2019 OFFICIAL CIFF SELECTIONS

Features, Shorts, Music Videos & Screenplays - in alphabetical order.

10 SYLLABLES

Dir. Emily Skyle-Golden

Short Film Program #8

Saturday, July 27th

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

One woman's inspirational journey to turn her #metoo into everyone's #nomore.

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15 DOWN

Dir. Mike Hayhurst

Short Films Program #4

Friday, July 26th

5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

A transformative summer finds 3 generations of the Yau family discover what it means to be a mother and a daughter.

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3 DAYS

Dir. Julie Sharbutt

Short Films Program #1

Thursday, July 25th

9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

When three women friends sense danger on a camping trip, they keep each other laughing until a horrible twist makes them feel more alone than ever.

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40 MINUTES OVER MIAMI

Dir. Michael Feld, Josh Covitt

Short Films Program #8

Saturday, July 27th

5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m.

For 40 minutes on January 13, 2018, the fate of the world hung in the balance, for Larry and Penny... their Hawaiian vacation was ruined.

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ABOVE THE HIDING

Dir. Bryon Evans

Short Film Program #6 Music

Friday, July 26th

11:00 p.m. - 2:00AM a.m.

THE NOVELISTS

A boy grows up struggling with what society expects him to be.

ADINA E - CHANGING

Dir. Yoni Goodman

Short Film Program #6 Music

Friday, July 26th

11:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

A young girl runs away from home, not knowing where her path will take her, she heads out on a journey of self discovery.

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ALERT

Dir. Marcus Støren

Short Film Program #9

Sunday, July 28th

11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

After a five year old girl dies during an operation her parents sue the doctor believing he is responsible for her death.

ALL I SEE IS THE FUTURE

Dir. Nancy Dionne

Short Film Program #2

Friday, July 26th

11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

An Optometrist and a former inmate form an unlikely relationship that helps the vision of his future come into sight.

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ANAMNESIS

Dir. Vincent Moran

Short Film Program #11

Sunday, July 28th

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Anamnesis is a family drama/thriller that focuses on the fickle nature of memory and the impact it has on us and our love ones.

AROUND THE SUN

Dir. Oliver Krimpas

Feature Film Two

Friday, July 26th

1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Touring a repossessed chateau, a film location scout falls for its flirtatious representative, who recounts the story of an influential book written there.

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AUGUST IN THE CITY

Dir. Christie Conochalla

Short Film Program #7

Saturday, July 27th

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Two young women find themselves completely drawn to each other but one fears the repercussions of society in 1978 Brooklyn.

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BAD PEOPLE

Dir. Giorgi Tavartkiladze

Short Film Program #3

Friday, July 26th

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

1991 Tbilisi, Georgia after the collapse of the USSR, in the midst of a civil war, Gia tries to find medicine for his son when he meets an old friend who fights on the opposite side.

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BAD TRASH

Dir. Stephanie Franz

Short Film Program #1

Thursday, July 25th

9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

While struggling to put a past relationship behind her, Nicole’s day takes a turn when she begins to suspect someone is stalking her.

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BE A BEAR - ABOUT LINKS

Dir. Duccio Parisini

Short Film Program #6 Music

Friday, July 26th

11:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

A reflection of different worlds, held side-by-side served with a side of irony.

BERTIE

Dir. Garry Crystal

Short Film Program #14

Sunday, July 28th

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

A classic suburban tale of parenthood, bereavement and a mysterious pug.

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BLACK STAR RISING

Writer: Doug Williams

Table Reading

Sunday, July 28th

3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Barbara Jordan conquers poverty and racism to become a leading black politician in the 1970s.

BREATHE

Dir.Mitch Yapko

Short Film Program #1

Thursday, July 25th

9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

When Marvin comes home from work one day, he discovers that not everything is as it was when he left - it seems that the air outside isn't for everyone anymore.

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BUT FIRST...

Dir.Erin Brown Thomas

Short Film Program #8

Saturday, July 27th

5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Coffee literally changes the way I see, think, and interact with other people. BUT FIRST is my way of exploring this through two of my favorite mediums, film and dance.

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CATCH & RELEASE

Dir. Laurie Colbert, Dominique Cardona

Feature Film

Saturday, July 27th

11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

A gripping psychological drama that explores and humanizes the abortion controversy by taking the anti-choice agenda to a frightening new battleground.

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CAUGHT IN THE SPIDERS WEB

Dir.Andrew Arguello, Theresa Morin

Short Film Program #11

Sunday, July 28th

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

An innocent-seeming woman is trapped in an integration room with an intense detective that is sure of her guilt.

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CHLOE 'TWO FINGERS'

Writer: Lisa Tedesco

Table Reading

Sunday, July 28th

3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

An artisan pizza shop owner set to marry the woman of her dreams - the daughter of a mob boss - is determined to prove herself to him.

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COLLAR

Dir. Russ Emanuel

Short Film Program #9

Sunday, July 28th

11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

What happens when a seemingly ordinary priest is confronted by a seemingly ordinary man?

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COMPARTMENTALIZATION STORAGE FACILITY

Dir. Eliaz Rodriguez

Short Film Program #7

Saturday, July 27th

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

A skeptical woman checks out an extraordinary storage facility where customers can, quite literally, compartmentalize their issues.

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CRUNCH EP.1

Dir.Brad Vance

Short Film Program #11

Sunday, July 28th

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

An outsourced tech worker turns his basement into six tiny, Hong Kong style living quarters, and rents them out to desperate millennials.

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CURTAINS

Dir.Gar Hoover

Short Film Program #7

Saturday, July 27th

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

An avant-garde theatre director in a career tailspin is a die-hard purist in a sell-out world...

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DOG YEARS

Dir. Jason Harris

Short Films Program #4

Friday, July 26th

5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Two people. Two dogs. One complicated relationship

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DOUCHEAHOLICS

Dir. Sean McCarthy

Short Films Program #4,7,9

T-Bag - Friday, July 26th 5:45 p.m.

D'Angela - Saturday, July 27th 1:30 p.m.

Ted - Sunday, July 28th 11:15 a.m.

Doucheaholics Anonymous is an int'l fellowship of people who want to better themselves.Not really.
It's just a bunch of douchebags. In a meeting. Being douchey.

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DRIP

Dir. Jillian Cantwell

Short Film Program #1

Thursday, July 25th

9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

A leaking air conditioner drives a Manhattanite to his breaking point, triggering an unthinkable accident that sends him on a hilarious journey across town

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EARS

Writer: Ryan Costello

Table Reading

Sunday, July 28th

3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Sick of the overbearing Christmas season, a depressed and alcoholic Easter Bunny teams up with a group of misfits to balance the scales of the holidays.

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eDISHARMONY

Writer: Lorraine Portman

FINALIST SCREENPLAY

Molly invites all the men she's chatting with online to evacuate to her home when a hurricane threatens. SIX men show up and all must survive what turns into a deadly storm.

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