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A Crucial Connection
Shorts Program: A Crucial Connection
A figure appears on the horizon, a phone rings from an unknown number, a vague message arrives. While humans yearn for connection, we are also wary of intrusion. These short films tenderly explore the emotional journeys of characters making connections in dramatic circumstances.
Program: A Snow Day in April, BLiP, Guardian (2018), Mans Best Friend, Whoever Was Using This Bed
Total Runtime: 92 mins.
Whoever Was Using This Bed
A married couple is woken in the dead of night by a mysterious phone call. Unable to sleep, they are drawn into an unsettling examination of their fears and desires. Based on a story by Raymond Carver (Birdman), WHOEVER WAS USING THIS BED is a multi-award winning short psychological drama starring Jean-Marc Barr (The Big Blue), Radha Mitchell (Man on Fire) and Jane Birkin (Blow Up).
Directed by: Andrew Kotatko
Country: Australia; Language: English; Genre: Narrative Short;
Runtime: 20 mins
BLiP
World Premiere
Georgia spends her days battling her own demons, until she accidentally wakes a discarded cardboard robot whose needs outweigh her own. As she promises to return it home, BLiP becomes her guide on a journey shes reluctant to take, but one guaranteed to leave her changed.
Directed by: Cheryl Isaacson
Country: USA; Language: English; Genre: Narrative Short;
Runtime: 14 mins.
Filmmakers expected to attend
Mans Best Friend
Mans Best Friend is the story of a lonely software engineer named Martin, who lives life through his smartphone. That is, until a rebellious dog walker interrupts his pattern of avoidance. It poses the question: is app culture really making life convenient or is it making us passive and alone?
Directed by: Natasha Blass & Alex Mallonee
Country: USA; Language: English; Genre: Narrative Short;
Runtime: 11 mins.
Filmmakers expected to attend
A Snow Day in April
A biology graduate student confronts anxiety and grief as her father is about to go into dangerous surgery on the opposite coast of the country.
Directed by: Capri Kuliopulos
Country: USA; Language: English; Genre: Narrative Short;
Runtime: 13 mins.
Filmmakers expected to attend
Santa Cruz/Monterey Local Work
Student Work
Sunflower Soup
A relapsed alcoholic in a post-pandemic world experiences the visions of his late wife and daughter and attempts to pave a lifestyle with whatever seems to be left.
Directed by: Marissa A. Martinez
Country: USA; Language: English; Genre: Narrative Short;
Runtime: 10 mins.
Filmmakers expected to attend
Santa Cruz/Monterey Local Work
Guardian
Manuel (Carlos Flores, Jr) is a gay Latino teen who lacks guidance and support. Even though his mother, Anna (Virginia Blanco) deeply cares for him, she is only able to prove and instill her love through video tapes made from afar. Keeping his sexuality and boyfriend (Connery Morano) a secret from his homophobic father (Roy Manzanares), Manuel must decide the life he wants to live or end.
Directed by: Nicolas Jara
Country: USA; Language: English, Spanish; Genre: Narrative Short;
Runtime: 15 mins.
Student Short
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AdresseTannery Arts Center, Tannery World Dance Center (Courtyard Theater)
1060 River St. Suite 110
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
United States
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