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Theatre 82
82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910 4:15 pm International Shorts 1 (free admission) 6:15 pm Sci-Fi Shorts 8:15pm Comedy Shorts |
Artists' Exchange
50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910 4:15 pm International Shorts 2 (free admission) 6:15 pm Short Films 2 8:15 pm Short Films 3 |
SOY HOMBRE
(UK, 2021, 24 mins) Director: Juan Pablo Blanco Producers: Michelle González, Juan Pablo Blanco, Armando Hernández In a dark alley, a mysterious nurse hops into a taxi. Her intention is to arrive at the highway lookout as soon as possible. During the journey the taxi driver sees an excellent opportunity for romance, while she sees an excellent opportunity to change his life. |
The Gloom
(Spain, 2020, 14 mins) Director: Dani Viqueira Producers: Eye Slice Pictures, Lorena Hidalgo, Gaitafimes Laura studies for the opposition of her medical specialty. You don't have time for your husband's hypochondria. Nor for his children's fights. But when everything goes dark and Laura enters the gloom, time is all she will have. |
Heirs
(Spain, 2020, 14 mins) Director/Producer: Txema Ballano Two brothers, Julia and Luis, meet to receive their father's inheritance. What they do not expect is having to overcome their differences with one last test and thus know if they are worthy heirs. |
Se7en Green Bottles
(UK, 2020, 6 mins) Directors/Producers: Mick Dow, François Zaidi Seven political activists meet in secret online then the doorbell rings… |
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Synthetic Love
(Comedy/Drama, France, 2020, 24 mins) Director: Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix Producers: Tabo Tabo Films, Louison Blaizot, Suzanne Colin Diane, in her fifties, fantasizes about the enigmatic Pierre, who works with her at the gas station. When she wins a trip for two around France, she decides to invite him along. But she wasn't aware that Pierre already has someone quite special in his life... |
MeTube: August sings
'Una furtiva lagrima' (Sci-Fi, Austria, 2020, 10 mins) Director: Daniel Moshel Producers: Daniel Moshel, Eugen Klim The third part of the internationally award-winning MeTube short film series. This time the intergalactic music nerds August and Elfi conquer the opera stage and orchestrate their final adventure in an opulent manner. |
Where The Mountains Grow
(Fantasy/Comedy, UK, 2020, 20 mins) Director: Gino Ricardo Green Producer: Daniel M. Bailey, Laura Chetty Tommy is sick; sick of waiting rooms, of tests and of being asked how he's doing. But the arrival of an unexpected visitor presents the chance to undertake what is meant to be a once in a lifetime journey. |
Growing Pains
(UK, 2020, 14 mins) Director: Jack Curtis Producer: Greg Lonsdale Rhea, 13 years old, is the primary carer for her father Martin who self medicates with cannabis. When school bullies find out that Martin's medicine is home-grown, Rhea quickly learns that sharing is not always caring. |
Charlie
(Canada, 2020, 6 mins) Director: Mark Datuin Producers: Samantha Spatari, Mark Datuin A woman has a chilling encounter with her estranged daughter. |
Danni the Champion
(UK, 2020, 9 mins) Director: Laura Cameron-Lewis Producer: National Theatre of Scotland Young Danni isn't like the other girls in town. She'd rather be watching drag races down at the airport or tearing about behind the wheel of her brother's car, Lynyrd Skynyrd tunes blasting on the stereo. Bored of her life on the island and stifled by her passive-aggressive parents, she dreams of hitting the road and showing everyone what she can do. |
Wedlock
(Comedy, UK, 2020, 6 mins) Director: Stephen Ashwell Producer: Elettra Pizzi Somewhere in the English countryside... one man drives as if his life depends on it, while one woman steps down the aisle on the biggest day of her life. Both speeding towards a future destined to collide. |
The Following Year
(UK, 2021, 22 mins) Director: Miguel Campaña Producers: Xavi Vara, Oscar Romagosa, Victor Mata The day of his anniversary, a widow farmer receives the clone of the woman he lost years ago under tragic circumstances. |
Standing Woman
(UK, 2020, 15 mins) Director: Tony Hipwell Producers: Tony Hipwell, Max Gee Standing Woman is a dystopian drama about a near future where the government, rather than imprisoning criminals or deporting immigrants, turns them into trees as part of an insidious environmental campaign. |
Florence
(UK, 2020, 13 mins) Director: Florian Thess Producer: Harry Rhys Williams A prototype therapy AI robot cracks under the pressure of meeting her inventor's expectations and needs to decide to either help millions, or herself. |
Alien Hunters
(UK, 2021, 19 mins) Director/Producer: Isaac Williams When a UFO lands in her back garden Justine is forced to call for backup from the only person who will believe her, her conspiracy theorist ex boyfriend. |
American Quartet
(USA, 2019, 9 mins) Director: Jesca Prudencio Producer: Adam Grannick In a 2030s small town bitterly divided over who belongs, a young Muslim-American woman puts herself at risk when she shares her private, digitized memories with strangers, challenging the status quo in the hope that empathy will triumph over hate. |
Honor Among Thieves
(USA, 2019, 10 mins) Director: Justin Eugene Evans Producers: Jason R. Moore, Justin Eugene Evans, Rubén Burgos, Jr., Brent Tiano When a planet-hopping cowboy-criminal (Jason R. Moore, Marvel’s The Punisher) returns to New Mexico after a heist-gone-wrong, he expects a hero’s welcome. Instead, he finds his mutinous crew have decided he’s no longer in charge. |
The Tale of the Daughter
(Dark Comedy, USA, 2021, 22 mins) Director: Savannah Sivert, Taylor Hinds Producers: Savannah Sivert, Taylor Hinds, Jazlyn Yoder, Christopher Pinero When a stroke-ridden mother's outstanding debt arrives for the reckoning, her estranged caretaker daughter must bear the cost in order to survive. This quirky allegory explores the reconciliation of a daughter and her mother. |
Our Old Den
(UK, 2020, 15 mins) Director: Max Kirk Producer: Jenny Wall, Samantha Gruskin Three friends on the brink of adulthood reunite in the place they grew up together. Returning for the last day of summer, they revisit old haunts, where fragments of their past play out around them. As the daylight fades, they strive to reconnect, wondering how their futures - separate or otherwise - will unfold. With both live action and animation 'Our Old Den' is a heartfelt reflection on growing up. |
Faulty Connections
(USA, 2021, 6 mins) Director/Producer: Ian Odermatt Two teenage boys battle the effects of loneliness, isolation and toxic masculinity. |
Brothers
(USA, 2020, 12 mins) Director: Julia Coulter Producer: Mary Ann Pianka Brothers is inspired by a true story of loss. It follows a mother and her two sons as they come to terms with the untimely death of their father. It examines what we remember about people we have lost and how we take their 'essence' with us as we move forward in life without them. |
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Absurd Man
(Turkey, 2020, 8 mins) Director: Burak Kum Producer: Zeynep Üstünipek An ordinary man… A mysterious drive… A weird bag… Wait, weird bag?.. |
Too Many What
(USA, 2021, 14 mins) Director: Kirk Benttinen Producers: Kirk Benttinen, Hanna Moradi, Chris Wallis Not all is as it seems in this dark comedy psychedelic whodunnit. Detectives Steve and Joanna arrive at an anniversary celebration turned grisly murder scene. Two young lovers, Noe and Natalia, lay dead. The words 'Too Many' are written in blood on the wall. What happened to the young lovers? Why does Noe's body have a handprint on its butt? And more importantly, too many what? |
M*therf*cker
(USA, 2020, 13 mins) Directors: Adam Long, Adam Peterson Producers: Davis Priestley, Jason Chau Tony knows the secret of why his friend Brian's life is so terrible. Thankfully, there's a way to fix everything. Sort of. |
Behind The Mask
(UK, 2020, 11 mins) Director: Simon K Matthews Producers: Amer Chadha Patel, Elena Saurel Two actors enter a mental, physical and emotional dick- swinging contest, leading to the inevitable reveal of their worst selves. Urgh, actors. |
Fermata
(Canada, 2021, 9 mins) Director/Producer: Benoit Ouellet In a secluded cabin surrounded by untrodden snow, a man delves into his childhood memories with his father. Nothing can disrupt this moment of introspection, not even the most dangerous threat. |
Masterclass
(UK, 2020, 8 mins) Director: Nancy Sullivan Producers: Nancy Sullivan, Jamie Lee Pike A group of drama school students eagerly await their Masterclass from a prolific West End star. But just how far will she go to get the results she wants for her art, and who will she destroy on the way? |
Ms. Rossi
(Italy, 2019, 5 mins) Director/Producer: Pat Battistini While on her way to a business meeting, Ms. Rossi takes an interesting detour. |
Killers Inc
(UK, 2021, 8 mins) Director: Graham Peak Producers: Graham Peak, Daniel Long Colin finds himself face to face with Jimmy, the most unassuming hitman on the planet. But things go from strange to the ridiculous as Jimmy goes about his work, and Colin tries to find out how all of this started. |
Signal Problems
(USA, 2019, 3 mins) Director: Adam Volerich Producer: Ali Walsh Just under 2 million civilians ride the New York City Subway every year. What if the masterminds controlling this underground system were voice over actors? Signal Problems, a 2 minute comedy starring Joel Garland (Orange is The New Black) and Molly Leland (Ozark), explores the dystopian world in which the New York City MTA is unreliable. |
Survivers
(Spain, 2020, 7 mins) Director/Producer: Carlos Gómez-Trigo Natural selection says that only those who adapt will survive. What if humans have become stupid? |
White Guys Solve Sexism
(USA, 2019, 6 mins) Director/Producer: Christopher Guerrero Because of the Harvey Weinstein scandal two men realize that all of their favorite movies are now sexist, leading them down a dark path of discovery. |
Rhoads Rising - Dean Cascione
(Music Video, USA, 2020, 3 mins) Director and musician Dean Cascione in attendance A tribute the amazing Randy Rhoads written by Dean Cascione. "His humble approach to life and aggressive approach to the guitar inspires me to be the best guitarist I can be and embrace the moment!" |
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(USA, 2020, 13 mins) Director: Caleb Slain Producers: Richard Stevenson, Max Losee, Ethan Seneker, Hope Alexander, La'Charles Trask A dream, a nightmare, a musical. Shot over 10 years, this surreal hip hop odyssey unpacks the stormy inner world of Nathan Nzanga, a Congolese-American artist coming of age in a fractured nation. |
Eureka
(USA, 2021, 15 mins) Director Mida Chu in attendance Producer: Xianqi Crystal Du A young indentured Chinese prostitute must overcome her toxic dependency on the brothel madam on the eve of the 1885 anti-Chinese riot in Eureka, California. |
Glitches
(Switzerland, 2019, 21 mins) Director: Annie Chen Producer: Mitchell Altieri A down-on-his-luck lawyer meets a mysterious woman while waiting for his delayed flight. After she admits to causing a fatal house fire, the young lawyer becomes torn in doing the right thing while learning the reasons behind her heinous crime, and becoming sympathetic to her. |
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Powder Room
(USA, 2020, 10 mins) Director: Aiden Arata Producers: Cecily Elliott, Olivia Typaldo We find newly sober Emma at her first house party since entering recovery. She arrived with an agenda— apologize to those she's wronged, and rekindle the friendships she fostered as an addict— but her plan to make amends proves comically overwhelming. It's a wry meditation on friendship, forgiveness, and wanting to change. |
