SHORTS: IT'S ALL IN HOW YOU SAY IT

Shorts screened:

NEUTRAL

A bounty hunter and his prisoner break down on a desert road. After a long, hot, miserable day together, their shot at freedom comes unexpectedly.

NEVER BETTER

Rudi lives in complete denial of her mental state regarding her break up. She takes a road trip to reconcile with him but things take an interesting turn.

FLOW

When two women rebels are involved in a skirmish, they have more to argue about than the enemy.

EMERGENCY

In the midst of an emergency situation, a group of young Black and Latino friends discuss how to go about calling the police.

NIGHT CROSSER

(Narrative)

A strange Romanian trying to enter Canada is confronted by an overzealous customs officer and his curiously cooperative colleague.

TROPE

(Narrative)

A game of make-believe backfires as two children face the crushing ennui of adulthood in this absurd, darkly comic short.

MOTHER

A mother receives a call from her young son, on holiday with his father. What follows is an escalating nightmare.

WHAT'S THAT IN THE GROUND?

(Animation)

When you want one thing, sometimes you get the complete opposite or something worse.

POOLSIDE

A retiring lifeguard in a landlocked town has one more story to tell.

MIDNIGHT CONFESSION

(Narrative)

West Berlin 1989 - A man calling old friends to make amends for past deceit does not receive the responses he was expecting.

THE ACCOMPLICE

Jerry discovers a number of urgent messages on his answering machine from his impulsive and inept friend, Randy (Evan Peters). While away from home, Jerry has become an unwilling participant in one of Randy's boneheaded schemes.