Masters of the Camera
Shorts | February 1 | 6 PM
The night after defecting Cuba, a baseball player and his girlfriend are held up in a Mexican hotel room. The tension rises as the two become claustrophobic in this stressful situation that they are stuck in.
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All These Creatures
Charles Williams | Australia | 13′
The 2018-Palme d’Or winner about an adolescent boy who attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.
Human Sun
Carl Bird McLaughlin | USA | 12′
The sun, it is our star, and it is always burning. Imagine yourself as that ball of fire. Emitting light not just for yourself, but for all to feel.
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Mascarpone
Jonas Riemer | Germany | 14′
Francis, the dreamy film projectionist, accidentally crashes into the limousine of gangster boss Mascarpone. Suddenly he finds himself in a mobster film.
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Ready
Melissa Farman | USA | 12′
A reclusive mother and her young son celebrate the end of their relationship before she releases him into the world.
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Samuel David
Nenad Cicin-Sain | France | USA | 13′
Samuel David returns from a four-year tour in Iraq after his base is attacked. As he struggles to piece his life together, he finds the life he left behind is no longer one that he belongs to.
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The Woodkin
Mateusz Motyka | Poland | 23′
After ten years of absence, Krzysiek takes his son for a hunting trip where he does everything to win the boy back. While two men are getting closer some lines get crossed. The Woodkin wakes up.