BLOCK 9A — SEP 28 @ 2:OOPM | FREE
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Lexington filmmakers!
PROJECT: FULL STANDING
Dirs: Ayo Varillas and Eric Varillas-Llewellyn | USA | Student Film | 2024 | 3 min
DESIGNATED RECONNAISSANCE FOOTAGE SENT FOR FURTHER REVIEW FROM THE MINISTRY OF EXTRAPLANAR RESEARCH. A relaxing, light-sci-fi romp through an alien world.
WHY ELEPHANT IS RED — Finalist
Dir: Archil Kukhianidze | Georgia | Narrative Short | 2023 | 1 min
This elephant is not one particular character. We people try to get rid of our "redness," but society and the environment do not get rid of us. Is it possible to escape and return to one's natural color? If it is possible, why can't we do it? Elephant never forgets anything and that's why it is so sad and red.
HOLD ON
Dir: Gabriel Bermudez (aka Gabriel Berm) | Costa Rica | Narrative Short | 2023 | 3 min
Living thousands of miles away from his family, Matt receives a phone call from his sister that will forever impact their family and relationship.
Kentucky filmmaker!
The LABtoB
Dir: Tyler Chong | Malaysia | Student Film | 2024 | 9 min
When a pair of mischievous brothers accidentally break a sentimental and prized laptop, they travel back in time in an effort to undo their fatal mistake.
FOREVER YOURS,
Dir: Alexandra Monteiro Lopes | United Kingdom | Narrative Short | 2023 | 10 min
Following the one-year anniversary of George's death, Amelia, his wife, lives in a state of numbness, enveloped in her grief. Noah, their grandson, submerged in her sadness, decides that his only goal is to make his grandmother smile again. Are his artistic efforts going to be enough? Or is a key necessary to unlock Amelia's happiness once again?
BIRD DRONE — Finalist
Dir: Radheya Jang Jegatheva | Australia | Narrative Short | 2023 | 9 min
A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.
OCTOPUS NINJA — Finalist
Dir: Donghoe Kim | USA | Narrative Short | 2023 | 3 min
This is an animated short film about a ninja who sets out on a mission one night to rescue his wife and child after they were captured and taken to a notorious sushi restaurant. He has to fight his way through the restaurant, all the way up to the head chef, and save his family before they're served for dinner!
LIGHTS — Finalist
Dir: Jitka Nemikinsová | Czech Republic | Student Film | 2023 | 9 min
In a town inhabited by lightbulbs, a big party is taking place. It's an initiation ritual for small flames. A glass bulb is placed on them so that they can shine forever. But eternal life isn't free. The last flame in the row notices that with every new bulb, a candle on a cake dies out. The last flame isn't waiting, he grabs his last candle and runs home.