Shorts Program 1

JAEBORN BY THE NUMBERS
Roger Gariepy, 22 minutes
This short film questions the contemporary art world by exploring $14 million sales of art made by Matt Jaeborn, which were painted by number paintings that he completed as a child.

MIDLAND MOTEL ROOM ‘77
Bawaadan Collective, 21 minutes
Produced, shot, scored and cut by an indigenous collective this film tells the story of reincarnated lovers on the run after a bank robbery.

NIMIC
Yorgos Lanthimos, 12 minutes
After an encounter with a stranger on the subway, a classical musician, played by Matt Dillon finds his life taking a strange turn.

NORAH & POPPY
Bea Macapagal, 13 minutes
When Poppy suddenly falls ill, Norah and Lolo work through their fear and anxiety of losing another close family member in order to help Poppy recover.

PUMPKIN MOVIE
Sophy Romvari, 10 minutes
Two friends continue their Halloween tradition, over skype, of swapping horror stories of creepy encounters with men, both real and invented, highlighting the pervasive nature of gender inequality.

BOY
Una Di Gallo, 4 minutes
A short animated experimental take on a cowboy western, created using traditional printing methods.