FILM BLOCKS
FRIDAy september 3
Vanishing Seattle: Chinatown-International District - Bush Garden - Martin Tran, Christopher Woon-Chen, Ellison Shieh
Japanese restaurant. Birthplace of American karaoke. Gathering place for community advocates. This is the story of the iconic Bush Garden, yet another possible victim of gentrification and displacement. This short documentary is part of a series that takes a deeper dive into the stories of history, legacy, and resilience behind the #VanishingSeattle hashtag.
Feature film: Exist Within - Minah JUNG
Aspiring writer EunSoo hears suspicious sound from upstairs. Turing the water tab on, flow of water reverberates through the room, then neighbor wipe something. Noise has been continuing about for a half a year, noise is causing writer’s block and EunSoo cannot bear more of this annoyance. Noise causes writer’s and makes her to fail her writing contest. EunSoo finally determines to explore and use the noise as her subject on her new story. As she closely examines the noise, more and more suspicion hits her imagination, keywords like ‘murderer" and "dead body" seems to be real. As EunSoo comes closer to the truth, she becomes target of her neighbor, who is actual murder as she imagined.
Saturday September 4
Connect/Disconnect - Kandace McGowan
Eight teenagers capture their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures for a school history project. The group includes YouTube vlogger Adrian, overachiever Reese, activist Kaelin, high-school power couple Lucas and Bailey, the outcast Mallory and escapist Zack. Each teenager copes with what it means to come of age during a global pandemic, finding moments of hope and connection in their isolation. How do we come together in a world where so much keeps us apart? Connect/Disconnect seeks that answer. Connect/Disconnect is an original devised film, written and created by Sehome Drama high school students about their experiences during the school closures and 2020 pandemic.
Sunday September 5 - WASHINGTON & WA STUDENT SHORT FILMS
THE SPINNING MAN - Jordan Rosenbloom
In the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse, a lone radio DJ seeks connection.
Hey Cooper - Kellie NEWTON
All good dogs deserve a love song
Erebus - Will Ammann
A young woman finds herself trapped in a surreal wasteland, and begins to question the nature of her reality.
Safety Insurance - Galen Andrus
After a home invasion, a woman takes matters into her own hands.
Squatter - Ben Gruenbaum
This project has been an exploration of a single situation, and all of its obvious and subtle circumstances. It deals with our constant motivation to understand the world around us, while the whole, objective truth is constantly eluding us. In a backroom dealing, two beings seek to understand each other's true intentions. But how deep does the truth actually lie?
As I Lay Asleep - B.A. Radetski
After being hypnotized into a prophetic nightmare, a young man is haunted by memory, despair, and his own mortality.
Bumber Monkey - Colbe Schicatano
Scrap - Nora Hailey
Scrap is a short film of a heartwarming animal rescue, set in a dark near-future Seattle.
Dumb Supper - kristoffer wright
Kristoffer needs guidance from his grandfather. With Samhain quickly approaching, he decides to hold a Dumb Supper, a silent harvest feast that is done in complete silence. The pie has been painstakingly baked from scratch, the table is set, the circle has been cast, but something is missing. Kristoffer forgot to place the picture of his grandfather at the head of the table. What joins him at the table is a mysterious guest.
Monomania - Alexander Groom
Unhappy with his life and relationship, a man becomes infatuated with an online model.
CABIN FEVER NOIR - micah heemstra
A man ventures outside of his cabin for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
TWINE IN TWAIN - micah heemstra
A sock puppet attempts to woo his lover, only to find his efforts thwarted by a mysterious and vindictive doppelgänger.
Spare Body - Ethan Hunt
While searching for some extra money, a teenager discovers the shocking truth behind what his parents have been hiding, and soon finds out about its beyond sinister intentions.
Monday September 6 SHORT FILM BLOCK - 1
CIRCA 2020 - Matthew Hickney
A short cinematic expression of the year 2020.
Gathering - Marko Pejović
The film "Gathering" follows the crisis of a young woman, who no longer finds any meaning in the way of life of the middle class. The crisis of capitalism and the concept of freedom is broken through the relationship with her partner (who is a deaf person) and arouses in them various feelings and needs (which appear in the film as separate characters). As the story progresses, we are increasingly introduced to the inner reality of the characters.
My Father - Daniele Sestito
An adolescent girl fears that her father is going to kill her.
Magic Mac - Tommy Heffernan
A wannabe magician suddenly finds himself able to conduct real magic tricks - except that he has no control over when or what they are.
End Game - End Game
Prequel Awakens 2021 A young man learns the truth about his parents' death and begins a convoluted journey to a dark world, manipulated by an entity that appears to have no existence. It's Already Begun...
Underneath The Night - Jeremiah Kaynor
Struggling with his past, a man departs into the depths of the forest, never planning to return alive. Stalked by his nightmares, he finds release in his subconscious.
And Scene - Tommy Heffernan
The oldest member of a college improv troupe starts to question her place in the group amidst a tournament.
Bloom- Dawson Doupé
Identical twin sisters who haven't spoken in years reunite for a road trip after one of them tries to take her own life.
Strawberry Espresso - Diana Iacomir
What happens to us when we suffer a disappointment? How much do we change after suffering a disappointment and what do we do? Luca's story is a story about how reality can't really reach your own expectations, which you create and imagine yourself.
Good Mourning - Carl Christensen
"Good Mourning" is an animated music video that follows a man as he moves through the five stages of grief. The song "Good Mourning" is a string quartet that uses algorithmic music software to create melodies based off the shape of Ovarian Cancer DNA.
Death Wish - Galen Andrus
A strange string of murders get published to social media with no apparent connection to one another. | This is a 48 hour film |
Mission Control - Josiah Savage
A couple of space station workers plod through a typical day in the control room. Monica, the ship’s computer, doesn’t make the intergalactic grind any easier.
Wednesday September 8 SHORT FILM BLOCK 2
CHECK, PLEASE ! FIRST SHIFT - Marine Assaiante
Julie is a French immigrant who just moved to NY to pursue her American dream and starts working in a small chaotic restaurant. It's her first shift and nothing goes as expected. In addition to the customer’s weirdest requests, Julie also has to deal with a co-worker animosity. It sucks to be the newbie.
Gazing - Namira Hafizi
A short cinematic expression of the year 2020.
Over My Dead Body - Short - Meital Cohen Navarro
When a young Jewish Persian-American woman tells her parents that her fiancé is Muslim, they make her choose between him and them. The film explores an internal conflict surrounding a family of Jewish immigrants (played by Muslim actors) from Iran now living in present-day Los Angeles. I offer a window into the taboo subjects of religious intolerance and intermarriage outside of one’s culture. The choice that the heroine makes may seem controversial to some, but I believe it is a heart-wrenching and powerful decision that is becoming a new reality.
The Extinction Of Up - Randy Boyum
In the near future, when people only recognize each other by their shoes, two boys discuss weird things that are happening in their lives, including a sibling's accidental weight gain, and a great-grandfather's bizarre revelations about the past..
Matter Of Time - swimteam
Based on a studio album by Seattle artist, Campana, MATTER OF TIME is a short film that showcases the plight of the Black American; A cycle. What is the cycle? The cycle is what forces JP to sell drugs despite having an incarcerated father. The cycle is what leads Marcus to believe he can get rich overnight. The cycle is what forces Bella to sell her body to survive. The cycle means that tomorrow, they'll do it all over it again.
99 PROBLEMS - Michael Kehoe
A stranger offers people an opportunity to change their immediate future, an offer that could save them from danger.
ALONE - Jimmy Matlosz
Abstract non-linear visual poem inspired by the shut down and isolation of the pandemic of 2020.
Six Day Back - Scott Cierski
Three bodybuilders sing about a revolutionary new workout regimen.
The Assessment - Tommy Heffernan
Now 25 years old, George goes in to be assessed for his first internet license.
Melpomene - A.M. VASQUEZ
Melpomene is a psychological thriller short film that follows the aftermath of Lisa Green's failure as an actress. After her play, Lisa finds herself no longer alone in her apartment. She is accompanied by a crazed fan in a mask and two corpses in her tub. After much struggle, Lisa finds that her biggest fan is herself and that she can perform as an actress forever.
Good Mourning - Carl Christensen
"Good Mourning" is an animated music video that follows a man as he moves through the five stages of grief. The song "Good Mourning" is a string quartet that uses algorithmic music software to create melodies based off the shape of Ovarian Cancer DNA.
Friday September 10
Puppet - lee ge
During a time of internal strife for the Ming Dynasty Empire, a young actor is saved from death row and given a new life and a new name as part of the infamous Dong Chang secret police. He soon finds himself struggling to survive in the Byzantine plots and schemes of the Wanli Emperor’s court. ‘Puppet’ mixes stunning kung-fu movie action with a complex yet focused story to deliver a tale of adventure, romance, intrigue and surprising twists.