OPENING NITE

96 mins

OPENING NITE

November 7, 2017 7:30 pm SOLD OUT

Description

The OPENING NITE screening of the Nitehawk Shorts Festival highlights diverse short films by nine independent filmmakers that address power, corruption, family, and coming of age. Sexual self-discovery, corporate capitalism, rural traditions, and the 2016 presidential election are amongst the stories you’ll find in this program of animated, documentary, and narrative shorts.

Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30pm. Includes Q&A with filmmakers.

Join us afterwards for the official OPENING NITE PARTY at Nitehawk’s Lo-Res Bar. Featuring Jameson Irish Whiskey!

Image: The Rabbit Hunt (still), 2017 by Patrick Bresnan & Ivete Lucas.

In This Program

THE RABBIT HUNT

Patrick Bresnan / U.S. / 2017 / Documentary / 12 mins
In the Florida Everglades rabbit hunting is considered a rite of passage for young men.
UNPRESIDENTED

Jason Giampietro / U.S. / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Narrative / 15 mins
In the early days of the Trump presidency a New Yorker attempts to justify his having won a bet on the election.
AND THE MOON STANDS STILL

Yulia Ruditskaya / Belarus, Germany, U.S. / 2017 / Animation / 11 mins
The presence of the moon affects all under its glow. The film explores the lunar cycle and the energies invoked by its radiance.
CURTIS

Tannis M. Spencer / U.S. / 2017 / Drama, Narrative / 9 mins
Curtis tells the story of a young man struggling to make amends with the harsh family life he left behind, while ensuring the safety of his younger brother Jordan, still there.
ADOLESCENCIA

Jose Fernando Rodriguez / Puerto Rico, U.S. / 2017 / Documentary, Experimental / 10 mins
Comprised of Hi8 videos, ADOLESCENCIA presents a portrait of a teenage boy in 2002 Puerto Rico who films odd and unusual movie vignettes by himself - and tries to get a girl's attention in the process.
DAYTIME NOON

Micah Perta / U.S. / 2017 / Comedy, Narrative / 13 mins
Narcolepsy, siblings, nudity, and senility combine for the best kind of road trip. Or do they?
AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS

Amanda Zackem / U.S. / 2016 / Documentary / 15 mins
Pulitzer-prize winning Journalist, Author and Activist Chris Hedges, discusses modern day consumerism, totalitarian corporate power and living in a culture dominated by pervasive illusion.
YES, GOD, YES

Karen Maine / U.S. / 2017 / Comedy, Narrative / 11 mins
Fifteen-year-old Alice has always been a good Catholic, but when an innocent AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy, she finds herself suddenly obsessed with masturbating.