Shorts Block: The Persistence of Dreams

Name: Shorts Block: The Persistence of Dreams
Start: 2024-10-20T13:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-20T15:30:00-07:00
Location: Vogue Theatre

Documentary | 98 min

Harnessing the power of short-form non-fiction film, each character driven story in this block is a cinematic demonstration of perseverance.…

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Directed by Jonah Moshammer, Brennan McGee USA | Documentary Short | 14

A sumptuous culinary presentation and pulse-pounding ride with Victor Aguilera, a Venezuelan chef who cycles through San Francisco delivering his arepas while weaving through memories of his immigrant experience.

Arepas En Bici

Directed by Mona Xia, Erin Ramirez USA | Documentary Short | 16

Saugus, Massachusetts, is home to the largest Chinese restaurant in the US. Within its colorful and ornamental walls is the story of the Wong family and the realization of their American dream.

Kowloon!

Directed by Amélie Hardy Canada | Documentary Short | 17

At her local Nova Scotian laundromat, Cooper shares her gender affirmation experience and the tumultuous journey to arrive and tell her story, before her clothes are dried.

Hello Stranger

Directed by Rodney Lucas USA | Documentary Short | 10

Soulful, scintillating, and swole, LA bodybuilding legend Craig Monson reflects on his tenacious ascension to become a chiseled champion of the '80s, unfazed by a life filled with hard knocks.

Black Hercules

Directed by Carly Jakins USA | Documentary Short | 17

Told through three vignettes, this exquisitely captured representation of quilters sews together the intricacies and complexities of what it means to be a woman in the American rural West.

American Seams

Directed by Ben Proudfoot, Kyle Thrash USA | Documentary Short | 24

Kyle Thrash and Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot team up to tell the story of Jon McCann, a Phillies fan whose plan to turn things around for his beloved baseball team became the stuff of legend.

The Turnaround

Program Description

Harnessing the power of short-form non-fiction film, each character driven story in this block is a cinematic demonstration of perseverance. Spanning across North America, these films investigate the pursuit of dreams through journeys of the body, challenges within the food industry, and collective celebrations of opportunity. As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Doc Stories, an event created in part to honor documentary shorts, each film in this program poetically reflects on the road left behind, the unknowns of the future, and the irresistible power of aspirations.