Short Cuts III: International Ties

Directed by Various

International • 2015 • 86 mins.

Six international shorts.

Balmoral Hotel

DIRECTOR: Wayne Wapeemukwa – (Canada)

The life story of a First Nations sex worker is conveyed via a ragged daytime dance through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. (10 mins.)

Day One

DIRECTOR: Henry Hughes – (United States)

On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child of an enemy bombmaker. (25 mins.)

Never Steady, Never Still

DIRECTOR: Kathleen Hepburn – (Canada)

Overwhelmed by his past mistakes, a young man retreats to his isolated hometown and finds he is not alone in his struggle. (19 mins.)

Overpass

DIRECTOR: Patrice Laliberté – (Canada)

Police chase Mathieu after he scrawls graffiti on an overpass, but the teenager’s midnight marauding has a purpose that only he understands. (19 mins.)

Prologue

DIRECTOR: Richard Williams – (United Kingdom)

In the Spartan-Athenian wars 2,400 years ago, a small girl bears witness as warriors battle to the death. (6 mins.)

Sanjay’s Super Team

DIRECTOR: Sanjay Patel – (United States)

Will Sanjay leave his comics and cartoons behind and take the world a little more seriously? (7 mins.)

Films in this Program

Genres: Short