28 Sept 2024
20th New York City Short Film Festival
LOCA
5:00 > Canada > 2024 > NYC Premiere
Director: Véronique Paquette
Synopsis: A woman loses herself in an exhilarating tango that transforms her.
Whippy
4:58 > UK > 2024
Director: James Rooke
Synopsis: A messy turf war has erupted between warring ice cream firms in 1980s Glasgow after one rogue vendor is caught crossing county lines.
2024 Official Selections
Revived
16:00 > Israel > 2024 > NYC Premiere
Director: Uriya Hertz
Synopsis: After a night out at a Jerusalem gay bar, Aaron gets help from the bartender to find his missing bag.
Divine Accounts [Cuentas Divinas]
12:00 > Spain > 2022 > US Premiere
Director: Eulàlia Ramon
Synopsis: Monica is a normal woman with a normal life. Until she kills her husband.
The Fine Line
4:10 > Ireland > 2023 > World Premiere
Director: Mary Sullivan
Synopsis: Labour and Gender, Fantasy and Reality, Resilience and Vulnerability.
Keepers
10:21 > USA > 2023 > NYC Premiere
Director: Paul Emile
Synopsis: A lobsterman will stop at nothing to understand the mystery behind a strange trap he hauls aboard.
Dinner Guests [Los comensales]
9:00 > Spain > 2023 > US Premiere
Director: MJ Fuentes Mateos
Synopsis: Miguel arrives at his grandmother's house to celebrate Christmas with his family, ready to face another night of reproaches.
Maestro JoAnn Falletta - Symphony Trailblazer
6:00 > USA > 2024 > World Premiere
Director: Brenda Turteltaub Feldstein
Synopsis: Falletta’s performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony mirrors her journey to becoming the first woman conductor of a major American orchestra.
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
7:06 > Canada > 2024 > NYC Premiere
Director: Natalie Baird, Toby Gillies
Synopsis: Through the act of drawing and remembering, Edith connects to her late son in a way that both holds and transcends grief.
This is Ira Richer
6:23 > USA > 2024
Director: Rick Knief
Synopsis: An critical early event inspired the breakthrough that shaped the visionary artist's foundational works.
Shame
8:11 > United Arab Emirates > 2024 > NYC Premiere
Director: Fatema Al Mansoori
Synopsis: Mahra's attempt to flee from home is abruptly halted when her mother catches her.
Meal Ticket
10:22 > USA > 2024 > NYC Premiere
Director: Adrian B. Herrera
Synopsis: A tough loving father with hoop dreams for his daughter, is hit with the harsh reality of their environment.
Miserable Miracle
8:00 > France > 2023 > NYC Premiere
Director: Ryo Orikasa
Synopsis: Exploring the limits of language an perception as Inspired by Henri Michaux’s poems and drawings about his experiences with mescaline.
When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad
12:00 > China > 2023
Director: Bohao Liu
Synopsis: At basketball camp, 15-year-old Fang talks about her dreams. But life never stops, it moves too fast.
Bumps in the Road
16:30 > USA > 2023 > NYC Premiere
Directors: Alex Halpern, Rachel Kittner
Synopsis: A team of wheelchair-using tech engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are leading a movement to open up the world to the physically challenged.
Today is the Day
14:00 > Israel > 2024 > World Premiere
Director: Roee Naggan
Synopsis: In the midst of an ugly divorce battle, Oded takes his son to the police station in order to file a complaint.