CUFF 2014: Program A
Columbia University Film Festival 2014
May 2 - 6, 2014
A program comprising five short films: Amateur Dictator (Director: Zach Carver, Producers: Robert Richert & Willem Lee, 15m), Bittersweet Sixteen (Director: Clara Leac, Producer: Julie Begey Seureau, 15m), Scumbag (Director: Luke Spears, Producer: Shana Keegan, 16m), Fault Lines (Director: Marisa Christine Medina, Producer: Chandra Silver, 15m), and Sina Forma (Director: Garette Henson, Producer: Nicole Delaney, 20m).
Amateur Dictator
Director: Zach Carver, Producers: Robert Richert & Willem Lee, USA, 2014, DCP, 15m
English and Spanish with English subtitles
A building superintendent dreams of becoming a dictator.
Bittersweet Sixteen
Director: Clara Leac, Producer: Julie Begey Seureau, USA, 2014, DCP, 15m
When a girl discovers that she is pregnant, her choices lead to life-changing consequences.
Scumbag
Director: Luke Spears, Producer: Shana Keegan, USA, 2014, DCP, 16m
An investment banker is forced to take desperate action after a chance encounter with a face from his past.
Fault Lines
Director: Marisa Christine Medina, Producer: Chandra Silver, USA, 2014, DCP, 15m
After suffering her parent’s volatile divorce, a young girl strives to confront her father about his reckless behavior.
Sina Forma
Director: Garette Henson, Producer: Nicole Delaney, USA, 2014, DCP, 20m
What happens when a man’s neurological makeup jeopardizes his relationships and connections to the world around him?
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