June program: 2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
Presented in collaboration with Crosstown Arts and made possible through support by ArtsFirst, the First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis.
*IMPORTANT SHOWTIME INFO*
We will be having 2 screenings: 6:30p and 8:30p. Doors will open for the 6:30p screening by 6p. We will not start seating for the 8:30p screening until we are able to clear the room from the previous showing.
Admission is Pay-What-You-Can. Beverages will be available.
Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of eight short films selected from this year’s Festival, which over the course of its more than 30-year history has been widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers. Including fiction, documentary and animation from around the world, the distinct 2016 program traverses vibrant styles from wild comedy to reflective poetry. Each breaks through its limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after it ends.
AFFECTIONS | Bridley Eliott | USA | 16 min.
This comedy about isolation and loneliness follows a young woman who is adrift and seeking intimacy in the most unlikely places.
BACON & GOD’S WRATH | Soul Friedman | Canada | 9 min.
*Short Film Jury Award: Non-Fiction
A 90-year-old Jewish woman reflects on her life experiences as she prepares to try bacon for the first time.
EDMOND | Nina Gantz | UK | 9 min.
*Short Film Jury Award: Animation
Edmond’s impulse to love and be close to others is strong—maybe too strong. As he stands by a lake contemplating his options, he reflects on his defining moments in search of the origin of his desires.
HER FRIEND ADAM | Ben Petrie | Canada | 17 min.
*Short Film Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance (Grace Glowicki)
A boyfriend’s jealous impulse spirals out of control in 16 minutes of romantic doom.
JUNGLE | Asantewaa Prempeh | USA | 13 min.
The lines between trust, betrayal, and forgiveness are intertwined for two Senegalese vendors as they try to make a living on the streets of New York City.
THE GRANDFATHER DRUM | Michelle Derosier | Canada | 13 min.
As the balance of the world turns upside down for the Anishinabek people, the elder Naamowin builds a healing drum to save his grandson and his people.
THE PROCEDURE | Calvin Lee Reeder | USA | 4 min.
*Short Film Jury Award: US Fiction
A man is captured and forced to endure a strange experiment.
THUNDER ROAD | Jim Cummings | USA | 13 min.
*Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Officer Arnaud loved his mom.
7 pm doors open | 7:30 pm screening | Pay-what-you can admission | Free food & drinks
