Ferrotipos
14:00 > Spain > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Nüll García
Synopsis: A renowned photographer wants to take photos of his model with her naked torso to convey that insecurity caused by nakedness.
The Handyman
15:00 > Australia > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Nicholas Clifford
Synopsis: Alone at her country estate, Evelyn attempts to end her life but is interrupted by the arrival of an awkward but endearing handyman.
Altötting
11:00 > Germany > 2020
Director: Andreas Hykade
Synopsis: A coming-of-age story about love, faith, mortality, and shattered illusions.
BEST OF FEST: Nicki
ANIMATION: Bad Seeds
COMEDY: Little Berlin
DOCUMENTARY: My Neighbor, Miguel
DRAMA: Before Dawn
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Ferrotipos
LGBTQ+: The Ephemeral
STUDENT: Bed Bugs
AUDIENCE AWARDS: The Visit & Affairs of the Art
Affairs of the Art
16:00 > UK > 2020
Director: Joanna Quinn
Synopsis: A working-class heroine reveals her own obsession with drawing and exposes the addictions of her eccentric family.
A Trip to Heaven (Thiên đường gọi tên)
15:00 > Vietnam > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Linh Duong
Synopsis: During a peculiar bus tour to Mekong Delta, Madame Tam bumps into her high school sweetheart.
Inconvenience Store
6:20 > Australia > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Danny Coolahan
Synopsis: A man attempts to rob a convenience store but gets a little more than he bargained for.
What Has Changed
15:00 > Israel > 2021 > North America premiere
Director: Salomon Chekol
Synopsis: A soldier on active duty, Shai returns home determined to celebrate Passover with his family and rejects his friends' invitation to go out during the Seder.
Bad Seeds (Mauvaises herbes)
6:22 > Canada > 2020
Director: Claude Cloutier
Synopsis: A bizarre world populated by carnivorous plants that can change shapes the way a chameleon changes colors.
Intake
10:05 > USA > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Eric Otten
Synopsis: A high school senior finds herself in a drug and alcohol abuse evaluation with a seasoned administrator.
The Visit
14:00 > Iran > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Azadeh Moussavi
Synopsis: After six months, Elaheh and her daughter are finally allowed to visit her husband, who is a political prisoner.
Guide On
15:45 > USA > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Paige Compton
Synopsis: A young woman in Army Basic Training faces adversity from leadership that underestimates her strength and ability.
ME
13:00 > Spain > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Begoña Arostegui
Synopsis: For our hero, every day looks the same. Or maybe they are too much alike: the same routines repeated over and over again.
My Neighbor, Miguel
13:23 > USA > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Danny Navarro
Synopsis: An exuberant 72 year-old gay artist named Miguel recalls his time in San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic.
Devek
14:02 > Israel > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Uriya Hertz
Synopsis: When a young man takes his sick mother to visit a psychic medium near the Dead Sea, things do not go as planned.
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2021 Official Selections
Little Berlin
13:00 > France > 2021
Director: Kate McMullen
Synopsis: When the Iron Curtain cuts his tiny German village in half, Peter the bull gets separated from his 36 cows.
Bed Bugs
9:11 > USA > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Kaitlyn T. Busbee
Synopsis: A young woman confronts her trauma by dealing with the only thing she has power over: her mattress.
20th New York City Short Film Festival
Barking Orders
2:15 > USA > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Alex Tullo
Synopsis: When the entire British Royal family tragically dies, the Queen’s corgi finds himself next in line for the throne and in the seat of power.
The Ephemeral
20:00 > Spain > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Jorge Muriel
Synopsis: Two strangers meet in a subway car. Both will determine their future in that fleeting, and ephemeral, vital journey that brings them together briefly.
Before Dawn (Antes de que Amanezca)
16:13 > Honduras > 2020 > North America premiere
Director: Enrique Medrano
Synopsis: A fearful Honduran mother fights to rescue her daughter from the hands of her abusive ex-husband.
Nicki ( نیکی )
19:00 > Iran > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Saman Haghighivand
Synopsis: A trans woman is on her way to a job interview in Tehran.
Hide
11:00 > France > 2020
Director: Daniel Gray
Synopsis: Two boys play hide and seek. One of them finds the perfect hiding spot...and never comes out.