Shorts 2

Description

The numerous heartbreaking, touching and charming situations that unfold in this program of narrative and documentary shorts include the life-and-death decisions being made daily in an Oakland hospital, the eerie night activities of smugglers in Spain and the festive preparations of a group of Florida teens on prom night. —Rod Armstrong

Total running time 101 min

Extremis
Faced with harrowing situations on a daily basis, doctors and nurses at Oakland’s Highland Hospital work closely with patients and their families to make the most difficult choices.
(Dan Krauss, USA 2016, 25 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

Night Without Distance
Exquisitely shot, Patiño’s (Coast of Death, SFIFF 2014) hallucinatory cross-processed film depicts a group of smugglers operating on the border between Portugal and Galicia.
(Lois Patiño, Portugal/Spain 2015, 23 min)

Partners
A charming exploration of the communal sociability of same-sex square dancing.
(Kate Imbach, USA 2015, 7 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.

Passing Orion
Boyd Stevens, lifelong resident of Orion, Alberta (current population 7), shows off his hardware store.
(Sean Thonson, Canada 2015, 8 min)

The Send-Off
In the predominantly African American community of Pahokee, FL, a group of teens gets ready for prom.
(Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas, USA 2016, 13 min)

Stutterer
The touching story of Greenwood, who tries not to let his speech impediment overwhelm his life. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
(Benjamin Cleary, UK/Ireland 2015, 13 min)

When You Awake
Two people under hypnosis leads to an exhilarating journey into the collective unconscious. (Jay Rosenblatt, USA, 2016, 12 min)
This is a Cinema by the Bay film.