Shorts Program 1
Various Directors // 92 mins // Short Films
ME - A mysterious new musical from Don Hertzfeldt, Academy Award-nominated director of “It’s Such A Beautiful Day” and “World Of Tomorrow.” (23 min.)
Trapped - A high school janitor runs into a series of dangerous obstacles. Winner of the Special Jury Award for Narrative Shorts at SXSW. Directed by Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz. (15 min.)
If I Die In America - A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his traditional Muslim in-laws demand their son's body be sent back to the Middle East mere hours after the untimely death. Directed by Ward Kamel. (15 min.)
Patient - Fiction, reality, the private, and the performed overlap on a routine but emotional day at a medical center. Directed by Lori Felker. (19 min.)
Bob’s Funeral - Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director sneaks a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral. Directed by Jack Dunphy. (19 min.)