Shorts Programs
Your Attention, Please!
Lock in with this intense and diverse collection of short films that demand that you listen up, look closer, and try hard not to miss a single detail.
A Crime Across Four Landscapes
Directed by Aiden Weaver
USA, 7 min.
Georgia premiere
When a small-town crime goes awry, the evidence is scattered across four picturesque landscapes in the Southern American countryside — inviting viewers to piece together what happened.
Producer: Katie Sanderson
Writers: Aidan Weaver, William Christopher Stephens
Director of Photography: Jared Freeman
A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers
Directed by Yoo Lee
USA/South Korea, 13 min.
Georgia premiere
Jung Myung Kim, a photographer who has dedicated over 40 years to capturing wildflowers in Korea, shares his story of pursuing his passion for capturing flowers. Kim finds meaning and happiness in reflecting on his body of work, and his desire to take more pictures keeps him going as he battles an illness.
Producers: Yoo Lee, Shengluo Zhang, Shinae Kim
Cast: Jung Myung Kim
Getar Hero
Directed by Teddy Stern
USA, 16 min.
Southeast premiere
In the neon streets of Bombay, a down-on-his-luck cowboy has one night to recover his stolen guitar or lose everything he’s playing for.
Producers: Sneha Mehta
Writers: Sneha Mehta, Teddy Stern
Cast: Shashank Arora, Rajesh Balwani, Manoj Sharma, Om Kanojiya
Them That’s Not
Directed by Mekhai Lee
USA, 19 min.
Southeast premiere
Andrea “Drea” Stoney finds herself at her grandmother’s repass, where she sticks out like a sore thumb: introspective, Queer, artistic, and proudly Deaf, surrounded by family members who don’t care to know ASL. Her visit is complicated by the arrival of her father Samuel, released for the day from prison to say goodbye to his late mother.
Producers: Charles Hopkins, Redd Coltrane
Writer: Mekhai Lee
Cast: Angel Theory, Biko Eisen-Martin, Carrie Compere
Flesh Impact
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
USA, 20 mins.
Flesh Impact takes its title from a phrase once used to describe Marilyn Monroe’s aura — that she looked so real and luminous on camera that viewers felt they could touch her through the screen. Dakota Johnson portrays Monroe at the height of her fame, while Ellen Burstyn stars as a version of Marilyn the world never got the chance to see.
Producers: William Green, Michelle Ross, Nicolette Spencer, Melissa Moore
Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Sepideh Moafi
A Sisyphean Task
Directed by Gus Flind-Henry, George Malcher
UK, 16 min.
Georgia premiere
A Sisyphean Task follows Lucy, a 23-year-old newly qualified teacher, through her first year of teaching. The film is a bright yet unflinching glimpse into the British school system, all set within the walls of Lucy's classroom.
Producers: George Telfer, Alasdair Flind, David Harwood
Writers: Gus Flind-Henry, George Malcher
Cast: Leah Balmforth, Hugh Bonneville
PLEASE
Directed by Anna Mantzaris
Sweden/France, 9 min.
Georgia premiere
A dark comedy about humankind’s desire to love and to be loved, PLEASE centers around neediness, intimacy, and romance. In a world that preaches self-control, the film explores the sides we try to hide.
Animators: Juliette Paquet, Lucille Braconnier, Marek Jasaň, Jiří Krupička
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Molly Nilsson, Ika Nord, Jonatan Unge, Johan Edström