Lightness and Darkness – 2018

Posted on Posted in Competition 2018, Shorts

Monday, April 9, 9:45 PM

First Generation
Director: Jeannie Nguyen/Andrew Truong
Narrative
9 minutes
USA

A young, Vietnamese American, mislead girl must decide how she will fit into the two worlds that she inhabits.

Manila Death Squad
Director: Dean Colin Marcial
Narrative
13 minutes
Phillipines

A journalist challenges the leader of a vigilante group to a drinking game that may score her a scoop or a bullet to the head.

Frank Embree
Director: Skinner Myers
Narrative
8 minutes
USA

Frank Embree. 9:55AM. Fayette, Missouri. July 22nd, 1899.

The Incident
Director: Meedo Taha
Narrative
22 minutes
Lebanon

A veiled Lebanese woman and a migrant Syrian worker get in a tumultuous moment and are arrested.

Aamir
Director: Vika Evdokimenko
Narrative
17 minutes
United Kingdom

A 13 year old is stranded alone in the largest unofficial refugee camp in Europe.


Retouch
Director: Kaveh Mazaheri
Narrative
20 minutes
Iran

Maryam’s husband dies in front of her eyes and she just watches.