SEEING / BELIEVING

Seven eclectic short docs and narrative films about believing what we don’t see, believing what we do see, and believing in what we see in ourselves.

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PROGRAM

Emma Fridé, ENDLESS (LES SUSPENDUS) (Narrative, subtitles, 20:38) Sybille promises her nephew that they'll see each other again in the future, when they'll know how to reverse death. FRANCE Winner! Best Short Narrative

David Kennedy, COLD BREW (Narrative, 7:12) A young woman is imprisoned by her inner thoughts in a caffeine-fueled assessment of her co-dependent relationship. Watch the trailer

Yehuda Sharim, THE EYE BEGINS IN THE HAND (EL OJO COMIENZA EN LA MANO) (Documentary, subtitles, 15:31) A tribute to campesino histories in rural California through the artwork of Ruben A. Sanchez, an artist largely missing from critical conversations on Chicanx art, and an unsentimental reckoning with the fate of many cultural workers that struggle between paying rent and pursuing creative endeavors. Watch the trailer

Laurel Eisenmann, 3 AM (Tiny Movie, 2:34) One night, a girl struggles to differentiate the parallel worlds of her dreams and reality as they begin to overlap. Winner! Best Tiny Movie

Sepe Rafiei, BUNNY IS MISSING (Narrative, 12:16) Celine's cat, Bunny, is missing, prompting a desperate search that leads to an unexpected discovery. Watch the trailer

Ollie O’Brien, UNFOLDING (Youth 13-17, 4:55) A quiet look at a student navigating high school as a trans girl.

Caleb Johnson, BELIEVE IN WONDER (Documentary, 13:58) The positive and compelling story of the Parker family, a talented African American couple who truly make a difference as they simultaneously grow a family through foster-adoption, grow their sci-fi publishing business, and unite an inter-generational Pacific Northwest community—all through the magic of books. Watch the trailer Winner! Best Short Documentary