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Section B – 2:30-3:45 pm EST
November 6, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Luka
Producer/Director/Writer: Shiyue Xu
3 min., narrative
On a hot summer afternoon, as various people come and go at the central market, a young boy starts noticing his own shadow.
Pocha
Writer: Carly Oscar
Director: Carly Oscar Producers: Carly Oscar, Rachel Brown, Maite Elias-Nava,Remi Renlib 13 min., Narrative
As she nears her fifteenth birthday, Vic struggles to solidify her personal and cultural identity, caught between family tradition and the desire to fit in with her peers.
The Funnel
Director/Writer: Charlene A. Carruthers
Producer: Elizah Turner Duration:
16 min., narrative
Trina lives on the South Side of Chicago with her mother amidst an escalating housing crisis. After falling into an intimate recollection of her family’s history, she awakes in a world with people, sounds, and possibilities she’s never known. An encounter with a familiar spirit opens Trina’s eyes and heart to a new gift.
CATCHING SPIRITS
Director/Writer: Vanessa Beletic
Producer: Natalie Mattozzi
12 min., Narrative
Destiny has been told since childhood she has seizures when she dances. An unexplained phenomena that’s resulted in deep fear and her refusal to dance- despite being drawn to it. What she doesn’t know, is that she has an ancient ability – a birthright of the Haitian women in her lineage going back for ages.
Zafar
Directors/Writers: Aqsa Altaf, John X Carey
Producer: Amina Nada
15 min., Narrative
A Pakistani immigrant juggles demanding ride share customers while talking on the phone to his mother in Pakistan.