SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
1:00 PM
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NW Coast Premiere | Short Film | Official Selection
Rated: G Country: USA Director: Tamara Shogaolu, Amelia Hanibelsz, Toby Cochran Genre: Animation Year: 2021 Running Time: 7 min. English Synopsis: "Music Dreams" is a dialogue-free animated short based on the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Holocaust survivor who, in 1938, escaped from Vienna to London on the Kindertransport. Set in 2021, "Music Dreams" centers on a lonely boy named Carlos and his brother; they too are refugees separated from their family. Lying awake at night, Carlos finds a piece of mysterious old sheet music that whisks him to late-1930s Europe, where he meets Lisa. Together, through music, Carlos and Lisa find resilience and stay connected to the families they had to leave behind. |
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AIONNW Coast Premiere | Short Film | Official Selection
Rated: G Country: USA Director: Giulio Meliani Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running Time: 14 min. English subtitles Stars: Arsi Nami, Aadan Garcia Synopsis: Aion gives us the story of a single-father and terminally-ill son’s relationship. When space-enthralled Theo is told he cannot go to the space museum because his immune system is too weak from his illness, Theo is crushed. But late that night, Theo’s father Dylan gets an idea on how to create a new life-long memory for his son during this difficult time. The story captures the raw emotions of parenting without all the answers and the joy of childhood innocence. Its message encourages all of us to be intentional about the time that we have with our loved ones. |
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CAPTAIN WITS
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
3:00 PM
LESSONS FOR LUCAS
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
4:45 PM
CADEJO BLANCO
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saturday, october 8
7:10 PM
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TEN MINUTES WITH RIGOBERTA (GUATEMALA) | STRANGERS TO PEACE (COLOMBIA)
TEN MINUTES WITH RIGOBERTA
NW Coast Premiere | Short Documentary | In Competition Rated: G Country: Guatemala, Mexico Director: Roberto Salvador Rodriguez Genre: Testimonial Year: 2022 Running Time: 13 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Fernando Villavicencio, Paúl Jarrín Mosquera Synopsis: Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum grants 10 minutes of her time to director Roberto Salvador, narrating in front of the camera a message for future generations through her story. |
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STRANGERS tO PEACE
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HORROR NIGHT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:50 PM
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WEAK (USA) | BLACK STAIN (SPAIN)
WEAKNW Coast Premiere | Feature Narrative | In Competition
Rated: PG: 13 Country: USA Director: J S Mayank Genre: Drama, Crime Year: 2022 Running Time: 16 min. English Stars: Katherine Castro, Bridget Regan, Patrick Heusinger Synopsis: Weak is a dramatic thriller about an investigation involving two women: AUDRA (Katherine Castro) who’s suffering from depression, and her friend JEN (Bridget Regan), who’s trying to help her cope with the mental health issues. They visit a shooting range to “let off some steam”, when an unexpected turn of events leads to a surprising and horrifying revelation. |
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BLACK STAIN
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
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ON THE DIVIDE
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
3:50 PM
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the last bath
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
5:45 PM
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L.U.N.A. (USA) | MACHINES FOR THE AURA (ARGENTINA)
NW Coast Premiere | Short Narrative | Official Selection
Rated: PG: 13 Country: USA, Mexico Director: Blake Vaz Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running Time: 10 min. English, Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Fernanda Romero, Truly Magyar, Lauren Bair, Lauren Deshane Synopsis: Field technician, Lillian Romero, is sent out to diagnose an error from her company's home assistant device L.U.N.A. When she arrives she discovers this is no ordinary error...or home. Inside she meets Jaime and Sarah Campbell, who are having an issue with their home assistant device, L.U.N.A. Only this visit is not like the rest as the device beckons her deeper into the house to reveal the home's true secret. |
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machines for the aura
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
7:45 PM
NW Coast Premiere | Feature Narrative | Official Selection
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANXESTRAL GALLERY Lead Actress Rosa Isela Frausto will attend Rated NC-17 Country: Mexico, USA Director: Juan Jose Frausto Genre: LGBTQ+, Bisexual, Sex Year: 2022 Running Time: 120 min. Spanish & English w/ English & Spanish subtitles Stars: Alejandro Belmonte, Rosa Isela Frausto, Andres Roma, Carmen Baque Synopsis: "Love Without Fear" is a romantic story about Josh Adams and his self-discovery in the city of Taxco, Mexico. |
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
7:30 PM
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NW Coast Premiere | Short Animation | Official Selection
Rated: PG:13 Country: USA Director: Marc "GIVE.ME.MAS" Sanchez, Genre: Animation Year: 2022 Running Time: 10 min. Synopsis: A journey across the desert leaves two individuals with hopes and dreams but with a tough decision to make. |
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boreal
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tuesday, october 11
6:30 PM
Short Documentaries in Competition
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NW Coast Premiere
Rated: PG:13 Country: Canada Director: Cecilia Araneda Genre: Experimental, Historical Year: 2020 Running Time: 13 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Synopsis: Unarchive juxtaposes the filmmaker’s father’s life with the political history of Chile – his birthplace – over the past century. It reflects on how we remember and how we forget, and the role of the camera in transcending the complex place in between. |
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ValtierraNW Coast Premiere
Rated: PG: 13 Country: Mexico Director: Juan Pablo Elorriaga Year: 2021 Genre: Sport Running Time: 24 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Jair Valtierra Synopsis: A child victim of bullying decides to do something to improve himself, with the help of his parents he looks for a sport that helps to lose weight. He found much more than that, at a very young age, Jair Valtierra found his purpose. In 2019, underdog boxer Jair Valtierra defeated the Latin WBC champion, thus becoming the first champion from his city: León. This documentary portrays the fighter from the point of view of those who know him, as he prepares for his first title defense. |
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Mapu KutranNW Coast Premiere
Rated: PG: 13 Country: Chile Director: Roberto Urzua Year: 2021 Genre: Ecological Running Time: 27 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Synopsis: MAPU KUTRAN is a word that comes from mapuche language, one of Chile first nations people. Is a disease without known origin that attacks when humans damage nature. This disease starts when the person disrespects the environment: cultural spaces like "menoko" (source of water), "lawen" (natural herbs medicine), or high newel (power, strength). The documentary explores human contradictions. |
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Campesinos: America's Unsung HeroesNW Coast Premiere
Rated: PG: 13 Country: USA Director: Joe Poni Year: 2021 Genre: Human Right Running Time: 22 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Synopsis: This documentary helps tell the stories of California farmworkers and documents their perseverance during one of the most challenging times in recent history, the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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The pure onesNW Coast Premiere
Rated: PG: 13 Country: Cuba Director: Carla Valdés León Year: 2021 Genre: Ecological Running Time: 18 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Synopsis: They are my parents' friends. The last farewell was in Minsk, in 1984: they were returning to Cuba after finishing the five-year career in Marxist-Leninist Philosophy. They came with the doubts of Perestroika, with the Russian stories and the tea: they foresaw a future that was not. Time puts them in different places on the map. Now that they can meet again, they wonder what is the thread that still ties them together? |
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Tuesday, OCTOBER 11
8:40 PM
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NW Coast Premiere | Short Narrative | Official Selection
Rated: PG:13 Country: Spain Director: Cristina Martin Barcelona, Maria José Martin Barcelona Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running Time: 8 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Kira Miro, Victor Clavijo Synopsis: At a dinner with friends, the tension that exists between Andrés and Marta resulting from her promotion becomes evident. When they are left alone, Marta tries to understand if Andrés is just frustrated in his profession or if there is something more. |
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Borrowed
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
2:00 PM
Short films IN COMPETITION
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INTERLUDE
NW Coast Premiere Rated: PG: 13 Country: Germany Director: Christiane Muñoz Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running Time: 23 min. Portuguese & German w/ English subtitles Stars: Elena Halangk, Jakob Geil, Sam Michelson, Nani Beda Synopsis: After a young engineer from Brazil moves to Germany for work, she struggles with memories of home and an ever-growing sense of loneliness and isolation. |
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TUNDRA
NW Coast Premiere Rated: PG: 13 Country: Cuba Director: José Luis Aparicio Genre: Drama, Fantastic Year: 2021 Running Time: 30 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Neisy Alpízar, Laura Molina, Jorge Enrique Caballero, Jorge Molina Synopsis: Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession. Something tells him she is near. Over the course of a day, Walfrido will follow her trail as he travels through the suburbs of an infested city. |
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Y (WATER IN GUARANI)
NW Coast Premiere Rated: PG: 13 Country: Paraguay Director: Cris Arana Genre: Drama, Social, Environmental Year: 2021 Running Time: 13 min. Spanish & Guarani w/ English subtitles Stars: Jork Aveiro, Roberto Cardozo, Aníbal Giménez Synopsis: Basilio has become accustomed to the lack of water, to the abuse of authority, to the suffering and loneliness that corruption generates. He is trapped, like many others, in the system that reigns where he lives. |
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THE BATHTUB
NW Coast Premiere Rate: PG: 13 Country: Spain Director: Sergi Marti Maltas Genre: Drama Year: 2021 Running Time: 20 min. Catalonian w/ English subtitles Stars: Abel Folk, Paula Jornet Synopsis: Ramon Riera is taking a well-deserved bath when his cell phone suddenly rings. On the other side of the line is Clara, a girl who insistently tries to sell him life insurance. |
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CONCERTINA
NW Coast Premiere Rated: PG: 13 Country: Mexico Director: Gabriel Gonzalez Acosta Genre: Art House, Drama, Experimental Year: 2021 Running Time: 13 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Leonardo Alonso, Estanislao Marin, Erick de la Luz Glez, Armando Comonfort Synopsis: Concertina is an interlocking narrative film that jumps between parallel realities as two sets of brothers discuss their dreams of one another. The film explores themes of ecology, family, and labor using magical realism as a narrative device to create dark, ethereal worlds that offer a glimpse into the power of the physical realm over our collective psyche. |
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HOAR
NW Coast Premiere Rated: PG: 13 Country: USA Director: Jeanette Dilone Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running Time: 17 min Spanish & English w/ English subtitles Stars: Brianda Agramonte Synopsis: When a phone sex operator is accepted into a PhD program across the globe, she must confront her devout Catholic mother, a codependent hoarder, with her difficult decision. |
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