East Lansing Film Festival

Shorts Program 1

MOTHER/Poland
Directed by Sebastian Kwidziński/29 min

A mother is out on parole for the murder of her husband. She wants to see her son.

SWIPE
Directed by Patrick Smith/5 min.

The absurdity of looking for love by algorithms and dating apps.

FORBIDDEN HOLINESS/Israel
Directed by Doron Neeman/14 min.

Reut is desperate for a baby but her husband has been instructed by the rabbi to be celibate.

AL FRESCO/Spain
Directed by Ignacio Rodó/8 min.

Large room in a dream apartment. Unbeatable location. Ready to move in. Plenty of light.

VISITATION/Germany
Directed by Christian Skibinski/12 min.

Once a mobster, always a mobster? Felix wants to forget his past.

SUDDENLY A BIRD/Iran
Directed by Elaheh Farnia/15 min.

Animated adaptation of a French poem, a painter waits for a bird to become part of his artwork.

DILEMMA
Directed by Trevan Jay Hiatt/14 min.

The line between right and wrong blurs for 3 friends confronted with a impossible situation.

CATS/Serbia
Directed by Danilo Stanimirović/10 min.

When eight-year-old Miša finds an abandoned kitten, he tries to elicit the affection his parents don’t provide.

THREE PREACHERS AND A BOTTLE OF SCOTCH
Directed by Mark Goshorn Jones/11 min.

Three ministers regale their crazy experiences running a church.