Saturday, October 16, Evening
​Film Screenings at the Artists' Exchange in Cranston

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

Saturday Afternoon Film Programs
12:00 pm   Hendricken HS Shorts (free)
 2:00 pm     Short Films 4
 4:00 pm     Documentary Shorts

Saturday Evening Film Programs
  6:00 pm   LGBT Shorts
  8:00pm    Horror Shorts

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

Saturday Afternoon Film Programs

2:15 pm    Animated Shorts
4:00 pm    Short Films 5

Saturday Evening Film Programs
  6:00 pm    Short Films 6
  8:00 pm    Short Films 7

LGBT Shorts
6:00 PM | Saturday, October 16 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291

One Last Night In Austin, Texas
(USA, 2021, 23 mins)
Director: Matthew Price
Producers: Max Minus, Duane Anthony
Back from a semester in New York, Wes, a closeted black college student spends one last drug-fueled night with his white fraternity brothers, stirring up issues of race, sexuality, and mental health.

Appetite
(USA, 2020, 13 mins)
Director: Stacey Maltin
Producers: Margarita Zhitnikova, Jackie Schwartz, Eden Martinez, Jeffrey Weber
Jack, an aging hedge fund CEO, hesitantly acquiesces when Ruby, his wife of 25 years, suggests they check out an open love party. Thrust into a new world, he is surprised to uncover the intimacy he actually desires.

The Acceptance of Suffering
(USA, 2020, 7 mins)
Director: Jason Klein
Producers: Raz Cunningham, Aidan Laliberte, Sarah Brennan
A manic rant between a mentally ill Orthodox Jewish man and his sister unravel over a phone call, revealing secrets, fears, aspirations, and suffering.

Frankie
(USA, 2020, 11 mins)
Director: James Kautz
Producers: Jenna Grossano, Jesse R. Tendler,  Jessica Kazamel
Frankie, a non-binary trans person, crashes their ex-partner's men-only 12 step meeting, determined to be heard... no matter the cost.

Ride or Die
(USA, 2019, 10 mins)
Director: Josalynn Smith
Producers: Josalynn Smith, Alicia Louzoun, Michael Tilly Parks
PAULA and JAMIE are on their way to Thebes—Thebes, Kentucky that is. As Paula drives Jamie through the Midwest, they make a few stops along the way that deepen their relationship. Near the end of their journey, Paula wants nothing more than for Jamie to change her mind about seeking revenge on her father. Jamie, prioritizing her own trauma, tells Paula that they will continue on to her father’s house…

"Love"
(USA, 2020, 4 mins)
Director Andrea Ashton in attendance
Producers: Andrea Ashton, Ashley Hudson, Blaise Miller
In this narrative art film bringing a modern poem to life, a series of touching vignettes show two women falling in and out of love -- but not in any traditional way you've seen before. Their story is told in reverse chronology and was physically performed in reverse, as well, although then flipped "forward" in the edit so their movement feels slightly "off," kind of like how love can make you feel.

DUET
(USA, 2020, 21 mins)
Director: Mika Orr
Producer: Hila Ben Shushan
Duet is the story of one fateful day in the lives of 8-year-old girls May and Shadmit, who dislike each other but learn that their lives have become oddly intertwined forever. Duet is a multidisciplinary project, uniquely integrating film and music. The story raises questions about loneliness, regret, subject memory and fate that ties two children together for a lifetime.

Short Films 6
6:00 PM | Saturday, October 16 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291

A Nice Guy
(Comedy, France, 2021, 17 mins)
Director/Producer: Denise Powers
Chloé just wants a divorce. Unfortunately, she has misplaced the divorce papers. François just wants a girlfriend. Fortunately, he's found Chloé's divorce papers and will do anything to get them to her...

Jane
(USA, 2019, 15 mins)
Director: Kathryn Prescott
Producers: Trevor Worley, Valentina Clerici, Kathryn Prescott
A young woman suffering from heroin addiction and living in one of downtown Los Angeles' many Single Room Occupancy hotels, receives an invite to her estranged 4-year-old daughter's birthday party later that day.

Dirty Little Secret
(USA, 2018, 13 mins)
Director/Producer: Dale Griffiths Stamos
Nick thinks he can breeze through these therapy sessions with the court appointed psychologist, Dr. Dana Reynolds. After all he's Nicholas P. Berenger - he's charmed or bought himself out of worse situations than this. But soon he realizes that Dr. Reynolds may have something on him, and it's not pretty.

Into the Honeycomb
(USA, 2020, 19 mins)
Director: Nick Dugan
Producer: Wade Cicierski
After deciding to drive home in a drunken stupor, a reeling alcoholic must navigate the tragic consequences of his actions under the scrutiny of his callous, careerist brother.

Concrete
(USA, 2020, 9 mins)
Director Ryan Mercatante in attendance
Producers: Ryan Mercatante, Angela Zaniboni
Charlie came to the bridge to end his life, but fate got in the way. Now he lies bloody and broken at the bottom of the Los Angeles River basin with a choice: live or die

The Mushroom Huntress
(USA, 2020, 10 mins)
Director Jim Picariello and Producers Kyle Lamont, Lynne Williams in attendance
Producer: Eddie Contento
After Leigh is cut off from her cold, wealthy mother, and witnesses the arrest of her loving-yet-scheming father, she attempts to support herself by capitalizing on her love of wild mushrooms. But while foraging along the forest floor she discovers a shocking family secret.

Horror Shorts
8:00 PM | Saturday, October 16 | Theatre 82 | 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910

Audionomie
(Canada, 2020, 18 mins)
Director: Maximillien Rolland
Producer: Alexe Laroche
Loïc is alone in the anechoic room. What had he done to find himself in there? Since when? He only came to the audiology clinic for a little hiss in his ear..

Cutter
(USA, 2019, 16 mins)
Directors: Dan Repp, Lindsay Young
Producers: Scott Honea, Bears Rebecca Fonte
A teenage cutter in recovery and her overbearing mother are haunted by a ghost who seeks to keep them at odds.

Family History
(USA, 2020, 16 mins)
Director: Mark J. Parker
Producers: Mark J. Parker, Tom Ciuba
On the anniversary of his mother's mysterious death, a young man brings his new boyfriend home to meet his reclusive, conservative father, and secrets rise to the surface.

Buffalo & Trout
(USA, 2019, 13 mins)
Director Presley Paras in attendance
Producer: Jenny Phang
Two female drugs addicts heist a white supremacist safe house but are faced with a decision; take the cash or save a young girl's life.

The Gift
(USA, 2019, 13 mins)
Director: Jacintha Charles
Producer: Lisa Yadao
A girl with uncommonly large ears is bullied at school, but finds solace in her friendship with a crow in the woods. She feeds the bird everyday and in exchange it presents her with gifts, until a violent encounter at school causes their ritual to take an unsettling turn.

For Your Suffering
(UK, 2020, 8 mins)
Director: Max Blustin
Producer: Neil Roberts
Producer Kristen Horton in attendance
A young boy lives in the shadow of his abusive stepfather... until tonight.

Lake Forest Road
(USA, 2020, 8 mins)
Director: Ashton Avila
Producers: Anna Viola, Rachel DiMartino, Keith Brown , Sarah Angeloni , Luna Lejoux, Sunny Davis, Grace DeSanti, Vanessa King
On their way home from a party, four friends find trouble in the woods.

Short Films 7
8:00 PM | Saturday, October 16 | Artists' Exchange | 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 0291

Last Strike
(Dark Comedy, USA, 2021, 18 mins)
Director: Zan Gillies
Producers: Zan Gillies, Lysandra Petersson, Zach Laliberte
After being struck by lightning twelve times, a lost man tries to find out what the universe is trying to tell him.

Faith
(USA, 2020, 5 mins)
Director: Matteo Mosterts
Producer: Sara Seligman
A catholic nun decides to break her vows and go back to find the man she fell in love with, 20 years ago.

Girls Are Strong Here
(USA, 2020, 16 mins)
Director: Scott Burkhardt
Producer: Celeste Matika
When a mother and daughter arrive at his service station with a broken down car and no where to sleep that night, a Syrian immigrant must decide how trusting he can be in his new country.

The Book of Ruth
(USA, 2020, 14 mins)
Director: Becca Roth
Producers: Chen Drachman, Caitlin Gold
Producer Chen Drachman in attendance
Margo, Dan, Jordan, and Lizzy visit grandmother Ruth for Passover. Later that night, Lizzy finds Ruth watching a midnight news story about Anne Frank's death. Lizzy then confesses to have known a related secret for years and Ruth is left with some explaining to do.

Sorry For Your Loss
(USA, 2020, 7 mins)
Directors/Producers: Tina Carbone, Jaclyn Jasgur
Director/Producer Tina Carbone in attendance
Natalie and Evan reminisce on better times.

How Can I Forget
(Romance, UK, 2019, 8 mins)
Director: Natalia Andreadis
Producers: Jessica Benhamou, Clement Fernandes
Joe and Connie's awkward blind date takes an interesting turn when they discover that they share the same magical ability.

She Had It Coming
(Comedy, USA, 2020, 9 mins)
Director: Gedde Watanabe
Producers: Anna Keizer, Skylar Schock
Writer/Producer Anna Keizer and Producer Derek Dehanke in attendance
Vivian Dean is dead. She was killed at a baby shower... Went down a flight of stairs. And now she is hellbent on finding out who did it.

I am here
(France, 2021, 2 mins)
Director: Stan Amsellem
Producers: Marc-Antoine Riou, Stan Amsellem
Paris, March 2020, the hospital is boiling. Marc, an introverted accountant working there, is the witness of his colleagues dismay. He feels powerless. He'll then seize the opportunity to take control of his destiny by chasing his hidden dream every night to give comfort to people around, and maybe a little bit for him too.