“Big Screen Shorts” is a series of award-winning documentaries, comedies, dramas, and animated shorts which have enthralled audiences at the top film festivals around the globe. The show is curated to give audiences the unique experience of watching films of varying genres and styles, which play off each other, challenge preconceptions, and jump-start discussion.
This special limited engagement series gives eager audiences a chance to view short films as they were intended to be watched — on the big screen.
“Big Screen Shorts” Showcase 1 includes:
The Machine
Aldofo Menas Cejas, Director • 10 minutes • Comedy • Cuba
After being informed by an official from the U.S. Embassy that she has won the American Visa Lottery, Lízara Carvajal decides to leave Cuba — even if that means she has to abandon her family.
Fish Story
Charlie Lyne, Director • 13 minutes • Documentary • UK
Sometime in the 1980s, Caspar Salmon’s grandmother was invited to a gathering on the Welsh island of Anglesey, attended exclusively by people with fish surnames. Or so he says. Best British Short, British Independent Film Awards; Audience Award, AFI DOCS; Best Documentary Short, Denver Film Festival
Open Your Eyes
Ilay Mevorach, Director • 14 minutes • Drama • Israel
During a critical eye care appointment, an Israeli woman’s prejudices are challenged.
Sac de Merde
Arielle Haller Silverstone, Director • 14 minutes • Comedy • USA
An unlucky-in-love yet irrationally optimistic New Yorker thinks her luck has changed when she spends the night with the man of her dreams — or is he just full of crap. Best Comedy Short, Atlanta ShortsFest; Best of Fest, Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival
‘The Beautiful’: The Stories She Tell
Maeve Jackson, Director • 3 minutes • Experimental • USA
A young woman removes fabric from her head, provoking questions of identity and culture.
So Much Yellow
Erica Milsom, Director • 10 minutes • Drama • USA
A little girl’s world is changed forever during a seemingly innocuous family road trip. Audience Award - Best Short, Austin Film Festival
Mountain Fever
Frédeéric Hambalek, Director • 8 minutes • Comedy • Germany
During an apocalyptic snow storm, an alpine team must conduct a hazardous search when one member goes missing.
Night Call
Amanda Knox, Director • 18 minutes • Drama • USA
During on a routine patrol, an accomplished police officer living in and patrolling Inglewood, Los Angeles, is called to a disturbance where she is forced to make a life-altering decision.