
CUFF 2015 Program C
Columbia University Film Festival 2015
May 1 - 3, 2015
Day 39 (Jesse Gustafson, USA, 16m)
The Real American (Darya Zhuk, USA, 13m)
Standing8 (Michael Molina Minard, USA, 15m)
The Book of Ned (Judah-Lev Dickstein, USA, 20m)
Dear Mother (Édesanyám) (Daniel Nickson, Romania, 13m)
Day 39
Jesse Gustafson, USA, 2015, DCP, 16m
A young soldier on his first deployment in Afghanistan and a seasoned Ranger medic fight to save a young mother and her child on the battlefield.
The Real American
Darya Zhuk, USA, 2015, DCP, 13m
A Post-Soviet Union exchange student stops fearing American culture and starts shaving her legs.
Standing8
Michael Molina Minard, USA, 2015, DCP, 15m
Abdul was raised to fight and win, but when he kills an opponent in the ring, he must confront his greatest enemy – himself.
The Book of Ned
Judah-Lev Dickstein, USA, 2015, DCP, 20m
A weak-willed pencil-pusher finds the solution to his problems when he takes a stand against the bastard who's been soiling his favorite office hiding spot.
Dear Mother / Édesanyám
Daniel Nickson, Romania, 2015, DCP, 13m
Hungarian with English subtitles
A man returns to his hometown to sell his mother's house during her funeral.





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