Films are listed alphabetically and not necessarily in the order they will play within each film block.
100 Proof Whiskey - Loess Hills
Director: Joe Gibbs
Music Videos
3 min.
Music video for 100 Proof Whiskey.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
Director: Tom Baker
Dramatic Shorts
5 min.
United States
Despite
Director: Kate Raney
Documentary Shorts
11 min.
United States
A short experimental animation exploring the tension between the wonder of motherhood and the anxiety of illness. Through collage and fragmentation, this film reflects upon the habitats that sustain life and harbor disease.
FineFlick Film Fest
Director: D. Mitry
Comedy Shorts
30 min.
United States
When the Artistic Director of a prestigious film festival is injured just two days before the opening ceremony, her wild and inexperienced son is put in charge, leading to mayhem as he tries to keep the festival running.
Freedom
Director: Arjan Brentjes
Animation Shorts
9 min.
Under fascist rule, what is worth saving?
And how far will you go to save it?
Two astronauts try to rescue forbidden art treasures from a totalitarian regime by smuggling them on their mission to Jupiter. During their long space journey they then encounter some mutual disagreements.
Lil Caso - It's a beautiful day
Director: Bill Dowell
Music Videos
6 min.
United States
Folk Rap video
No Purpose
Director: Curtis J. Stout
Dramatic Shorts
5 min.
United States
A man goes to the extreme to save his wife from the grief that they both share.
Pimp'n Ain't Easy
Director: Tom Baker
Comedy Shorts
5 min.
The Short Stay
Director: John Clark
Dramatic Shorts
10 min.
United States
An assassin’s journey through America’s heartland takes a dark turn when she seeks revenge at a remote motel, confronting an unsuspecting innkeeper with a hidden past.
Tessitura
Director: Lydia Cornett, Brit Fryer
Documentary Shorts
18 min.
Blending historical overview with character portraits, Tessitura explores the entangled ways that voice, character, and gender are continuously reformulated in opera by those who contend with these connections daily. The film delves into the ways that contemporary transgender opera singers navigate the traditional rule and categories of their art form, interweaving personal stories with historical contexts to highlight the ongoing dialogue about gender fluidity in opera. By purposefully deemphasizing the historical figures of the castrati and women performing trouser roles, the film instead focuses on transgender opera singers who are contending with the constraints their genre imposes.