WATCH FILMS RUB UP
FILMS FROM 23 COUNTRIES MIXED INTO 6 FEATURE PROGRAMS
OCT 17 / 18 at the Roxie + OCT 19 at CounterPulse
THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
SF Shorts explores a wide range of genres and cultures without circumscribing them into niches. At SF Shorts, wildly diverse films are mixed together to spark programs that electrify audiences. SF Weekly has praised SF Shorts for its programs of "concentrated inspiration, breathtaking craft, and unabashed entertainment value."
Schedule:
FILM MIX ONE : I AM THE MIRROR 77MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 7pm @ ROXIE
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT BEING FEARLESS IN LIFE.
A Poem in Bamboo (???)
China CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Animation
dir. Xufei Wu, Chun-Yao Chang, Xufeng Wu
1920s, southern China. A young bridegroom visits his aunt, who lives alone in the distant mountains.
Parallels
Sweden NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jonathan Knape, Carl Mikael Ström, FILMIC ART
A fold in time.
Cold Storage
Finland Dance
dir. Thomas Freundlich
On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice, and thaws him out.
A Song for Luise (Ein Lied für Luise)
Sweden CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Boris Laible, Anton Korppi, Mattias Olsson
Luise, a dreamy girl, meets the mysterious Anton.
Paradigm Now: The Albizia Project
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Rob Lau
Is the albizia tree a destructive force disrupting native ecosystems in Hawai'i, or the material that can awaken new paradigms?
John Van Hamersveld CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT
USA SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley
A colorful glimpse into the kaleidoscope that is John Van Hamersveld's seminal art career.
Punch it!
France US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Perrier, Marc Chicaud
Tom, a young skater, roams with its board in an outer-urban environment.
FILM MIX TWO : TETHERED 80MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 9:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS EXPLORING THE PUSH AND PULL IN STRUGGLE. ( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 )
Muzzle
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Adam Etheridge, David Watson, Louis Haywood
Kayla lives with her violent Father. When a fierce dog moves into the house next door an unlikely friendship develops.
Don't Call Me Beautiful
Australia SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Jill Robinson, Tara Wise, Doc Lyons
The life of Aboriginal woman Zeitha Murphy after she was taken from her birth mother at merely 3 months of age.
Proof (Saboot)
USA / India Narrative
dir. Nishtha Jain, Deepti Gupta
Amandeep will never forget his time as a junior gynecologist in a government hospital in Delhi.
May Day
Belgium SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Magis, Fedrik De Beul
In Thierry's living room, several people have gathered. They want to find a job... and quickly.
Falling Up
New Zealand CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
Suffering the relentless pain of rejection, a young mother finds power in letting go.
FILM MIX THREE : OR I GO ME 84MIN FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 7:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS TOUCHING UPON STRENGTH, RESOLVE, AND RECONCILATION. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
A Piece of Paper (???? ?? ?????)
Saudi Arabia US PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Eman Dakhil
The only thing keeping Remi, a recent Syrian immigrant, from seeing his family is a 4-page travel document at the hands of U.S. Immigration Services.
Gracious
Netherlands Documentary
dir. Annelies Kruk, Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarde
Gracious is deaf and communicates in sign language, but otherwise she is just like other teenagers.
May And June (????)
Singapore WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Shao Min Chew Chia, Cheryl Wong Ye Han, Koon How Goh
May knows how to fence, what she doesn't know is how to make a friend. Especially now when she needs one most.
Still Plays with Trains
USA Documentary
dir. Ross Kauffman, Regina K Scully, Nicole Galovski
One man's passion to share the joy of childhood.
Near Miss
USA Documentary
dir. Josh Berry, Ron Elliott
A beautiful story about the survival of a shark diver.
What's Left Unsaid
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jefferson Thomas
Hidden feelings between friends surface during a night of ghost hunting.
FILM MIX FIVE : HELLO TO ME 87MIN SATURDAY, OCT. 19, 7:00 PM @ COUNTERPULSE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT OWNING OUR TRUE SELVES. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Dancing With Scissors
USA SF PREMIERE Animation
dir. Steven Vander Meer, Ryan Roberts
365 seconds of stream-of-consciousness animation. Twelve drawings (one second of animation) were done by hand each day of 2018.
Walk Walk Walk: The story of StandProud
USA / DR Congo SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Ken Kobre, John Hewitt, Jerry Lazar
Hopelessly crippled African childrenare given a new lease on life.
Rising Water
Norway NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative / Experimental
dir. Niels Windfeldt , Andreas Johannessen, Renee Tvedt
A girl gets a glimpse of the future at the bottom of a submerged mountain village.
Dr. Mantis
USA WORLD PREMIERE Animation
dir. Brandon Mikolaski
Dr. Mantis is a practicing psychotherapist but a full time praying mantis.
Representative
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kelly Wittenberg
1. typical of a class, group, or body of opinion. 2. a person chosen or elected to speak and act on behalf of others in a legislative assembly or deliberative body. 3. serving as a portrayal or symbol of something.
Napalm
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Ryan Daniel Browne, Paige McGhee, Olivia Eberstadt
As her single father gets serious with a new girlfriend, 14-year-old Dri is getting serious with a new friend of her own.
The Purple Video
Germany WORLD PREMIERE Experimental
dir. Halina Kliem
Loop or Closing Credits? A female narrative of the classical melodrama.
Imposter
New Zealand NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
A hyped young director suffers a debilitating case of Imposter Syndrome.
FILM MIX FOUR : SEE / SAW 87MIN FRIDAY, OCT 18, 9:30 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS FOCUSING ON OUR IMPACT ON OTHERS.
( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 ) Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Welcome to Malta
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kate McMullen
A young woman's joyful tour of Malta turns bad.
Barren
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Rose Haag, Laura Archer, Khaula Malik
Middle-aged and unable to conceive, a long term caregiver seeks out a witch.
Interlude
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Eli Snyder, Skylan Brooks, Tian Richards
After witnessing a liquor store robbery degenerate into a liquor store slaughter, Terrance finds himself trapped and attempts to escape to the place he knows best.
The Big Break
France / USA SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Philip Andelman
Ted just wants to win once in life, in any way possible.
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
USA Music Video
dir. Kyle Cooper , Lawrence Thunell, Reece Miller
The story of a man, his dog, and the end of the world.
The Worm (Le Ver)
Canada US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Charles Grenier
Inheriting the family home is a chance for Jules and his partner, Alice, to write their own page in his family history.
Pre-Drink
Canada Narrative
dir. Marc-Antoine Lemire
Alexe is a young trans woman, and Carl a gay man. Best friends since forever...
At CounterPulse on Sat, Oct 19, 7pm & 9:30pm
http://www.counterpulse.org/event/watch-films-rub/
The 14th annual festival features 8 countries in two screenings of mixed genre short films at CounterPulse.
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FILMS FROM 23 COUNTRIES MIXED INTO 6 FEATURE PROGRAMS
OCT 17 / 18 at the Roxie + OCT 19 at CounterPulse
THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
SF Shorts explores a wide range of genres and cultures without circumscribing them into niches. At SF Shorts, wildly diverse films are mixed together to spark programs that electrify audiences. SF Weekly has praised SF Shorts for its programs of "concentrated inspiration, breathtaking craft, and unabashed entertainment value."
Schedule:
FILM MIX ONE : I AM THE MIRROR 77MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 7pm @ ROXIE
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT BEING FEARLESS IN LIFE.
A Poem in Bamboo (???)
China CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Animation
dir. Xufei Wu, Chun-Yao Chang, Xufeng Wu
1920s, southern China. A young bridegroom visits his aunt, who lives alone in the distant mountains.
Parallels
Sweden NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jonathan Knape, Carl Mikael Ström, FILMIC ART
A fold in time.
Cold Storage
Finland Dance
dir. Thomas Freundlich
On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice, and thaws him out.
A Song for Luise (Ein Lied für Luise)
Sweden CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Boris Laible, Anton Korppi, Mattias Olsson
Luise, a dreamy girl, meets the mysterious Anton.
Paradigm Now: The Albizia Project
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Rob Lau
Is the albizia tree a destructive force disrupting native ecosystems in Hawai'i, or the material that can awaken new paradigms?
John Van Hamersveld CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT
USA SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley
A colorful glimpse into the kaleidoscope that is John Van Hamersveld's seminal art career.
Punch it!
France US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Perrier, Marc Chicaud
Tom, a young skater, roams with its board in an outer-urban environment.
FILM MIX TWO : TETHERED 80MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 9:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS EXPLORING THE PUSH AND PULL IN STRUGGLE. ( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 )
Muzzle
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Adam Etheridge, David Watson, Louis Haywood
Kayla lives with her violent Father. When a fierce dog moves into the house next door an unlikely friendship develops.
Don't Call Me Beautiful
Australia SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Jill Robinson, Tara Wise, Doc Lyons
The life of Aboriginal woman Zeitha Murphy after she was taken from her birth mother at merely 3 months of age.
Proof (Saboot)
USA / India Narrative
dir. Nishtha Jain, Deepti Gupta
Amandeep will never forget his time as a junior gynecologist in a government hospital in Delhi.
May Day
Belgium SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Magis, Fedrik De Beul
In Thierry's living room, several people have gathered. They want to find a job... and quickly.
Falling Up
New Zealand CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
Suffering the relentless pain of rejection, a young mother finds power in letting go.
FILM MIX THREE : OR I GO ME 84MIN FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 7:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS TOUCHING UPON STRENGTH, RESOLVE, AND RECONCILATION. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
A Piece of Paper (???? ?? ?????)
Saudi Arabia US PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Eman Dakhil
The only thing keeping Remi, a recent Syrian immigrant, from seeing his family is a 4-page travel document at the hands of U.S. Immigration Services.
Gracious
Netherlands Documentary
dir. Annelies Kruk, Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarde
Gracious is deaf and communicates in sign language, but otherwise she is just like other teenagers.
May And June (????)
Singapore WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Shao Min Chew Chia, Cheryl Wong Ye Han, Koon How Goh
May knows how to fence, what she doesn't know is how to make a friend. Especially now when she needs one most.
Still Plays with Trains
USA Documentary
dir. Ross Kauffman, Regina K Scully, Nicole Galovski
One man's passion to share the joy of childhood.
Near Miss
USA Documentary
dir. Josh Berry, Ron Elliott
A beautiful story about the survival of a shark diver.
What's Left Unsaid
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jefferson Thomas
Hidden feelings between friends surface during a night of ghost hunting.
FILM MIX FIVE : HELLO TO ME 87MIN SATURDAY, OCT. 19, 7:00 PM @ COUNTERPULSE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT OWNING OUR TRUE SELVES. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Dancing With Scissors
USA SF PREMIERE Animation
dir. Steven Vander Meer, Ryan Roberts
365 seconds of stream-of-consciousness animation. Twelve drawings (one second of animation) were done by hand each day of 2018.
Walk Walk Walk: The story of StandProud
USA / DR Congo SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Ken Kobre, John Hewitt, Jerry Lazar
Hopelessly crippled African childrenare given a new lease on life.
Rising Water
Norway NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative / Experimental
dir. Niels Windfeldt , Andreas Johannessen, Renee Tvedt
A girl gets a glimpse of the future at the bottom of a submerged mountain village.
Dr. Mantis
USA WORLD PREMIERE Animation
dir. Brandon Mikolaski
Dr. Mantis is a practicing psychotherapist but a full time praying mantis.
Representative
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kelly Wittenberg
1. typical of a class, group, or body of opinion. 2. a person chosen or elected to speak and act on behalf of others in a legislative assembly or deliberative body. 3. serving as a portrayal or symbol of something.
Napalm
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Ryan Daniel Browne, Paige McGhee, Olivia Eberstadt
As her single father gets serious with a new girlfriend, 14-year-old Dri is getting serious with a new friend of her own.
The Purple Video
Germany WORLD PREMIERE Experimental
dir. Halina Kliem
Loop or Closing Credits? A female narrative of the classical melodrama.
Imposter
New Zealand NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
A hyped young director suffers a debilitating case of Imposter Syndrome.
FILM MIX FOUR : SEE / SAW 87MIN FRIDAY, OCT 18, 9:30 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS FOCUSING ON OUR IMPACT ON OTHERS.
( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 ) Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Welcome to Malta
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kate McMullen
A young woman's joyful tour of Malta turns bad.
Barren
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Rose Haag, Laura Archer, Khaula Malik
Middle-aged and unable to conceive, a long term caregiver seeks out a witch.
Interlude
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Eli Snyder, Skylan Brooks, Tian Richards
After witnessing a liquor store robbery degenerate into a liquor store slaughter, Terrance finds himself trapped and attempts to escape to the place he knows best.
The Big Break
France / USA SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Philip Andelman
Ted just wants to win once in life, in any way possible.
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
USA Music Video
dir. Kyle Cooper , Lawrence Thunell, Reece Miller
The story of a man, his dog, and the end of the world.
The Worm (Le Ver)
Canada US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Charles Grenier
Inheriting the family home is a chance for Jules and his partner, Alice, to write their own page in his family history.
Pre-Drink
Canada Narrative
dir. Marc-Antoine Lemire
Alexe is a young trans woman, and Carl a gay man. Best friends since forever...
At CounterPulse on Sat, Oct 19, 7pm & 9:30pm
http://www.counterpulse.org/event/watch-films-rub/
The 14th annual festival features 8 countries in two screenings of mixed genre short films at CounterPulse.
WATCH FILMS RUB UP
FILMS FROM 23 COUNTRIES MIXED INTO 6 FEATURE PROGRAMS
OCT 17 / 18 at the Roxie + OCT 19 at CounterPulse
THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
SF Shorts explores a wide range of genres and cultures without circumscribing them into niches. At SF Shorts, wildly diverse films are mixed together to spark programs that electrify audiences. SF Weekly has praised SF Shorts for its programs of "concentrated inspiration, breathtaking craft, and unabashed entertainment value."
Schedule:
FILM MIX ONE : I AM THE MIRROR 77MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 7pm @ ROXIE
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT BEING FEARLESS IN LIFE.
A Poem in Bamboo (???)
China CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Animation
dir. Xufei Wu, Chun-Yao Chang, Xufeng Wu
1920s, southern China. A young bridegroom visits his aunt, who lives alone in the distant mountains.
Parallels
Sweden NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jonathan Knape, Carl Mikael Ström, FILMIC ART
A fold in time.
Cold Storage
Finland Dance
dir. Thomas Freundlich
On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice, and thaws him out.
A Song for Luise (Ein Lied für Luise)
Sweden CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Boris Laible, Anton Korppi, Mattias Olsson
Luise, a dreamy girl, meets the mysterious Anton.
Paradigm Now: The Albizia Project
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Rob Lau
Is the albizia tree a destructive force disrupting native ecosystems in Hawai'i, or the material that can awaken new paradigms?
John Van Hamersveld CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT
USA SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley
A colorful glimpse into the kaleidoscope that is John Van Hamersveld's seminal art career.
Punch it!
France US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Perrier, Marc Chicaud
Tom, a young skater, roams with its board in an outer-urban environment.
FILM MIX TWO : TETHERED 80MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 9:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS EXPLORING THE PUSH AND PULL IN STRUGGLE. ( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 )
Muzzle
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Adam Etheridge, David Watson, Louis Haywood
Kayla lives with her violent Father. When a fierce dog moves into the house next door an unlikely friendship develops.
Don't Call Me Beautiful
Australia SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Jill Robinson, Tara Wise, Doc Lyons
The life of Aboriginal woman Zeitha Murphy after she was taken from her birth mother at merely 3 months of age.
Proof (Saboot)
USA / India Narrative
dir. Nishtha Jain, Deepti Gupta
Amandeep will never forget his time as a junior gynecologist in a government hospital in Delhi.
May Day
Belgium SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Magis, Fedrik De Beul
In Thierry's living room, several people have gathered. They want to find a job... and quickly.
Falling Up
New Zealand CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
Suffering the relentless pain of rejection, a young mother finds power in letting go.
FILM MIX THREE : OR I GO ME 84MIN FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 7:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS TOUCHING UPON STRENGTH, RESOLVE, AND RECONCILATION. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
A Piece of Paper (???? ?? ?????)
Saudi Arabia US PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Eman Dakhil
The only thing keeping Remi, a recent Syrian immigrant, from seeing his family is a 4-page travel document at the hands of U.S. Immigration Services.
Gracious
Netherlands Documentary
dir. Annelies Kruk, Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarde
Gracious is deaf and communicates in sign language, but otherwise she is just like other teenagers.
May And June (????)
Singapore WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Shao Min Chew Chia, Cheryl Wong Ye Han, Koon How Goh
May knows how to fence, what she doesn't know is how to make a friend. Especially now when she needs one most.
Still Plays with Trains
USA Documentary
dir. Ross Kauffman, Regina K Scully, Nicole Galovski
One man's passion to share the joy of childhood.
Near Miss
USA Documentary
dir. Josh Berry, Ron Elliott
A beautiful story about the survival of a shark diver.
What's Left Unsaid
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jefferson Thomas
Hidden feelings between friends surface during a night of ghost hunting.
FILM MIX FIVE : HELLO TO ME 87MIN SATURDAY, OCT. 19, 7:00 PM @ COUNTERPULSE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT OWNING OUR TRUE SELVES. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Dancing With Scissors
USA SF PREMIERE Animation
dir. Steven Vander Meer, Ryan Roberts
365 seconds of stream-of-consciousness animation. Twelve drawings (one second of animation) were done by hand each day of 2018.
Walk Walk Walk: The story of StandProud
USA / DR Congo SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Ken Kobre, John Hewitt, Jerry Lazar
Hopelessly crippled African childrenare given a new lease on life.
Rising Water
Norway NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative / Experimental
dir. Niels Windfeldt , Andreas Johannessen, Renee Tvedt
A girl gets a glimpse of the future at the bottom of a submerged mountain village.
Dr. Mantis
USA WORLD PREMIERE Animation
dir. Brandon Mikolaski
Dr. Mantis is a practicing psychotherapist but a full time praying mantis.
Representative
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kelly Wittenberg
1. typical of a class, group, or body of opinion. 2. a person chosen or elected to speak and act on behalf of others in a legislative assembly or deliberative body. 3. serving as a portrayal or symbol of something.
Napalm
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Ryan Daniel Browne, Paige McGhee, Olivia Eberstadt
As her single father gets serious with a new girlfriend, 14-year-old Dri is getting serious with a new friend of her own.
The Purple Video
Germany WORLD PREMIERE Experimental
dir. Halina Kliem
Loop or Closing Credits? A female narrative of the classical melodrama.
Imposter
New Zealand NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
A hyped young director suffers a debilitating case of Imposter Syndrome.
FILM MIX FOUR : SEE / SAW 87MIN FRIDAY, OCT 18, 9:30 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS FOCUSING ON OUR IMPACT ON OTHERS.
( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 ) Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Welcome to Malta
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kate McMullen
A young woman's joyful tour of Malta turns bad.
Barren
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Rose Haag, Laura Archer, Khaula Malik
Middle-aged and unable to conceive, a long term caregiver seeks out a witch.
Interlude
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Eli Snyder, Skylan Brooks, Tian Richards
After witnessing a liquor store robbery degenerate into a liquor store slaughter, Terrance finds himself trapped and attempts to escape to the place he knows best.
The Big Break
France / USA SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Philip Andelman
Ted just wants to win once in life, in any way possible.
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
USA Music Video
dir. Kyle Cooper , Lawrence Thunell, Reece Miller
The story of a man, his dog, and the end of the world.
The Worm (Le Ver)
Canada US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Charles Grenier
Inheriting the family home is a chance for Jules and his partner, Alice, to write their own page in his family history.
Pre-Drink
Canada Narrative
dir. Marc-Antoine Lemire
Alexe is a young trans woman, and Carl a gay man. Best friends since forever...
At CounterPulse on Sat, Oct 19, 7pm & 9:30pm
http://www.counterpulse.org/event/watch-films-rub/
The 14th annual festival features 8 countries in two screenings of mixed genre short films at CounterPulse.
read more
FILMS FROM 23 COUNTRIES MIXED INTO 6 FEATURE PROGRAMS
OCT 17 / 18 at the Roxie + OCT 19 at CounterPulse
THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
SF Shorts explores a wide range of genres and cultures without circumscribing them into niches. At SF Shorts, wildly diverse films are mixed together to spark programs that electrify audiences. SF Weekly has praised SF Shorts for its programs of "concentrated inspiration, breathtaking craft, and unabashed entertainment value."
Schedule:
FILM MIX ONE : I AM THE MIRROR 77MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 7pm @ ROXIE
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT BEING FEARLESS IN LIFE.
A Poem in Bamboo (???)
China CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Animation
dir. Xufei Wu, Chun-Yao Chang, Xufeng Wu
1920s, southern China. A young bridegroom visits his aunt, who lives alone in the distant mountains.
Parallels
Sweden NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jonathan Knape, Carl Mikael Ström, FILMIC ART
A fold in time.
Cold Storage
Finland Dance
dir. Thomas Freundlich
On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice, and thaws him out.
A Song for Luise (Ein Lied für Luise)
Sweden CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Boris Laible, Anton Korppi, Mattias Olsson
Luise, a dreamy girl, meets the mysterious Anton.
Paradigm Now: The Albizia Project
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Rob Lau
Is the albizia tree a destructive force disrupting native ecosystems in Hawai'i, or the material that can awaken new paradigms?
John Van Hamersveld CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT
USA SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley
A colorful glimpse into the kaleidoscope that is John Van Hamersveld's seminal art career.
Punch it!
France US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Perrier, Marc Chicaud
Tom, a young skater, roams with its board in an outer-urban environment.
FILM MIX TWO : TETHERED 80MIN THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 9:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS EXPLORING THE PUSH AND PULL IN STRUGGLE. ( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 )
Muzzle
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Adam Etheridge, David Watson, Louis Haywood
Kayla lives with her violent Father. When a fierce dog moves into the house next door an unlikely friendship develops.
Don't Call Me Beautiful
Australia SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Jill Robinson, Tara Wise, Doc Lyons
The life of Aboriginal woman Zeitha Murphy after she was taken from her birth mother at merely 3 months of age.
Proof (Saboot)
USA / India Narrative
dir. Nishtha Jain, Deepti Gupta
Amandeep will never forget his time as a junior gynecologist in a government hospital in Delhi.
May Day
Belgium SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Olivier Magis, Fedrik De Beul
In Thierry's living room, several people have gathered. They want to find a job... and quickly.
Falling Up
New Zealand CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
Suffering the relentless pain of rejection, a young mother finds power in letting go.
FILM MIX THREE : OR I GO ME 84MIN FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 7:00 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS TOUCHING UPON STRENGTH, RESOLVE, AND RECONCILATION. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
A Piece of Paper (???? ?? ?????)
Saudi Arabia US PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Eman Dakhil
The only thing keeping Remi, a recent Syrian immigrant, from seeing his family is a 4-page travel document at the hands of U.S. Immigration Services.
Gracious
Netherlands Documentary
dir. Annelies Kruk, Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarde
Gracious is deaf and communicates in sign language, but otherwise she is just like other teenagers.
May And June (????)
Singapore WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Shao Min Chew Chia, Cheryl Wong Ye Han, Koon How Goh
May knows how to fence, what she doesn't know is how to make a friend. Especially now when she needs one most.
Still Plays with Trains
USA Documentary
dir. Ross Kauffman, Regina K Scully, Nicole Galovski
One man's passion to share the joy of childhood.
Near Miss
USA Documentary
dir. Josh Berry, Ron Elliott
A beautiful story about the survival of a shark diver.
What's Left Unsaid
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Jefferson Thomas
Hidden feelings between friends surface during a night of ghost hunting.
FILM MIX FIVE : HELLO TO ME 87MIN SATURDAY, OCT. 19, 7:00 PM @ COUNTERPULSE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT OWNING OUR TRUE SELVES. Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Dancing With Scissors
USA SF PREMIERE Animation
dir. Steven Vander Meer, Ryan Roberts
365 seconds of stream-of-consciousness animation. Twelve drawings (one second of animation) were done by hand each day of 2018.
Walk Walk Walk: The story of StandProud
USA / DR Congo SF PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Ken Kobre, John Hewitt, Jerry Lazar
Hopelessly crippled African childrenare given a new lease on life.
Rising Water
Norway NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative / Experimental
dir. Niels Windfeldt , Andreas Johannessen, Renee Tvedt
A girl gets a glimpse of the future at the bottom of a submerged mountain village.
Dr. Mantis
USA WORLD PREMIERE Animation
dir. Brandon Mikolaski
Dr. Mantis is a practicing psychotherapist but a full time praying mantis.
Representative
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kelly Wittenberg
1. typical of a class, group, or body of opinion. 2. a person chosen or elected to speak and act on behalf of others in a legislative assembly or deliberative body. 3. serving as a portrayal or symbol of something.
Napalm
USA CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Ryan Daniel Browne, Paige McGhee, Olivia Eberstadt
As her single father gets serious with a new girlfriend, 14-year-old Dri is getting serious with a new friend of her own.
The Purple Video
Germany WORLD PREMIERE Experimental
dir. Halina Kliem
Loop or Closing Credits? A female narrative of the classical melodrama.
Imposter
New Zealand NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Chelsie Preston Crayford
A hyped young director suffers a debilitating case of Imposter Syndrome.
FILM MIX FOUR : SEE / SAW 87MIN FRIDAY, OCT 18, 9:30 PM @ ROXIE TICKETS
A MIXED-GENRE PROGRAM OF SHORT FILMS FOCUSING ON OUR IMPACT ON OTHERS.
( MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 17 ) Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AFTERWARD.
Welcome to Malta
UK CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Documentary
dir. Kate McMullen
A young woman's joyful tour of Malta turns bad.
Barren
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Rose Haag, Laura Archer, Khaula Malik
Middle-aged and unable to conceive, a long term caregiver seeks out a witch.
Interlude
USA WORLD PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Eli Snyder, Skylan Brooks, Tian Richards
After witnessing a liquor store robbery degenerate into a liquor store slaughter, Terrance finds himself trapped and attempts to escape to the place he knows best.
The Big Break
France / USA SF PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Philip Andelman
Ted just wants to win once in life, in any way possible.
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
USA Music Video
dir. Kyle Cooper , Lawrence Thunell, Reece Miller
The story of a man, his dog, and the end of the world.
The Worm (Le Ver)
Canada US PREMIERE Narrative
dir. Charles Grenier
Inheriting the family home is a chance for Jules and his partner, Alice, to write their own page in his family history.
Pre-Drink
Canada Narrative
dir. Marc-Antoine Lemire
Alexe is a young trans woman, and Carl a gay man. Best friends since forever...
At CounterPulse on Sat, Oct 19, 7pm & 9:30pm
http://www.counterpulse.org/event/watch-films-rub/
The 14th annual festival features 8 countries in two screenings of mixed genre short films at CounterPulse.
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