Name: Narrative Shorts Block 2
Start: 2024-06-23T17:30:00-05:00
Location: The Kessler Theater

(99 mins) 5:30 PM - SUN June 23 - Kessler Theatre
DARE GREATLY (USA, 4 mins) - Dir. Kerri Lendo
A woman's journey for love and connection in the grocery store parking lot.
THE GHOST (USA, 11 mins) - Dir. Allyson Morgan
A woman is ghosted by the man she's dating ...and then the haunting begins.
THIS TIME WE’LL STAY (USA, 6 mins) - Dir. Moh Azima
A whimsical story about a couple fighting to stay together and the mountain hideaway that provides them refuge.
MANGER (USA, 9 mins) - Dir. Jimmy Joe Roche
A feral prophet of gutter wisdom takes the viewer on a walking tour outside an abandoned strip mall while offering a frenetic retelling of the Book of Genesis. Score by Dan Deacon.
RIPE! (Spain, USA, 18 mins) - Dir. Tusk
Nothing says "it's complicated" like breaking your crush's arm. There’s a magnetic pull between Sophie and Gloria, and neither of them understand it. Between soccer games and pool days in sprawling rural Catalonia, a quiet tension continues to rise— until it spills over.
LOS MOSQUITOS (Costa Rica, 14 mins) - Dir. Nicole Chi
A 15-year-old Honduran teen and her younger cousin must forge new bonds in the US and redefine their concept of family.
LUNCHBOX (USA, 16 mins) - Dir. Anne Hu
When a Taiwanese American woman prepares lunches from her childhood, she struggles to forgive herself for pushing away her immigrant mother.
WE ARE NOT ALONE (Canada, 11 mins) - Dir. Adebukola Bodunrin
Wumni, a reclusive young Nigerian immigrant, becomes convinced that a mysterious object approaching Earth's orbit holds the key to her loneliness. Determined to decode the alien signal, she enlists the help of Jenny, a stranger and owner of a music shop. Adapted from the short comic by award-winning graphic novelist and screenwriter, Ezra Claytan Daniels, We Are Not Alone is a lo-fi sci-fi tale that delves into themes of connection, expectation, and false promises.
MONSTER COOKIE (USA, 10 mins) - Dir. John e. Kilberg
Frankie wants to pay their rent, go to work, and be a good roommate but is hijacked by their love for W**d.