Saturday, June 19, Afternoon
​Film Screenings at the Artists' Exchange in Cranston

Artists' Exchange
Theatre 82
​82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Saturday Afternoon Film Programs

 1:30 pm   New England Shorts 2
 4:00 pm   Short Films 5

Saturday Evening Film Programs
  6:00 pm   LGBT Shorts
  8:00pm    Short Films 8

​Artists' Exchange
Black Box Theatre
​50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Saturday Afternoon Film Programs
12:30 pm    Animated Shorts
   2:15 pm    Short Films 4
   4:00 pm    Short Films 6

Saturday Evening Film Programs
  6:00 pm    Short Films 7
  8:00 pm    Feature Film - 12 Days of Christmas

Animated Shorts
12:30 PM | Saturday, June 19 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Con Fuerza
(USA, 2019, 9 mins)
Director: Andrés Eduardo
Producer: Alejandro M. Siegert
​A young Venezuelan refugee woman living in Colombia struggles through the pain of leaving home with the help of some local folk characters.

Stick To Manual
(USA, 2020, 8 mins)
Directors: Christian Antonini, Tanice Arnold
Producer: UCF SVAD
When a curious robot finds a seemingly worthless book, he discovers that the knowledge within is truly priceless.

Alienated
(USA, 2019, 5 mins)
Director: Nicole Yoshinaga
An animated film about an alien who's different learns how to utilize and accept his differences.

Duino
(USA, 2020, 5 mins)
Director/Producer Austin T Vincent and Producer Emely Burgos in attendance
Duino is a story about a young boy named Pete who manages to bring a little robot to life. Little does he know, it will come with a few surprises.

The Unusual Suspects
(USA, 2019, 5 mins)
Director: Jackie Gorman
Producer: Christian Garcia
When an avant-garde artist is robbed, she perplexes the police with her drawing of the burglars.

Waste Away
(USA, 2020, 5 mins)
Director: Elly Stern
In a trash-filled city, a homeless woman's encounter with a fish takes an unexpected turn.

Apology of the Fly
(USA, 2019, 4 mins)
Director: Justin Jinsoo Kim
A child catches a fly in a jar. The fly says the child is also locked in here.

M to M
(USA, 2020, 4 mins)
Director: Lucy Lee
A man who lost his job sells his memories for his sick wife.

Temps de glace (Ice Time)
(Canada, 2019, 3 mins)
Director: Rachel Samson
Temps de glace (Ice Time) is a poetic hand-drawn reflexion about a little girl daydreaming on the sidelines of a hockey rink.

A Little Blue
(USA, 2019, 1 mins)
Director/Producer: Tony Senatore
A child goes out to play after a rainstorm and meets their reflection, which leads to a journey to connect with it.

Dragonfly
(USA, 2019, 9 mins)
Director/Producer/Writer Sarah McLean and Writer Celine Leger-Wesson in attendance
Based on the true story of a family trip to the Miami aquarium that goes awry when their car is hit by a cement truck. A story of life, death and friendship.

Grace
(USA, 2020, 1 mins)
Director/Producer: Peter Kimball
A troubled man seeks forgiveness for his sins but finds things are far worse than he could have imagined.

GRAB MY HAND:
A Letter To My Dad
(USA, 2019, 5 mins)
Directors: Camrus Johnson, Pedro Piccinini
Producer: Camrus Johnson
In this retelling of his dad's relationship with his best friend, GRAB MY HAND is Camrus Johnson's gift to his grieving father and a message to all to cherish every second you have with the ones you love while you still can.

If Anything Happens I Love You
(USA, 2020, 13 mins)
Directors: Will McCormack, Michael Govier
Producers: Maryann Garger , Gary Gilbert, Gerald Chamales, Michael Govier
In the aftermath of tragedy, two grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child. Winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best Animated Short.

New England Shorts 2
1:30 PM | Saturday, June 19 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Worcester 6: Heroes Remembered
(USA, 2019, 21 mins) 
Director: David Shilale     Producer: Eric Skvirsky
Six brave men, the families they left behind, and a fire department that will never forget. On December 3, 1999, six firefighters from Denis Leary's hometown of Worcester were killed in the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire. Among the dead were Leary's cousin and his close childhood friend. In response, the actor founded the Leary Firefighters Foundation.
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Many of the six fallen men now have family members in Worcester firehouses working every day in their honor, fulfilling their legacy. This film was created in honor of the six men we lost on that fateful night.

​Drinking for Two
(USA, 2019, 15 mins)
Director: Kyle Trainor
Producers: Nate Richman, Kyle Trainor, Chris Demaras
Richard and Jess need to make it through an evening with Jess' family without spilling the beans on their big secret, but an evening filled with toasts and celebration with this rowdy crew will make this a nearly impossible feat.

Late Shift
(USA, 2020, 17 mins)
Director/Producer Laurel Pehmoeller in attendance
Emma, a recent college graduate and aspiring professional photographer, struggles to navigate life after college. When her parents sell her childhood home and move away, Emma ends up living on her older sister's couch, grappling with the disconnect between a responsible, financially stable path and her dream of becoming a famous, gallery-exhibiting artist.

Rope-A-Dope
(USA, 2019, 8 mins)
Director Luke Jarvis and Producer Rob Pooley in attendance
Producer: Arielle Cimino
A janitor is forced to defend his honor against a high school bully.

Dear Eloise
(USA, 2018, 5 mins)
Director Bryan E. Murphy in attendance
Producer: Digital Kinetoscope
Set in the domestic tranquility of the late 60s, a dutiful housewife, despite sage advice, comes to realize that sometimes perfection just isn't enough.

Adult A.D.R.
(USA, 2019, 29 mins)
Director/Producer Chris Goodwin in attendance
Directors/Producer: Topher Hansson
A home recording studio takes on a job helping a local actress and winds up being forced to sound design an adult film.

Short Films 4
2:15 PM | Saturday, June 19 |Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

The Hour After Westerly
(USA, 2019, 25 mins)
Directors: Nate Bell, Andrew Morehouse
Producers: Andrew Morehouse, Nate Bell, Peter Jacobson
Davis Harwell is a meticulous man whose life has grown comfortably dull. But when he nods off at the wheel and wakes up a full hour later with no memory of what happened to him, he is presented with a tantalizing mystery. Why does he have visions of a lighthouse, a row of cottages, and a beautiful woman he's never met before?

Kino Ratten
(New Zealand, 2019, 10 mins)
Director: Peter McCully
Producers: Peter McCully, Rachel Copp
In pre-war Nazi Germany, projectionist Hermann Winkler is forced to screen propaganda films before the main features. But the rats of the cinema have been disrupting the screenings and Hermann is given a final warning by the SS. While the latest Nazi film is being projected, the rats cut the film and use the projector beam to perform a shadow play cabaret on the big screen.

Seasons
(USA, 2018, 3 mins)
Director/Producer: Joe Chen
An old man and a young man share a bed throughout the seasons as if they have a connection between life and death, dream and reality.

The Priest
(USA, 2019, 17 mins)
Director: Michael Vukadinovich
Producers: Megan Halpern, Terry Huang, Ava Jamshidi, Adam Hendricks
In a lonely desert town a suicidal priest (Patton Oswalt) makes a decision that kicks into motion a series of strange events leading him to an unexpected discovery. Is it coincidence or miraculous?

Big Touch
(USA, 2019, 3 mins)
Director: Christopher Tenzis
Producer: Gabrielle Cordero
An Afro-surrealist story about a giant woman and a tiny man who through the power of touch, experience an unexpected transformation.

Casiopea
(Spain, 2019, 20 mins)
Director: Fernando Manso
Producers: Fernando Manso, Rosa López
Casiopea is the journey to life itself. A captivating adventure that unravels the eternal question of humankind: What happens before/after life?

Short Films 5
4:00 PM | Saturday, June 19 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Home Movies
(USA, 2020, 12 mins)
Director: Keagan Karnes
Producer: Jenn Garcia
While cleaning out their dead fathers study, adult siblings Abbi and Matt must confront their strained relationship with their Dad and each other.

Do you also feel a tingle?
(Luxembourg, 2019, 20 mins)
Director: Lucía Valverde
Producers: Pol Cruchten, Jeanne Geiben
Alba is flourishing. At that strange age where she isn't a girl nor a woman, she faces love, sexuality and the overwhelming power of hormones for the first time.

SIGNS
(USA, 2020, 15 mins)
Director: Jason Satterlund
Producer: Jameel Saleem
Two disillusioned sign spinners find love and friendship on the streets of West Los Angeles.

Nailed
(USA, 2019, 6 mins)
Director/Producer Nickolas Gilbert in attendance
Producers: Sydney Miller, Whitney Dunn
A nostalgic painter struggles to hang the last remaining painting of his long lost love... until he is struck with inspiration that may finally reunite them.

The Baker
(USA, 2019, 13 mins)
Director: Austin Everett
Producers: Lizze Gordon, Aubrey Reynolds
A killer Baker (an assassin who literally kills with cupcakes) gets into a sticky situation when the man she falls for ends up being her next mark.

Attorneys at Love
(USA, 2019, 11 mins)
Director: Daniel Findlay
Producers: Daniel Findlay, Joshua Kash
When two young lovers meet, they are given a glimpse of their future relationship and must decide whether they want to go through life together or continue as if they had never met. Narrated by Angela Bassett; Starring Peter Krause, Kenneth Choi

Short Films 6
4:00 PM | Saturday, June 19 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Tough
(Australia, 2019, 23 mins)
Director: Kieran Wheeler
Producer: Robin M Mackenzie
Film composer Evan Hodges in attendance
An aspiring young criminal is sent to do his first hit, but when things don't go to plan he quickly finds himself trapped in a deadly situation with no way out.

US MX
(USA, 2019, 16 mins)
Director Joseph O Hooten in attendance
Producers: Liliana Granados, Don Ohmer, Connor Hall, Chase Block
In the not too distant future, we follow LEAH, 36, and her daughter, ARIEL, 7, as they race against the clock to immigrate across the U.S./Mexican border before sunrise. As officers close in, the direction they run becomes less and less clear.

The Other Side of Night
(USA, 2019, 15 mins)
Director: Jaclyn Noel
Producers: Andrea Goocher, Nicholas K. Young
A night of violence in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania.

netuser
(USA, 2019, 15 mins)
Director: Eric Rosen
Producers: James McKay, Julie Tarrab, Denis O'Hare
Peter Sardovski is obsessed with political assassinations. He can't shake a nightmare that a current LGBT candidate is at risk, and despite warnings to the contrary, Peter posts a video comparing his dream to the murder of MLK. The backlash is fierce and brutal. With his husband and 2 year old son in protective hiding, Peter must confess the secret that has led to him being canceled.

Qafas
(USA, 2019, 12 mins)
Director Dayna Li in attendance
Producer: Vokee Lee
Rising tensions within and outside their home threaten to tear a family of four apart during the Syrian War in Aleppo.

Thursday, June 17 Films
Friday, June 18 Films
Saturday, June 19 Evening Films