CUFF 2015 Program G
Columbia University Film Festival 2015
May 1 - 3, 2015
Peony Pavilion (Mu Dan Ting) (Sido Yao Lu, China, 18m)
Glimpse (Miguel Silveira, Portugal, 5m)
The Height of Life (Gilbert Ndahayo, USA, 20m)
The Prince of Nothing (Miguel Silveira, USA, 12m)
The Mink Catcher (Samantha Buck, USA, 12m)
Parents of the Groom (Emily Shesh, USA, 12m)
Peony Pavilion / Mu Dan Ting
Sido Yao Lu, China, 2015, DCP, 18m
Chinese with English subtitles
A young male escort tries to survive in the city of Shanghai, while struggling to hide how he makes a living from the girl he truly loves.
Glimpse
Miguel Silveira, Portugal, 2015, DCP, 5m
Portuguese with English subtitles
Glimpse is really just a glimpse – or is it?
The Height of Life
Gilbert Ndahayo, USA, 2015, DCP, 20m
A dreamer wakes up to find himself surrounded by four poetesses.
The Prince of Nothing
Avram Dodson, USA, 2015, DCP, 12m
A first-time thief gets more than he bargains for from an elderly shopkeeper.
The Mink Catcher
Samantha Buck, USA, 2015, DCP, 12m
Dallas, Texas, 1980: At a high society party, a society columnist hunts down Dallas's new first lady to unearth the truths underneath her legendary mink coat.
Parents of the Groom
Emily Shesh, USA, 2015, DCP, 12m
A contract killer duo must decide whether to save or kill their estranged son’s groomsman.
Sunday, May 3, 5:00pm
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