Tuesday, December 3, 2024​, 7PM
Marilyn Monroe Theatre
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
7936 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, California
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This screening session. features 11 short films (see below). All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
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Wood Dove (United States) by David Jonathan Orr
Animated video, made entirely from still images of dove feathers for a song by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Running time: 00:04:48
AstroNots (Australia) by Andrew Seaton
Astronots is a short comedy about two astronauts about to take off on a vital mission to Mars.
Running time: 00:09:59
The Untranslatable Forest (United States) by Ivan Miguel, Andy Camou
A journey through a surreal airport where nature and untranslatable words unexpectedly reveal on the way.
Running time: 00:02:30
Frank and His Dogs (United States) by Owen Markham
An aging Irishman lives a simple yet busy life amongst his friends and his dogs.
Running time: 00:11:14
Your Bad Neighbour (United Kingdom) by Ka Long Tung
As an immigrant from a foreign place, the seagull shares his unique insight of living in an English-speaking urban area.
Running time: 00:01:51
Furrie (France) by Lucie Grannec
A dolphin in free relationship with fifteen inflatable animals, a fox crazy in love with a cereal mascot, a band of animals adept at firearms… Different portraits, existing, of members of the Furry community, lovers and enthusiasts of anthropomorphic animals.
Running time: 00:08:36
Noham (Belgium) by Victorine Durmort, Marie Fotso
The day of the family Christmas party, 7yr old Noham is dropped off by his father at a hotel where he is reunited with his mother, whom he hasn’t seen since she moved out of the family home. During this particular afternoon, Noham tries to unravel the mystery that lies behind his mother’s isolation.
Running time: 00:14:49
Six Roasted Chickens (France) by Jeremias Nussbaum
Sasha sings about the sadness of roasted chickens. But is he really talking about our feathered friends? And what is he doing, in a pink suit and silver cowboy boots, in this muddy chicken coop?
Running time: 00:03:35
Sultana's reign (France) by Hadi Moussally
Sultana of New York is a Palestinian drag queen, performer, and artist. "Sultana’s Reign" opens with a conversation with Sultana, as she is being painted by Jordanian artist, RIDIKKULUZ. Reflecting on her journey from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, to then New York, Sultana tells of the challenges of performing drag in conservative societies, her nostalgia for the glory days and the glamour of Egyptian cinema icons, and her struggle to prove her existence and her self-expression as a performer and artist. She also shares her love of celebration and her everlasting commitment to be true to herself.
Running time: 00:09:53
Alone (United States) by Naomi Christie
A super 8 film with only one-take shots. Mariah is just a girl with a desire to be alone in her existential dread. What does it mean to be alone in a world where we must be percieved?
Running time: 00:02:39
The Fuse (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin
Cassius, a worn-down Latinx gladiator of modern life fights to make a living as a nighttime garbage man in the concrete arena of the Bronx. One night he’s inevitably laid off and faces his fear of becoming a homeless pariah. On his own terms, he sets up his final farewell but a fuse unexpectedly defaults him and makes him wonder through the night in quest of his truth.
Running time: 00:18:55