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2017 NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL

MATINEE ONE

88 mins

MATINEE ONE

November 11, 2017 11:30 am SOLD OUT

Description

The MATINEE ONE program of the Nitehawk Shorts Festival features nine short films that portray a sense of unity, trust, acceptance and self-discovery punctuated with some genuine humor. Fictional post-apocalypses, real life trauma, and an unwanted houseguest are part of this program featuring animated, documentary, and narrative shorts.

Saturday, November 11 at 11:30am. Includes Q&A with filmmakers.

Image: Rebuilding in Miniature (still), 2017 by Veena Rao.

In This Program

  1. THE TABLES

    Jon Bunning / U.S. / 2017 / Documentary / 15 mins
    A look at the powerful connection between a pair of outdoor ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they’ve brought together, from homeless people to investment bankers to gangbangers.

  2. BELONG

    Stephanie Hutin / U.S. / 2016 / Experimental / 7 mins
    What separates feral children from humans is that they don't "belong" to anything. Neither human nor animal.

  3. THE GARDENER

    Joel Fendelman / U.S. / 2017 / Drama, Narrative / 13 mins
    In a time when water and air is overly polluted, an elderly man discovers a way to grow vegetables again and passes on this legacy to a neighborhood kid.

  4. BUGGED

    Rory Covey / U.S. / 2017 / Animation, Comedy / 5 mins
    BUGGED is a short story about a city couple whose urban tranquility is abruptly shattered by an unwelcome insect guest.

  5. GEMA

    Kenrick Prince / U.S. / 2016 / Drama, Narrative / 13 mins
    When Gema gets roped into meeting her fiancé's parents for the first time, she grapples with wanting their approval and facing the truth he's been keeping from them.

  6. REBUILDING IN MINIATURE

    Veena Rao / U.S. / 2017 / Documentary / 7 mins
    Ali Alamedy, a displaced Iraqi artist, makes incredibly detailed dioramas of places he has read about but has never been.

  7. LEAVING CHARLIE

    Amanda Brooke Avery / U.S. / 2016 / Drama, Narrative / 16 mins
    A queer sex worker navigates comical, and sometimes dark relationships with her co-workers and customers, while trying to discover her path in life and maintain her sense of self.

  8. CLOUDY ALL DAY

    Dylan Pasture / U.S. / 2016 / Drama, Narrative / 9 mins
    Two struggling performers have a life changing experience after they accept help from a stranger.

  9. GINA IS A C**NT

    Katie Skelton / U.S. / 2016 / Comedy, Narrative / 3 mins
    Two women discuss their coworker, Gina.

Dates & Times

MATINEE ONE

November 11, 2017 11:30 am SOLD OUT