GLOBAL SHORTZ

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He Sells Sea Shells
Zoe Polando, USA,  Animation  2:00   North American Premiere

Two narratives, one of a young girl and one of an old man, intertwine to tell a deeper story.

The Bench
Cameron Burnett, USA,  Drama   5:40

There is more than meets the eye, in this random encounter on a park bench.

Counter Histories: Rock Hill
Frederick Taylor, USA,  Documentary  27:30   Filmmaker in Attendance

Meet the men who stood up for their rights at the counter of the Rock Hill, SC Five and Dime.  The courage of these men ignited a passion and furor that rose into the famed Freedom Rides.

Double Blind #1
The Double-Blind Experiments, OOTO   Australia, 1:40

Five VFX artists set out to test the theory that a fine-art technique relying on chance could be applied to a motion piece.

Steam Machines
Melissa Edmon, New Zealand,  Documentary 3:53  Filmmaker in Attendance

Unexpected aesthetic lies hidden in the dusty darkness of the steam traction shed

40th Anniversary
J. Enrique Sánchez, Spain,  Comedy  14:28

Forty years of marriage makes time for a lot of things.  Sometimes too many  things.

Blue Borsalino
Mark Lobatto, UK,  Drama  16:27

When his first and only client wakes from a coma, a retired private investigator reveals a secret

Chase Me
Gilles-alexandre Deschaud, France,  Animation  2:54

A young girl, heedless of the outside world, doesn’t pay attention to an approaching threat–her own shadow

Love Is Blind
Dan Hodgson, UK,  Comedy  6:30

Infidelity can sometimes fall upon deaf ears

Die Badewanne (The Bathtub)
Tim Ellrich, Germany,  Drama  12:54

Three brothers try to dive back into their childhood by reenacting an old family picture.

Juniper
Hannah McDonald, USA,  Drama  20:00    Filmmaker in Attendance

An unhappy city girl stumbles upon a advertisement for an intentional hippie community and goes to visit.

Natural Attraction
Marc Zimmermann, Germany,  OOTO 5:18

The sensual interplay between earth and sky