28 Sept 2024
20th New York City Short Film Festival
I Killed Angela
12:00 > USA > 2023 > World premiere
Director: Jeffrey Grover
Synopsis: When two long-time New Yorkers play a memory game that turns very dark, it makes them wonder if they have the power to "kill Angela."
Flutz
8:00 > USA > 2023
Director: Ryan McCown
Synopsis: A rivalry between two figure skaters and their coaches. And a witch.
No Flowers
11:00 > Israel > 2022 > World premiere
Director: Michael Anug
Synopsis: A seasoned flower delivery person, bringing bouquets to lovers all over the city, is stumped when a customer refuses delivery.
Harvey
9:00 > Canada > 2023 > NYC premiere
Director: Janice Nadeau
Synopsis: A luminous look at bereavement and coping with the loss of a parent, told through the eyes of a child with an overflowing imagination.
We Were Kids Back Then
15:40 > USA > 2021
Director: Rafael Alvarado
Synopsis: A young Peruvian living in NYC, is caught off guard when a childhood acquaintance, now his cleaning woman, arrives at his apartment with her baby.
Ocean
19:36 > Israel > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Uriya Hertz
Synopsis: When Elisha visits Hillel, who has established a mysterious cult in the heart of the desert, it becomes clear that the two share a common past from which they cannot escape.
Swimming Through
15:22 > USA > 2022 > NYC premiere
Director: Samantha Sanders
Synopsis: As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, Deirdre, Helen and Jennefer—avid open water swimmers—make a pact to continue swimming in Lake Michigan through the snow and ice as the pandemic rages on.
File
20:00 > Iran > 2022 > NYC premiere
Director: Sonia K. Hadad
Synopsis: A mute boy attends a pre-school health screening with his mother. At the test, he makes a decision that changes everything.
What Became of David Burkett?
3:00 > USA > 2021
Director: Duane Michals
Synopsis: Memories of an old friend are filled with questions and longing.
2023 Official Selections
Two Apples
9:21 > Canada > 2023 > NYC premiere
Director: Bahram Javahery
Synopsis: When a young woman leaves her homeland in search of a better future, she brings with her a single memento from her past, a ripe apple studded with fragrant cloves.
Enjoy Your Childhood Before Life Gets Here
9:00 > Spain > 2023 > North America premiere
Director: Mauro Maroto Megino
Synopsis: A humble woman endures a sudden pregnancy and gives birth to a man in his fifties, who confronts his parents for bringing him into the world.
Brutta Figura
20:00 > USA > 2022 > NYC premiere
Directors: Giorgio Arcelli Fontana, John M. Keller
Synopsis: A true story about an unlikely friendship between legendary filmmaker James Ivory and a young Italian film director who drops by to show him his first feature.