Shorts Program 2

Various Directors // 87 minutes
Monday, May 8th @ 5 pm

Troy - Troy has loud sex. Troy has loud sex 24/7. Troy shares a wall with Thea and Charlie. Troy is ruining their lives… Or is he saving them? Directed by Mike Donahue. (18 min.)

Sprout - After an agoraphobic scientist accidentally creates a baby-like plant creature, their connection threatens to upend his reclusive way of life. Directed by Zora Kovac. (8 min.)

A Shore Away - Newly employed in an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness, Genevieve is shocked to meet again with Camille, a young woman whom she believed to have successfully reinserted while being her social worker. Shot in a real emergency shelter for homeless people in Montreal, QC, Canada. Directed by Gaëlle Graton. (18 min.)

Call Me Mommy - Uncovering the multifaceted life of 40 year old single mother and online sex worker, Sinead. Call Me Mommy delves into the various origins and effects of ‘Mommy Issues’ in Sinead’s personal and professional world. Showing an intimate portrait of a modern day sex worker. Directed by Tara O’Callaghan. (15 min.)

In the Big Yard, In the Teeny-Weeny Pocket - When it shrinks, it expands. It floats and it sinks. It separates but connects. When I think I’m watching them, they're actually watching me. Directed by Yoko Yuki. (7 min.)

Sèt Lam - In an insular city’s ghetto, in the midst of a trance ritual, a young girl is paralyzed by fear. She is afraid her loved ones may be hurt or even disappear. It is then that her grandmother tells her the strange tale of Edwardo, the first one of his kin to have seen and fought death. The child is captivated, feeling that there is a reason her grandmother is recounting this tale. Directed by Vincent Fontano. (23 min.)