Beasts, prison and desire: discover 23 innovative short films directed by women shown at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival.
Jury Award for Anarchy Short: “Disco Inferno” by Alice Waddington
Jury Award for Experimental Short: “Infrastructures” by Aurele Ferrier
Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative Short “The Beast” by Daina Oniunas
Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaking Grand Prize : “Small Talk” by Hilary Campbell
Summary: Shorts Block 1 | Shorts Block 2 | Documentary Shorts | Animation Shorts | Experimental Shorts | Anarchy Shorts | Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaker Showcase
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January 24 & 28
The Beast by Daina Oniunas Pusic
A hundred year old woman and her 75-year old daughter have a tense but familiar relationship. A bat flies in to their home and the equilibrium will be forever changed.
Director & Screenwriter: Daina Oniunas Pusic
Cast: Marija Kohn, Doris Šaric Kukuljica
Croatia
January 24th, 2016 12:45PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 10:30AM- Gallery
Nasty by Prano Bailey-Bond
A boy uncovers the nasty truth about his family after finding a VHS tape.
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond
Screenwriter: Anthony Fletcher
Cast: Albie Marber, Madeleine Hutchins, James Cutler, Kimberley Adams
UK
January 24th, 2016 12:45PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 10:30AM- Gallery
Skank by Sophie Francesca
In a cheap living room in small-town New Zealand a children’s birthday party is in full swing. While the kids are caught up in the ecstasy of the party, young mum Hayley is entangled in more ‘adult’ affairs.
Director & Screenwriter: Sophie Francesca
Cast: William Alexander, Bella Baughan, Vincent Andrew-Scammell, Sophie Francesca
New Zealand, UK – US Premiere
January 24th, 2016 12:45PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 10:30AM- Gallery
SHORTS BLOCK 2
January 23 & 27
Discontinuity by Lori Felker
A short film about losing things in the edits of life.
Director & Screenwriter: Lori Felker
Cast: Ben Johnson, Sam Howard, Henry Comerford
USA – World Premiere
January 23rd, 2016 5:15PM- Gallery
January 27th, 2016 10:30AM- Gallery
Goodnight Birdy by Zara Zerny
When Greta’s husband dies, she is convinced she will die from sorrow. But the heart has its ways of surviving.
Director: Zara Zerny
Screenwriters: Morten Pape, Zara Zerny
Cast: Elsebeth Steentoft
Denmark – North American Premiere
January 23rd, 2016 5:15PM- Gallery
January 27th, 2016 10:30AM- Gallery
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM
January 26 & 28
In Crystal Skin by Michaela O’Brien
Conflict arises between mother and daughter when a young girl with a rare disease in Bogota, Colombia refuses to attend school.
Director: Michaela O’Brien
Cast: Maria Alejandra Peña Giraldo, Jackeline Giraldo Hurtado, Angel Gustavo Peña Sanchez, Carlos Andrés Peña Giraldo
USA – World Premiere
January 26th, 2016 10:15AM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 6:00PM- Gallery
Superunit by Teresa Czepie
A peek inside a few doors in a Polish “housing machine” comprised of 15 floors and 762 stories where emotions throb, expectations build and desires come true…or not.
Director & Screenwriter: Teresa Czepiec
Poland
January 26th, 2016 10:15AM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 6:00PM- Gallery
ANIMATION SHORTS PROGRAM
January 25 & 28
Heila Ormur by Rose Stark
The slow savoring of horrible flavors in the body of a love gone bad.
Director: Rose Stark
Cast: Andi Kristins
Iceland, USA
January 25th, 2016 3:15PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 3:30PM- Gallery
Leftover by Sarolta Szabo & Tibor Banoczki
Remains of food, remains of human relationships.
Directors & Screenwriters: Tibor Banoczki, Sarolta Szabo
Cast: Jerry di Giacomo, Odile Cohen, Matthieu Saccucci, Marie-Sohna Conde
France – US Premiere
January 25th, 2016 3:15PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 3:30PM- Gallery
Mirror In mind by SeungHee Kim
A woman looks into her mind, chasing her ideals on a tightrope.
Director: SeungHee Kim
South Korea
January 25th, 2016 3:15PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 3:30PM- Gallery
Pangs by Wendy Cong Zhao
Wading through bodily and emotional pangs.
Director: Wendy Cong Zhao
USA – World Premiere
January 25th, 2016 3:15PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 3:30PM- Gallery
Worm by Becky James
Wrapped in chains, a worm languishes in prison.
Director: Becky James
Cast: Amanda Salane, Holden Miller
USA – North American Premiere
January 25th, 2016 3:15PM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 3:30PM- Gallery
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS PROGRAM
January 23 & 28
Gray Hairs by Annapurna Kumar
In 2013, the Apache helicopter’s targeting systems were updated from standard definition black and white to high-resolution color video, touted as a boost to pilot safety and US military dominance.
Director: Annapurna Kumar
USA
January 23rd, 2016 10:15AM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 1:00PM- Gallery
Infrastructures by Aurèle Ferrier
A journey through infrastructures that are common to an everyday reality of routine, but presented as completely deserted.
Director: Aurèle Ferrier
Switzerland
January 23rd, 2016 10:15AM- Gallery
January 28th, 2016 1:00PM- Gallery
ANARCHY SHORTS PROGRAM
January 23 & 26
Carnal Orient by Mila Zuo
A dark and strangely surreal snapshot of sexual desire aimed at the exotic.
Director: Mila Zuo
Screenwriters: Mila Zuo, Angela Seo
Produced by Camille Mana
Cast: Akemi Look, West Liang, Joey Halter, Peter Lucas, Stephan Smith Collins
USA – World Premiere
January 23rd, 2016 10:15PM- Gallery
January 26th, 2016 9:45PM- Gallery
Disco inferno by Alice Waddington
A weary hell minion is on a mission to rescue her boss. But the Devil is not willing to return to her daily routine.
Director & Screenwriter: Alice Waddington
Cast: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Ana Rujas, Olivia Baglivi
Spain
January 23rd, 2016 10:15PM- Gallery
January 26th, 2016 9:45PM- Gallery
The Wayward Carnality by Joanna Maria Wójcik
Grandma visits her teenage grandson and discovers a change of his interests.
Director & Screenwriter: Joanna Maria Wójcik
Poland – North American Premiere
January 23rd, 2016 10:15PM- Gallery
January 26th, 2016 9:45PM- Gallery
DIGITAL BOLEX FEARLESS FILMMAKER SHOWCASE
January 26
Sketches by Savannah Rodgers
After falling deeply in love, two women struggle with domesticity and their opposite personalities.
Directed by Savannah Rodgers
USA (World Premiere) – January 26
Small Talk by Hilary Campbell
Movies don’t always go as planned, but people will always talk.
Directed by Hilary Campbell,
USA (World Premiere) – January 26
Girl with a Moustache by Vanja Svilicic
Western prejudices against easterners.
Directed by Vanja Svilicic
Croatia (North American Premiere) – January 26
Glenda by Puppett
Glenda searches for answers in her mother’s mysterious hometown.
Directed by Puppett
USA (World Premiere) – January 26
Sans Titre by Eva Pervolovici
An artist, her model and her driver. What is there to talk about?
Directed by Eva Pervolovici
Romania/France (North American Premiere) – January 26
The Treeples by Sarah Nolen
Treeples follows the adventures of everyday girls joining forces with a group of lively forest creatures to rid the woods of monsters.
Directed by Sarah Nolen
USA (World Premiere, Women Cinematographer’s Grant Recipient)- January 26
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