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Friday, October 15
​Film Screenings at the Artists' Exchange in Cranston

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
International Shorts 1 (free admission)
4:15 PM | Friday, October 15 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Give Me a Name
(UK, 2020, 10 mins)
Director: Sheena Holliday
Producer: Stephen Coltrane

The United Kingdom, about ten years in the future. Jennifer, a senior intelligence officer, is briefing her deputy Kate about a new detainee who has been arrested for crimes against the state. But there is something different about this prisoner...  As Kate conducts a ruthless interrogation, Jennifer, faced with her sense of duty on one side and her conscience on the other, must make an impossible choice.
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The Gutter
(Germany, 2021, 22 mins)
Director: Tim Lee
Producers: Tim Lee / Dock 11, Patrick Delsing / Dock11

Harald is desperately trying to close a deal as a financial salesman. He is unaware that his next client, the 75 years old Benno, lives in a block of apartments that are exploited by his company as a cash cow. Benno has been living in his apartment nearly all his life. Harald doesn’t know that Benno's fate is closely linked to the rotting building and that Benno wants revenge.
International Shorts 2 (free admission)
4:15 PM | Friday, October 15 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Charlie
(Canada, 2020, 6 mins)
Director: Mark Datuin
Producers: Samantha Spatari, Mark Datuin

A woman has a chilling encounter with her estranged daughter.
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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.
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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.
Sci-Fi Shorts
6:15 PM | Friday, October 15 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Short Films 2
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6:15 PM | Friday, October 15 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291
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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.
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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.
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Faulty Connections
(USA, 2021, 6 mins)
Director/Producer: Ian Odermatt

Two teenage boys battle the effects of loneliness, isolation and toxic masculinity.
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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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A Broken-Hearted Solstice
(Canada, 2020, 12 mins)
Director: Fanny Lefort
Producer: Olivier Normandin

A professional mascot named Fauve gets dumped on the summer solstice, aka the longest day of the year. The icy storm she's plunged into doesn't quite fit with the current heatwave.
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The leak
(Italy, 2020, 10 mins)
Director: Alberto Marchiori

Maria has always played the part of the caring mother and grandmother. Which is what everyone expected from her. A simple question opens her eyes, she realizes that she needs an authentic friendship. For the first time, she asks for help.
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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?..
Comedy Shorts
8:15 PM | Friday, October 15 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Ms. Rossi
(Italy, 2019, 5 mins)
Director/Producer: Pat Battistini

While on her way to a business meeting, Ms. Rossi takes an interesting detour.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
Short Films 3
8:15 PM | Friday, October 15 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291
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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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enough.
(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.
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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.
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 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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Undercut
(USA, 2020, 14 mins)
Director/Producer Kelly Pike in attendance

High school female athletes become unlikely teammates in the wake of unspoken trauma.
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Oleander
(USA, 2019, 14 mins)
Director/Producer: Kate Hackett

A seventeen year old sex-positive YouTuber starts a social media war against her Christian abstinence program.
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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.
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