SHORTS 9 : Things We Leave Behind
Screening Saturday, June 21 at 9:15 PM - Theater 2
People, places, expectations. Some things slip away suddenly. Others we outgrow, abandon, or grieve in pieces. These shorts explore the quiet exits, the emotional leftovers, and the weird ways we try to move on.
120 min. total run time
Two Breaths
Director: Kateryna Kurganska, United States - 19:36 - narrative
After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave behind her home with the help of an unlikely friend.
Stronghold
Director: Meghann Artes, United States - 15:12 - narrative
When a group home for boys closes, the house mother goes in search of a missing parent, while reckoning with her own estranged daughter.
BABY
Director: Andrea Ramolo, Canada - 8:25 - drama
During the coldest week of a Toronto winter, a homeless woman named Rose does all that she can to keep her new baby alive.
MotherEarth Inc.
Director: Heather Mingo, Isabel Siragusa, United States - 7:41 -dramedy
Two women navigate love, work, and whether or not to have kids in the middle of a climate crisis, all with a dry sense of humor.
Spermicide
Director: Scott Nunez-Peterman, United States - 19:00 - Dark Comedy
Bailey and Amanda want a baby. Every sperm donor they approach ends up mysteriously dead. Bad luck or something darker?
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