Shorts 2

Description

Total running time 93 min

One downtrodden town finds new possibilities when it rallies behind the restoration of its local cinema. A Chinese construction worker finds some light in his grueling day when a stranger gives him something special. And the odd behavior of a young girl is nothing compared to the adults eating dinner around her. In this selection of narrative and documentary shorts, drama and humor share the stage along with a keenly observed sense of place and character.

Titles are listed in alphabetical order. Program order will vary.

Crossing River
With devoted attention to light and space, this is a finely detailed portrait of a day in the life of a Chinese construction worker.
(Yumeng Han, USA/China 2017, 19 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

49 Mile Scenic Drive
The compelling and amusing story behind one of San Francisco’s most visually arresting signposts and the design change that tarnishes a legacy.
(Bradley Smith, Tyler McPherron, USA 2018, 10 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

Graven Image
Using over 100 years of archival footage, the director explores the history of Georgia’s Stone Mountain, the largest Confederate monument.
(Sierra Pettengill, USA 2017, 11 min)

Made in Iowa
Webster City, Iowa, faces economic challenges when the local Electrolux factory closes, but finds revived hope in one man’s drive to revive their shuttered cinema.
(Mohammad Gorjestani, USA 2017, 12 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

Marty
Facing the impending death of a loved one, a mother and son have a blackly comic encounter with a funeral home director.
(Mario Furloni, Kate McLean, USA 2018, 11 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

Shadow Animals
Young Marall, given to odd quirks of behavior, attends a very strange dinner party with her two dads.
(Jerry Carlsson, Sweden 2017, 22 min)

Zion
Born without legs and shuttled through the foster care system, Ohioan high school student Zion Clark becomes an amazingly powerful and agile wrestler.
(Floyd Russ, USA 2017, 10 min)