Shorts Attack in August 2022
7 films in 93 minutes
The program:
WARSHA
Dania Bdeir
France/Libanon 2021 – 15 min
Live Action
Crane adventure
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.
YOU GO GIRL!
Shariffa Ali
USA 2021 – 13 min
Live Action
Comedian outdoor
Audrey, a New York City comedian who can make a joke of any situation, faces a staggering challenge in the beautiful mountains of Oregon. Can this city woman overcome her fears and rise?
STRANGER THAN ROTTERDAM WITH SARA DRIVER
Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster
USA 2021 – 9 min
Animation
Smuggling – In 1982, the completion of Jim Jarmusch’s sophomore film, Stranger Than Paradise, hinged on producer Sara Driver’s willingness and ability to smuggle one of the world’s rarest films.
IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME
Walter Thompson-Hernández
USA 2022 – 13 min
Live Action
Fly!
Lil’ Ant is obsessed with Pegasus, the Greek mythological character, since first learning about him at school in Watts, California. He begins to notice imaginary airplane people around his home.
TRAINING WHEELS
Alison Rich
USA 2022 – 15 min
Live Action
Partner search
When romantically inexperienced Enid meets the man of her dreams, she panics and decides the safest thing to do is rent a man from a questionable website to learn how to navigate dating.
GOOD BYE JEROME
Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr,
France 2022 – 8 min
Animation
In paradies
Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colorful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.
MAKASSAR IS A CITY FOR FOOTBALL FANS
Khozy Rizal
Indonesia/France 2021 – 20 min
Live Action
Among football fans
In a city where men have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love the game in order to prevent rejection from his new college friends. He tries his best.
Founded in 2002 and every month new: This is edition 236 of Shorts Attack!
