Shorts Program Two
New Directors/New Films 2016
March 16 - 27, 2016
A program of four short films: The Digger (Ali Cherri, 24m); We All Love the Seashore / Tout le Monde Aime le Bord de la Mer (Keina Espiñeira, 16m); Of a Few Days (Timothy Fryett, 14m); The Park / Le Park (Randa Maroufi, 14m).
The Digger
Ali Cherri, Lebanon/France/UAE, 2015, 24m
Arabic and Pashto with English subtitles
With ritualistic serenity, a lone caretaker maintains ancient graves in the Sharjah Desert long after the bodies are gone.
We All Love the Seashore / Tout le Monde Aime le Bord de la Mer
Keina Espiñeira, Spain, 2016, 16m
French and Pulaar with English subtitles
A poetic distillation of the liminal space of refugees and migrants, developed collaboratively through encounters on the African coast of the Mediterranean. U.S. Premiere
Of a Few Days
Timothy Fryett, USA, 2016, 14m
On the South Side of Chicago, final touches on one’s journey on Earth are meticulously made in a decades-old community funeral home.
The Park / Le Park
Randa Maroufi, France, 2015, 14m
French and Arabic with English subtitles
A series of tableaux vivants mesmerizingly locate the intersection of public space, inner lives, and social media within an abandoned Casablanca amusement park.
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