Saturday, May 18
​Afternoon Film Screenings at Columbus Theatre in Providence
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Columbus Theatre
Main Auditorium
​$10 Admission for each program unless noted

Saturday  Afternoon Film Screenings
11:00 am Hendricken HS Short Films (free)
12:45 pm New England Films 1
2:15 pm    New England Films 2
4:00 pm    Short Films Program 5
​Saturday Evening Film Screenings
​6:00 pm    Narrative Feature - Oildale
8:00 pm    Narrative Feature - The Wrong Todd

Columbus Theatre
Upstairs (not wheelchair accessible)
​$10 Admission for each program unless noted

Saturday  Afternoon Film Screenings
11:00 am Private Filmmaker Event (invitation only)
​12:15 pm Animated Short Films
2:00 pm    Short Films Program 4
4:00 pm    Short Films Program 6
​Saturday Evening Film Screenings
​​6:00 pm    Short Films Program 7
8:00 pm     Horror Short Films
10:00 pm  Jury Awards Ceremony (free, everyone welcome)
​10:30 pm  Closing Party $10 (free for badgeholders)

​Animated Short Films
​12:15 pm | Sat May 18 | Columbus Theatre ​Upstairs (not wheelchair accessible)
Q&A with attending filmmakers at the end of the program

For A Better Life
(USA, 2018, 10 mins)
Director Yasmin Mistry in attendance
Producers: Yasmin Mistry, Kimberly DiPersia
Sold for $100 at the age of 5, Fekri suffers through years of abuse before his plight is discovered. After almost a year of hospitalization and therapy Fekri moves into a group home where he finds support, mentorship, and eventual forgiveness towards the family which sold him.

Tulip and Yannis
(UK, 2018, 6 mins)
Director/Producer: Lewis Keeling
The sun and the moon have never been so close

Don't Feed These Animals
(Portugal, 2019, 10 mins)
Directors: Guilherme Afonso,
Miguel Madaíl de Freitas
Producer: Nebula Studios
Once upon a time there was a lobotomised bunny who lived in a research laboratory. He had bi-polar personality disorder, triggered by his huge appetite for carrots. One day the bunny brings a carrot to life by accident but also creates something evil. Now both carrot and bunny must surpass their differences and join forces, so that together they may end this threat.

White and Fluffy
(USA, 2018, 3 mins)
Director: Yadnee Kohok
Producer: Prosenjit Bagchi
A young man grows up with a pathological fear of fluffy white things and decides to overcome this fear no matter what!

Hedge
(USA, 2018, 6 mins)
Director: Amanda Bonaiuto
Producer: California Institute of the Arts
A singularly comical/surreal vision of a family visiting a funeral home. 

disillusionment of 10 point font
(USA, 2017, 1 mins)
Director/Producer Greg Condon in attendance
A collection of playfully animated words, created on a typewriter.

Dull Hope
(USA, 2018, 3 mins)
Director/Producer: Brian Ratigan
Suppressed memories reach a boiling point.  An animated tale of longing.

Resurge
(Taiwan, 2018, 2 mins)
Director/Producer: Ying Ling Chen 
The story is about a little girl who travels in after world with the guardian rabbit.

Class of 84
(USA, 2018, 15 mins)
Directors/Producers Alex Salsberg and Joe Andrade in attendance 
Teenager Mike feels smothered by his overprotective mom's extensive safety rules, until he uncovers a horrifying curse that puts her in immediate danger. With the help of a mysterious shut-in named Robbie Zygowski (voiced by Dr. Katz's Jonathan Katz), Mike must decide whether or not he can break his mother's rules to save her life.

The Elephant's Song
(USA, 2018, 8 mins)
Director/Producer: Lynn Tomlinson
Tells the true and tragic tale of Old Bet, the first circus elephant in America, as recounted in song by her friend the old farm dog. Their story is portrayed in colorful, handcrafted animation, created frame by frame with clay-on-glass and oil pastel animation.

Mediocrity, For Micah Dahl Anderson (who is amazing and not mediocre)
(USA, 2018, 3 mins)
Director/Producer: Drew Danburry
A hand drawn animated music video that's perhaps a bit weird and maybe even experimental.

Maya Bdeg'a (Pelican Hill)
(USA, 2018, 4 mins)
Director/Producer: Dana Johnson
A true family story of a heroic pelican takes shape on the banks of Lake Traverse as unwanted visitors approach.

The Lineman
(USA, 2018, 4 mins)
Director/Producer: Jay Shipman
After a weary lineman is lulled to sleep by a hypnotic tone, he sees his life pass before his eyes and gains a new appreciation for those close to him.

New England Films 1
Dramatic shorts by New England filmmakers
12:45 pm | Sat May 18 | Columbus Theatre ​Main Auditorium
$10 admission includes admission to 2:15 New England Films 2
​Q&A with attending filmmakers at the end of the program

Off The Record
(USA, 2018, 13 mins)
Director: Will Berry
Producers: Gabi Rodriguez, Allie Frankel
A legal videographer finds himself trapped with the sole copy of a witness's testimony.

Bent
(USA, 2018, 21 mins)
Director: Chris Esper
Producer:s Chris Esper, Kris Salvi
A corrupt police officer finds herself in trouble with internal affairs after a shooting gone bad.

The Meteor
(USA, 2018, 8 mins)
Directors/Producers: Charlie Losiewicz, Carson Bloomquist
Two friends chasing fallen meteors during a mysterious shower find themselves running for their lives from a vicious monster through the twisted labyrinth of an abandoned fort.

Imposter
(USA, 2018, 10 mins)
Director: Chris Esper
Producers: Lisa Wynn, Tom Mariano, Chris Esper
A silent drama that visually represents the inner struggles of suffering from anxiety.

Harper's First Kiss
(USA, 2018, 8 mins)     Director: Haley Pine      Producer: Gina Pine, Seth Chitwood
Director Haley Pine and Producer Gina Pine in attendance
A girl is nervous about having her first kiss while filming a Shakespeare scene for a high school project. But, nothing is exactly what it seems.

Short Films Program 4
A mix of light-hearted and dramatic shorts
​2:00 pm | Sat May 18 | Columbus Theatre ​Upstairs (not wheelchair accessible)
Q&A with attending filmmakers at the end of the program

ASIA A
(USA, 2018, 20 mins)
Director: Andrew Reid
Producers: Jake Katofsky, Eric Baird
Inspired by a true story. A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

Burnt Oranges
(Ireland, 2018, 2 mins)
Director/Producer: Patrick Bokin
A disturbed man recalls the events leading to his imprisonment.

Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(USA, 2017, 22 mins)
Director Christopher Piazza  and Actor Sara Ruth Blake in attendance                     Producer: Eli Cane
An aging jazz singer in brownstone Brooklyn, fights the early stages of Alzheimer's. While she presents a strong front to her daughter, her sense of place and time begin to slip, and her memories of her days as a jazz singer in 1970s New York clash with the present.

Game Over
(UK, 2018, 8 mins)
Director: Adam Jenkins
Producers: Adam Jenkins, David Kline
A routine patrol for two soldiers becomes a cat-and-mouse, life-or-death ordeal, with a difference.

The Drink
(UK, 2018, 12 mins)
Director: Cosima Spender
Producers: Cosima Spender, Valerio Bonelli,
​Alessio Bergamo
Two colleagues head for a drink after work. After a bystander informs Zoe that Jack has spiked her drink, she's haunted by the imagined rape and sits before him acting normal so not to raise suspicion until the police arrive.

Sorceress
(UK, 2018, 4 mins)
Director: Max Blustin
Producer: Spencer Soloman
A waitress overhears a difficult and tragic conversation... but she goes to take the order anyway.

Hook Up 2.0
(USA, 2018, 7 mins)
Director: Dana Nachman
Producers: Marie Jamora, Jason McLagan
A sorority girl figures out a way to eliminate all risk from the late-night ritual that is the college hook up. Now all she needs is to find a guy to test out her idea on... and with.

Snowball
(USA, 2018, 14 mins)
Director: Paul Rivet
Producer: Brittany Roker
A black actor, tired of typecasting and stereotypical roles, decides to audition for a lucrative TV show in whiteface, but as the show becomes a hit, he must decide if fame is worth the price of his identity.

Kismet
(Turkey, 2018, 3 mins)     Directors/Producers: Doğuş Özokutan,     ​Vasvi Çiftcioğlu 
In a Muslim country, a man's last wish to be cremated after his death, leaves his wife and son with an impossible task to complete... Kismet seeks answers to a simple question: When society gets to decide everything about your life and death, what's left for you?  *Kismet in Turkish means fate, a predetermined or unavoidable destiny...

New England Films 2
A mix of light-hearted and dramatic shorts by New England filmmakers
2:15 pm | Sat May 18 | Columbus Theatre ​Main Auditorium
$10 admission includes admission to 12:45 New England Films 1
​Q&A with attending filmmakers at the end of the program

Schmoopie
(USA, 2018, 7 mins)
Director/Producer Mary C. Ferrara in attendance
"Who rescued who?"  A woman - distraught over a breakup - has her life change from a simple suggestion.

The Cape
(USA, 2018, 13 mins)
Director: Andrew Olson
Producers: Jacob W. Gilbert, Andrew Olson
For 11 happy years Kara was fiery and independent, leaping over tall couches, jumping off the dock, and best of all reading comic books with her Dad, especially her favorite - The Scarlet Raven. Now, on her first Summer Vacation to Cape Cod after losing her father, Kara finds a gift from yesteryear in a magical kite shop - an authentic Scarlet Raven Cape, just like the ads in  the comics from when her Dad was a boy.

Mio Gatto Dante
(USA, 2018, 3 mins)
Director: Will Berry
Producer: Allie Frankel
 A poet reconnects with her dead cat through their mutual love of Italian quatrains.

Character!
(USA, 2018, 10 mins)
Director: Justin Menoche
Producers: Justin Menoche, Jimmy Caputo,
Max Goldberg
 An extra on a movie set is tired of being in the background.

Nashedonia
(USA, 2017, 4 mins)
Director: Will Berry
Producer: Tanner Britton
An uncultured young man honors his late father by taking his guitar to Nashville. Esperanto with English subtitles

Chemistry Read
(USA, 2019, 9 mins)
Director: Norm Lang
Producers Alison Wachtler and Elizabeth Dings in attendance
After a hiatus in her acting career, Toni's agent gets her a "chemistry read" with the reality show, rapper Top Dogg for his upcoming movie. Their paths have crossed before; now she has to face his entourage, and he has to face his childhood.

The Floorist
(USA, 2018, 5 mins)
Director/Producer: B. Craven
Eugene's floor repair business is flipped upside down when the editor of a local paper erases the "o" in Eugene's beloved Floorist Advertisement.

Canceled
(USA, 2018, 6 mins)
Director: Jimmy Caputo
Producers: Jimmy Caputo, Max Goldberg,
Justin Wayne
Two girls attempt to console their friend who is mourning the loss of her favorite TV series.

Conviction
(USA, 2018, 15 mins)
Director Khadija Diakite and Writer Anju Andre-Bergmann in attendance
Producers: Khadija Diakite, Wally  Schrass
A woman, forced to recover her husband’s stolen goods, uses the resulting circumstances to escape him once and for all.

Short Film Program 5
A mix of suspenseful and dramatic shorts
4:00 pm | Sat May 18 | Columbus Theatre ​Main Auditorium
​Q&A with attending filmmakers at the end of the program

Less Heat in Arizona
(USA, 2018, 24 mins)
Director/Producer: Tom Wardach
A seasoned thief, Stan, pulls together two mismatched men for a big payoff heist. Slade, is ruthless and dangerous, Lee, is a timid, desperate accountant. During the commission of the crime, their true intentions come to light with wildly unexpected results.

I'd Never Bother Another Chicken Again
(USA, 2018, 4 mins)
Director/Producer: Helen Cho Anthos
A remorseful man relives an intense childhood memory illuminating his greatest regret.

You and Yours
(USA, 2018, 24 mins)
Directors Johnathon Holdforth and Taylor Washington in attendance
Producers: Johnathon Holdforth,
Robert Ravenscroft
A penniless young man, desperate to secure a better life for his girlfriend and unborn child, entangles himself in the lonesome and crime-ridden ways of his estranged and volatile older brother.

Lemons
(USA, 2018, 13 mins)
Director Simon Werdmüller von Elgg and 
Producer Amanda Young in attendance
A lone missionary is invited into the stately home of a mysterious older woman. Polite conversation over sweet tea gradually unravels as the two grasp to understand one another. While exploring her home, he comes to realize his suspicions only begin to scratch the surface of a terrible truth, forcing him to confront his own damaged past.

The Lost Sword
(USA, 2017, 23 mins)
Director: Andres Gil     Producer: John Sayage
Gareth, a dehumanised assassin, is part of a group of hit men who live by one code: finish the job or become the job. One day, someone from his past becomes his newest mark, and this moment makes him question his choices as he realises humanity still remains in his heart.

I'll Be Right Behind You
(USA, 2018, 5 mins)
Director: Kyle Dufendach
Producer: Michael Kennedy
A mom and her son look for a fresh start away from a violent father, but escaping proves to be more dangerous than they thought.

Short Film Program 6
A mix of light-hearted and dramatic shorts
4:00 pm | Sat May 18 | Columbus Theatre ​Upstairs (not wheelchair accessible)
Q&A with attending filmmakers at the end of the program

Take Me To The Waves
(UK, 2018, 20 mins)
Director: Jake Taylor-Kipping, Tom Stoker
Producers: Jake Taylor-Kipping, Tom Stoker,
Ryan Bennett, Oliver Coward
When cerebral palsy sufferer, Clementine, discovers her carer, Simon, has romantic feelings for her, she can see her hopes of a normal life with him coming true. But her family, and the world around her, aren't so sure she is ready and capable of the decision before her.

Bless This Mess
(USA, 2018, 10 mins)
Director/Producer: Alex Trow 
Girl meets boy. Girl re-crushes on boy. Boy has other things on mind.

An Equal Opportunity
(USA, 2018, 15 mins)
Director: Ken Womble     Producer: Ludek Drizhal
The story of a young barista with Mild Intellectual Disorder named Morris, and his daily mission to open the coffee shop on time, even though the manager is habitually late. When Morris meets with resistance to his ambitious plan to fix the problem, he is at a loss. However, his commitment to his job is rewarded when Morris receives a surprising gift that speaks to the power of inclusiveness.

Room Tone
(USA, 2018, 15 mins)
Director: Morgan Cooper
Producers: Courtney Hopkins, Johnny Starke
Lloyd is a man in his late-20s who works as a freelance sound mixer in Kansas City, MO. Lloyd loves his job, is good at it, and has a nice, stable life... but he can't seem to let go of an unfulfilled dream. The film explores an artist's conflict--the fine line that separates joy and self-doubt.

Recamier
(France, 2017, 15 mins)
Director: Jean Chaffard-Luçon
Producer: Les Ateliers du Cinéma (Claude Lelouch)
Nils bought a "recamier" couch. A precious piece of furniture. He invites Pierre and his wife, Anaïs, to show them his new acquisition.

Deep Storage
(Australia, 2018, 14 mins)
Director: Susan Earl     Producer: Jannine Barnes
Gus, a stuttering loner, lives with his mum. When she dies he becomes homeless and moves their things into a local storage facility. Realizing how safe and warm his storage unit is, he moves in. He starts working there as a cleaner and meets co-worker, socially awkward Sylvia, who shows him home is where love dwells.

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