Shorts Program 2
NewFest 2012
July 27 - 31, 2012
Relationships at a turning point take center stage in this not-to-be-missed program of dynamic and entertaining LGBT shorts from the US and around the world: Jackpot (Adam Baran), The Thing (Rhys Ernst), Coffee & Pie (Douglas Horn), The Eyes and the Ice (Ian Samuels), Two Bodies (Nijla Mumin), The Shower / La Ducha (Maria José), I Remember: A Film About Joe Brainard (Matt Wolf).
A teen tries to make it home with a stash of porn in suburban New Jersey, circa 1994, while a transman and his girlfriend travel towards a mysterious roadside attraction called “The Thing.” Matt Wolf (Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell) returns with a stirring exploration of the life of New York poet and artist Joe Brainard. Plus, couples dealing with age differences, breakups, and the most important question of all: who gets to keep the cat?
Jackpot
Adam Baran | USA | 2012 | 10m
Jack, a frustrated 14-year-old (in 1994), embarks on a quest to make it home with a stash of gay porn before the local bullies catch him. Will a sexy coverboy come to his rescue?
The Thing
Rhys Ernst | 2012 | USA | 15m
A woman, a transgendered man, and their cat travel towards a mysterious roadside attraction known as “The Thing.” Their destination turns out to be not what they were searching for.
Coffee & Pie
Douglas Horn | 2011 | USA | 15m
A couple must come to terms with the fact that theirs is a love that could never be.
The Eyes and the Ice
Ian Samuels | 2011 | USA | 11m
A young man faces insecurities about his relationship and what appears to be a human eye frozen in the ice outside his vacation cabin.
Two Bodies
Nijla Mumin | 2011 | USA | 10m
At a major life crossroads, Nadia, 26, returns to her mother's home from New York City with a secret (body) that her mother doesn't want to accept, but is determined to expose.
The Shower / La Ducha
María José | 2011 | Chile | 10m
Two women share a final shower together as their relationship falls apart.
I Remember: A Film About Joe Brainard
Matt Wolf | 2012 | USA | 24m
An inventive biography of artist and writer Joe Brainard, and an elliptical dialog about friendship, nostalgia and the strange wonders of memory.
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