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NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL

MATINEE ONE

101 mins

MATINEE ONE

November 12, 2016 11:30 am Not Available

Description

The MATINEE ONE screening at the Nitehawk Shorts Festival features eight short films that similarly deal with family and finding one’s place in the world. The ceremony of prom in a rural town, the power of vaping, and a dead hamster are amongst the stories you’ll find in this program of documentaries and narrative shorts.

Saturday, November 12 at 11:30am. Includes Q&A with filmmakers.

 

In This Program


  1. THE SEND-OFF

    Ivete Lucas & Patrick Bresnan / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 12 1/2 mins
    Emboldened by a giant block party on the evening of their high school prom, a group of students enter the night with the hope of transcending their rural town and the industrial landscape that surrounds them.

  2. EVERLASTING LIFE

    Benjamin Lee / USA / 2016 / Narrative / 14 mins
    An argument between Mother and Son, Helen and Dan respectively, which begins as a simple argument about curfew reveals more about their fractured relationship.

  3. THE HAMSTER

    Ryan Barger / USA / 2015 / Narrative / 11 mins
    A comedy about a little girl's first experience with death.

  4. YOUR HONEY IN HEAVEN

    Sophia Bennett Holmes / USA / 2015 / Narrative / 15 mins
    Shot in a school after hours, four middle schoolers act out a classic melodrama, improvising their lines and playing in a fabricated adult world where pretend violence and romance occur amidst whiteboards and water fountains.

  5. MUMBAI MORNINGS

    Veena Rao / India / 2015 / Documentary / 8 mins
    At 5am everyday, before the crowds, traffic, and heat descend on the city, Abbas Sheikh, a top ultramarathon runner, gets up to run along Mumbai's picturesque Marine Drive.

  6. VAPE

    Doron Max Hagay / USA / 2016 / Narrative / 17 mins
    A dark romantic comedy about a frustrated realtor who falls for a mechanic who vapes, set in the hazy sprawl of Los Angeles.

  7. IN THE END

    John James Goldbeck / USA / 2015 / Narrative / 12 mins
    Two friends, Jerry and Caroline, spend the last day of Jerry's life together after he decides to commit suicide.

  8. EMMA INSPIRED

    Nicole Machon / USA / 2015 / Narrative / 12 mins
    Emma is a recent college grad student stuck in a rut, unsure of her next move; through a series of trial and error in self-discovery, she gets closer to her next chapter while learning to stay true to herself.

Dates & Times

MATINEE ONE

November 12, 2016 11:30 am Not Available