CUFF 2014: Program D
Columbia University Film Festival 2014
May 2 - 6, 2014
A program comprising five short films: American Gladiators (Director: Lara Gallagher, Producer: Joanna Lagstein, 11m), FishTANK (Director: Diogo Cronemberger, Producer: Joelle Joseph, 18m), Post Winter (Director: Jamal Joseph Jr., Producer: Tim Nesmith, 12m), Knives (Director: Aaron David DeFazio, Producer: Larissa Rhodes, 16m), and Alex the Magnificent (Director: Robert Monk Davis, 14m).
American Gladiators
Director: Lara Gallagher, Producer: Joanna Lagstein, USA, 2014, DCP, 11m
Stakes are raised and sibling rivalry escalates during a family road trip.
FishTANK
Director: Diogo Cronemberger, Producer: Joelle Joseph, USA, 2014, DCP, 18m
FishTANK is a sitcom about the day-to-day life of an online dating service. In the pilot episode, when one of the the company’s most affluent clients decides to take FishTANK to court the team gathers together to save the company from a disastrous scandal.
Post Winter
Director: Jamal Joseph Jr., Producer: Tim Nesmith, USA, 2014, DCP, 12m
Recently homeless, a woman runs errands for her black-market bosses until, at one drop-off, she makes an unexpected friend.
Knives
Director: Aaron David DeFazio, Producer: Larissa Rhodes, USA, 2014, DCP, 16m
A curious shopping-cart collector investigates the suspicious owner of knife-sharpening truck after a string of brutal murders.
Alex the Magnificent
Director: Robert Monk Davis, USA, 2014, DCP, 14m
Fed up with his life, Alex Martin gives up all his worldly possessions to hitchhike across the country.
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