121 Washington St
THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT LOCAL 121, LOCATED AT 121 WASHINGTON STREET. PLEASE USE THE MATTHEWSON STREET ENTRANCE.
Per tutta la vita
Roberto Catani France, Italy | 2018 | 5min | Animation | Experimental
One winter’s day, an acrobat abandoned by his magician, melancholically remembers their love story.
Homesick
Koya Kamura Japan | 2019 | 27min | Narrative | Drama
Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Murai braves danger and wanders through the no-go zone in order to spend time with Jun, his eight-year-old son.
Roughhouse
Jonathan Hodgson 2018 | 15min | Animation
Three friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang, their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences.
No. 2: Hush Little Baby
Camille Hollett-French Canada | 2018 | 15min | Narrative | Drama, Canadian
When the young mother Lacey visits her father in jail, where he’s serving a sentence for attempting to have sex with a child, she’s faced with the most profound realization of all, one that speaks far more truth about herself than she’d ever expect.
Safety
Fabrice Joubert United States | 2019 | 14min | Narrative
A bright sunny afternoon in november. It is wind-down time after gym class for the 2nd graders. Michael and eleven other children lie side by side on the floor of the gym, breathing quietly. Suddenly, a detonation tears the silence.
The gym teacher immediately understands that he now bears the life and death responsibility to lead the children to safety. He manages to hide them in his office. But as the shooter enters the gymnasium, Michael realizes he might know the shooter, and sneaks out…
The gym teacher will now have to risk everything, including his own life, to keep Michael safe.
Safety is an adaptation of the 2015 acclaimed short story by Lydia Fitzpatrick.
Talk To Leon
Murat Go¨KmenUnited Kingdom | 2019 | 14min | Narrative | Drama
Out after midnight for the first time, four twelve-year-olds travel across London with only the voice of Leon to guide them.