portal into a dream-like world of leotards and little girl cries, of strength, joy and unrelenting fury.
DIRECTOR
Tessa Hope Slovis
SCREENWRITER
Tessa Hope Slovis
PRODUCER
Gene Gallerano , Michael Slovis (Executive Producer), Maria Heritier (Executive Producer), Becky Ann Baker (Executive Producer), Dylan Baker (Executive Producer), Kyrha Lever, Tessa Hope Slovis , Andrew K Meyer (Associate Producer) , Christoph Plunkett (Associate Producer) , Lauren Flack (Associate Producer)
CAST
Margot Bingham, Jen Ponton, Catherine Elvir, Gene Gallerano
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Demi Waldron
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
12 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
SQUARE ONE
A semi-autobiographical film about the writer/director's experiences of being in a closeted relationship. And of using fishing as a way to avoid sex.
DIRECTOR
Emily Jo Sargent
SCREENWRITER
Emily Jo Sargent
PRODUCER
Lizzie Wilkinson
CAST
Kat Bond, Laura Checkley, Ed Eales-White
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
12 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
HONEYMOON
Honeymoon tells the story of a newlywed couple on their first night together, made all the more awkward, romantic and honest, because they only just met.
DIRECTOR
Amy Aniobi
SCREENWRITER
Amy Aniobi
PRODUCER
Ceylan Carhoglu , Cemile Seren Turam , Nicole Jordan Webber
CAST
Tayo Elesin , Tomiwa Edun
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Kalilah Robinson
EDITOR
Diana Fishman , Frame 48
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
15 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
Mexico
EUCHARIST
A strange and lonely man spruces himself up and carefully prepares the most important ritual of his life, his last Eucharist. Letting go is an act that requires much courage and a huge dose of love.
DIRECTOR
María Cuenca
SCREENWRITER
María Cuenca
PRODUCER
María Cuenca, Volcano Films
CAST
Miquel Insua, Patricia Álvarez
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
15 minutes
LANGUAGE
Spanish
COUNTRY
Spain
GENEKASHLU
Many children in the jungle are abandoned by their parents, who leave their homes to work at the gold mines or to the cities and they never come back. Mapowa, an eight-year-old girl who lives in the Amazon jungle, with her mother and younger brother, decides to go to the city in search of her father to sing him a song on his birthday. Once she arrives at the city, she meets disappointment as her father does not live there. Maybe, he never has. It is by singing her song that Mapowa manages to cross through frustration. Only then she is ready to go back home.
DIRECTOR
Natalia Trzcina
SCREENWRITER
Natalia Trzcina
PRODUCER
Natalia Trzcina
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
10 minutes
COUNTRY
Peru
BOXED
A fictionalized short film based on the true story of the terrifying daring escape of Henry "Box" Brown, who used creativity to escape from slavery in 1849 by mailing himself to freedom.
DIRECTOR
Wanjiru Njendu
SCREENWRITER
Wanjiru Njendu
PRODUCER
Wanjiru Njendu, Bongani Mlambo (Co-Producer)
CAST
Adetokumboh M'Cormack , Peres Owino, Gregor Manns, William Joseph Hill, Emerson Gregori, Mikey Kettinger
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Bongani Mlambo
EDITOR
Hanna Sturwold
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Makenzi Jordan, Brittany Ingram
YEAR
2018
RUNTIME
6 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States