20th Annual New York City Short Film Festival

Program A at 5pm

MEAL TICKET (USA), Director: Adrian B. Herrera, NYC PremiereSynopsis: A tough loving father with hoop dreams for his daughter, is hit with the harsh reality of their environment.

DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING (Canada), Directors: Natalie Baird & Toby Gillies, NYC PremiereSynopsis: Through the act of drawing and remembering, Edith connects to her late son in a way that both holds and transcends grief.

DINNER GUESTS (Spain), Director: MJ Fuentes Mateos, US PremiereSynopsis: Miguel arrives at his grandmother's house to celebrate Christmas with his family, ready to face another night of reproaches.

MAESTRO JOANN FALLETTA--SYMPHONY TRAILBLAZER (USA), Director: Brenda Feldstein, World Premiere
Synopsis: Falletta’s performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony mirrors her journey to becoming the first woman conductor of a major American orchestra.

SHAME (UAE), Director: Fatema Al Mansoori, NYC Premiere
Synopsis: Mahra's attempt to flee from home is abruptly halted when her mother catches her.

THIS IS IRA RICHER (USA), Director: Rick Knief
Synopsis: A critical early event inspired the breakthrough that shaped the visionary artist's foundational works.
***Filmmaker in attendance***

TODAY IS THE DAY (Israel), Director: Roee Naggan, World Premiere
Synopsis: In the midst of an ugly divorce battle, Oded takes his son to the police station in order to file a complaint.

BUMPS IN THE ROAD (USA), Directors: Alex Halpern & Rachel Kittner, NYC Premiere
Synopsis: A team of wheelchair-using tech engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are leading a movement to open up the world to the physically challenged.
***Filmmakers in attendance***

Program B at 7:30pm

WHEN A ROCKET SITS ON THE LAUNCH PAD (China), Director: Bohao Liu
Synopsis: At basketball camp, 15-year-old Fang talks about her dreams. But life never stops, it moves too fast.

MISERABLE MIRACLE (France), Director: Ryo Orikasa, NYC Premiere
Synopsis: Exploring the limits of language and perception as inspired by Henri Michaux’s poems and drawings about his experiences with mescaline.

DIVINE ACCOUNTS (Spain), Director: Eulàlia Ramon, US Premiere
Synopsis: Monica is a normal woman with a normal life. Until she kills her husband.

WHIPPY (UK), Director: James Rooke
Synopsis: A messy turf war has erupted between warring ice cream firms in 1980s Glasgow after one rogue vendor is caught crossing county lines.

REVIVED (Israel), Director: Uriya Hertz, NYC Premiere
Synopsis: After a night out at a Jerusalem gay bar, Aaron gets help from the bartender to find his missing bag.

LOCA (Canada), Director: Véronique Paquette, NYC Premiere
Synopsis: A woman loses herself in an exhilarating tango that transforms her.

THE FINE LINE (Ireland), Director: Mary Sullivan, World Premiere
Synopsis: Labour and Gender, Fantasy and Reality, Resilience and Vulnerability.
***Filmmaker in attendance***

KEEPERS (USA), Director: Paul Emile, NYC Premiere
Synopsis: A lobsterman will stop at nothing to understand the mystery behind a strange trap he hauls aboard.
***Filmmakers in attendance***