Shorts 1

Description

This distinctive collection of narrative and documentary shorts will transport you to far-flung locales to create a vivid sense of place. Whether on the high mountain plateaus of Kryzgstan, the Louisiana bayou or remote Alaska, these films illuminate universal questions of family legacy, colloquial beliefs and human connection. —Audrey Chang

Total running time 94 min

The Boatman
A couple approaching their 70th wedding anniversary reflect on endurance, love and fortitude after years of living in the Louisiana bayou.
(Zack Godshall, USA 2015, 14 min)

The Dream of Bottom
In this nocturnal, almost wordless reverie, a man stumbles through a forest following the trail of a lost companion.
(David Mandineau, France 2015, 9 min)

In Attla’s Tracks
A determined young Alaskan native learns to appreciate and perpetuate village traditions through conversations with his grandfather, a legendary dog-sledder.
(Catharine Axley, USA 2015, 23 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

Peace in the Valley
A variety of colorful individuals—from actors in a local production of the Passion Play to a T-shirt vendor—converge on the small town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to contend with an anti-transgender bill in their upcoming election.
(Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher, USA 2015, 15 min)

Seide
Set in the gorgeous mountains of Kyrgyzstan, an independent and spirited woman is forced to succumb to the demands of her parents.
(Elnura Osmonalieva, Kyrgyzstan 2015, 14 min)

Someone Is Happy Somewhere
A woman facing eviction encounters a deaf man prowling her Rio apartment, and both find some shared experience in the surprise encounter. (Alvaro Furloni, Mario Furloni, Brazil 2015, 19 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.