UWS Film Festival- Shorts

***Musical Performance by Kenny Kosek begins at 6:30pm

Q and A following the presentation with Bill Plympton

Community Talent Directed by Hazen Cuyler

A neighborhood arts organization works to provide a platform for community members to share their talents.

11 Minute Documentary.

Glove Directed by Bernardo Britto

An intimate portrait of figurative artist Greer Ralston as she astonishes us with her exceptional talent and tells of her plans to devote herself solely to art.

5 Minute Animation.

Something Blue Directed by Samantha Nisenboim

Starring Mary Holland, D'Arcy Carden, and Chris Witaske

A bride, struggling with cold feet, finds herself at a crossroads moments before the ceremony.

10 Minute Narrative.

Opening Ceremony Directed by Manon Manavit

Opening Ceremony is an experimental dance film that revolves around a chance encounter between a dancer and a businessman in New York City, a portal that opens them to new experiences, and the bizarre characters they encounter along the way, inspired by the free-wheeling and spontaneous style of French New Wave cinema. The film was shot collaboratively in one epic 14-hour "guerilla" day in recognizable landmarks during Covid-19, with the cast and crew meeting for the first time on set.

5 Minute Experimental, Dance

Two Days in Dallas Directed by Will Kempner

Starring Matt Kempner and Jim Kempner

Vaguely estranged father and son meet up in Dallas, Texas for the 60th anniversary of the JFK assassination.

19 Minute Narrative.

Godfart Directed by Michael Langan

The true story of how the universe was created.

3 Minute Narrative.

A Good Day Will Come Directed by Amir Zargara

Starring Sia Alipour and Mehdi Bajestani

Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing hiscountry and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil andits people are suffering. Arash must decide between using hisplatform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remainsilent.

26 Minute Narrative.

Works of Mercy Directed by Alex Yarber

Hell-bent on impressing the head of his youth group, a young proselytizer struggles to earn his minister’s approval through pressing a lonely woman to sign up for his church’s meals-on-wheels route.

14 Minute Documentary

Duckville Directed by Bill Plympton

Starring Jim Dale

A dark fairy tale about a duck village that, in order to get tourists, fakes a wild monster attack to increase fame and sympathy. But, of course, everything goes wrong.

8 Minute Animation

Host or Publisher The Greenhouse Ensemble