Shorts Program 2
SHUT UP, JACK, Directed By: Alec Bewkes
After his joke bombs at a party, Jack’s anxiety spirals out of control as he argues with his subconscious about the best path to social redemption.
THE COYOTE SISTERS, Directed By: Autumn Harrison, Tory LeClair
In the winter of 1883, two hare-brained sisters must figure out how to move a fiendishly heavy corpse after an accident involving a bearskin and their daddy’s rifle.
LIFE IN TANDEM, Directed By: Joseph Litzinger, Mia Grimes
After a member of the “freestyle canoe dancing” community suffers a tragic accident and unimaginable loss, his fellow canoe enthusiasts work in tandem to help him through his emotional and physical trauma to recover and get back in his canoe.
[subtext], Directed By: Erin Brown Thomas
Two people on a first date mask and ignore their insecurities until an event forces them to say what they’re really thinking.
THERE CAN BE LIGHT, Directed By: Angela Cohen
How do you heal from a loss? 15-year-old Olivia lost her childhood best friend, Ricardo, to suicide and is grappling with guilt. He texted her and she didn’t see the signs. Falling into depression, she must find a way to move forward by honoring Ricardo’s pain, her surviving relationships, and her own humanity.
I’M DIFFERENT NOW, Directed By: Mack Ogden
Lou and Jane Troch have always shared the passion to pursue their dreams of a career in dance. Those dreams and their lives are turned upside down after Lou is involved in a tragic car accident leaving her with paraplegia. This is a story of sisterhood, the building of trust, the heartache from loss and the willingness to learn a new path to joy.