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Microcinema Club: Best of DC Shorts
09/27/16
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
NEW SUMMER HOURS: Doors open at 7 pm / Screening begins at 7:30 pm.
Admission is Pay-What-You-Can. Beverages will be available.
The 2015 DC Shorts Film Festival** showcases one of the largest collection of short films in the USA. Out of 1,300 entries from around the globe, their programmers selected 125 unique films that reflect the 24 nations they represent. Indie Memphis had the unique opportunity to choose our very own BEST OF from their amazing 2015 lineup.
MOVING ON | Comedy | USA | 11 min.
What happens when you wake up to the news you need to move on — and move out at the same time?
STUTTERER | Drama | Ireland | 13 min.
Greenwood speaks eloquently in his head, but his interactions with the world are hampered by his stutter.
THE BRIDGE PARTNER | Horror/Suspense | USA | 14 min.
Paranoia takes over a reluctant senior when she is threatened by her bridge partner.
SHOK | Drama | UK | 21 min.
The friendship of two boys is tested as they battle for survival during the Kosovo war.
*2016 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Film*
DISCIPLINE | Drama | Switzerland | 12 min.
As a result of publicly disciplining his daughter, a man sets off a string of altercations.
BARRIO BOY | Experimental | USA | 8 min.
A Latino barber secretly falls in love with a handsome Irish stranger over the course of a haircut.
HELP POINT | Comedy, Drama | UK | 13 min.
Two people meet while searching for their cars in an airport parking lot.
HAZEL + LOUIS: ANIMAL AGENTS | Comedy | USA | 9 min.
In Hollywood, it’s all about who you know. That’s why all of the A-List animals know Hazel and Louis.
****Some of these films have mature content/adult themes/strong language/adult humor. If you have specific questions regarding the films in this block, please email Brighid Wheeler at brighid@indiememphis.com and she will be more than happy to answer any questions regarding the content
Presented in collaboration with Crosstown Arts and made possible through support by ArtsFirst, the First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis