The Train | Directed by Asher Grodman | 9 min. USA, 2015. World premiere. A meeting with a holocaust survivor (Eli Wallach, in his last performance) teaches a self-consumed and preoccupied young man that life can change in a moment. Inspired by a true story.
Zelos | Directed by Thoranna Sigurdardottir | 15 min. USA, 2014. New England premiere. Maria, a competitive woman in her late 30's orders a Zelos clone under the pretense of getting some help around the house so she can spend more time with her family, but more importantly to compete with her flawless friend Ari.
Posthumous | Directed by Noah DeBonis | 30 min. USA, 2014. New England premiere. 14 year old Harley is trying to save her families broke down bed and breakfast in the swamp country of florida. When a gruff guest with a mysterious background arrives she wonders if her fortunes have changed.
Dirty Laundry | Directed by Renji Philip | 15 min. USA, 2015. World premiere. One night four lives become linked through a strange series of unfolding events that have irreversible results.
Dive | Directed by Brent Harvey | 12 min. USA, 2015. World premiere. 1970. A secret. On the eve of his title fight, Kit 'Lightsout' Sterling is blackmailed into taking a dive by an old adversary, seeking vengeance.
Fidelity | Directed by Ilker Çatak | 24 min. Turkey, 2015. New England premiere. Istanbul 2014 - a tensed environment with demonstrations due to political repression: Asli gives shelter to a young political activist, who got into a fight with the police. The police investigates the case and ends up questioning Asli's family. Her husband gets drawn into the affair. Their lives, and also their son's, start to become compromised. The situation escalates, as Asli is not willing to cooperate with the investigators.
Wednesday August 5, 2015 2:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Metcalf Auditorium - RISD MuseumChace Center, 20 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
