Women's Shorts Program

2nd Best by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (US, 2012, 8 min.). Sometimes you just can't stop fighting. Riley and Adrienne are coming back from a long day at IKEA already in a terrible mood, and even though Riley knows Adrienne is on the brink of a breakdown about having to eat the only thing they have left in the house (a brick of cold tofu) Riley still decides it's a good time to ask Adrienne to reassure her about their sex life. Answers and Questions by Choongmin (Rudy) Lee (South Korea, 2011, 8 min.).… Show more Is she or isn't she? Women play tug-of-war to hide and reveal their desires. In Korean with English subtitles. Chick Flick by Heather Bennett (US, 2011, 6 min.). Cindy has Athena's attention, but can she speak to her? Coffee and Pie by Douglas Horn (US, 2011, 15 min.) The story of June and October and their drastically different notions and takes on love and life. Flyers by Laura Terruso (US, 2011, 4 min.). A street flyer leads to a surprising discovery. Half by Alex Bohs (US, 2011, 6 min.) Noun: One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole. Salas S.A.L. by Palacio Rojo (Spain, 2011, 8 min.). The new employee will have a long term relationship with the Company. No longer can it be said that she doesn't have what it takes to work in Salas S.A.L. It's not true that Salas S.A.L. takes advantage of the staff. Then her boss tells her that she doesn't think it is a bad idea to fall in love with an employee. In Spanish with English subtitles. Sometimes People by Bob Gallagher (Ireland, 2011, 13 min.) Set in the early 1900s, the film follows Margaret Harkin, a lower class seamstress, and her encounter with Emily Blake, an elegant young debutante from an aristocratic household. As Emily's overbearing mother makes the final arrangements for her daughter to be married and Margaret labors to complete Emily's wedding dress, it becomes apparent that any contact between the two women could prove too volatile. Strangers by Jingliang Tan (Singapore, 2011, 11 min.). Strangers tells the story of a mother, daughter, and daughter-in-law, outwardly bound by kinship but inwardly devoid of emotional closeness. When a former relationship is rekindled between the latter two, the household is forced to confront a disconcerting truth. In Mandarin with English subtitles. What It Could Be by Pedro Paulo de Andrade (Brazil, 2011, 17 min.). Together, Natalia and Catarina find the chords of a song that can break down a wall. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
4:30 pm - 6:10 pm Remis Auditorium, 161
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