Name: Tim Gruver Kansas Shorts
Start: 2024-10-26T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-26T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Wichita Orpheum Theatre

See the highlights of Kansas filmmakers in this popular shorts block. Films include:
Breathless
As an ancient creature terrorizes a young woman in her home, she discovers the hidden truth about its peculiar purpose.
Citrinitas
Dauph returns home to face her father's impending death. Outside of town, a crop circle has appeared. Their search for hope leads them to its center.
ELECTRA WASP
ELECTRA WASP is an experimental animated psycho-biography about the death and life of trailblazing pilot Amelia Earhart.
Harmony
Zane finds solace in their time at church, a peace not always reciprocated by community members. With a pastor they have known since childhood, they discuss how they perceive their spirituality and gender to intersect and hope that he has the heart to listen.
Icebox
On a bitterly cold night, a pizza delivery driver, Eric shows up to face his demanding boss, Dee, and a stack of orders ready to go. After his first stop, a carjacker attacks him and locks him in the trunk. Even worse, a stray bullet from a fatal shootout leaves Eric wounded.

When Eric doesn't return, Dee sets out to find him. She sees his car at the shooting scene but gets no help from the cops there. Only when Eric tries a last-ditch message-in-a-bottle tactic does Dee figure out how to free him in the nick of time.
No Small Parts
An actor auditions to be an extra in a movie.
Pink Walls: Based On A True Story"
Based on a True Story: A 15-year-old transgender youth who through internal contemplation and interactions with family, decides on whether to read a poem he wrote to a group of school peers, revealing his true self.
The Chronocular Device
A shadowy figure breaks into an abandoned home and finds a strange device that allows him a glimpse into its past.
The Real Big Brucey
"The Real Big Brucey" is a quirky comedy that delves into the life of a former children's TV entertainer known as Big Brucey. Now in his 30s, Bruce is on a quest to reinvent himself after a failed romance with Hannah, who couldn't separate him from his beloved puppeteer persona. The story oscillates between past and present, showcasing Bruce's struggle to move beyond the shadow of his famous alter-ego.