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Shorts II: Alliances

Directed by Various

Showtimes & Past Screenings

Films in this Program

Dinosaurs in the Hood

Directed by Long Tran, Nikkia Atkinson

A cinematic adaptation of a spoken-word poem about negative representations of African-American men perpetuated by mass media.  

Float

Directed by Tristan Seniuk, Voleak Sip

Rocky Mang is a Cambodian hustler in 1990s Seattle who spends his day slinging cheap cologne at the corner store …

Recycled Realizations

Directed by Jon Behrens

Combining an optical printer, found footage, and handmade filmmaking techniques, Behrens achieves a new visual experience.

Mnemonics

Directed by Daniela Repas

Using hand-drawn animation, a Bosnian refugee tells a story of her home, which has been logged and kept as drawings …

The Ways We Fail

Directed by Ian Berry

A young woman accepts the promise of a considerate birthday gift only to be confronted with the cost of not …

Infinity Hotel

Directed by Neely Goniodsky

An animated tale about a hotel with an infinite number of rooms where all guests (except one) shift up a …

Lost Winds

Directed by Caryn Cline

Plant materials taped directly onto the celluloid of 16mm film and optically printed create unique rhythms, patterns, and images.

Time Well Spent

Directed by Aaron Bourget

A hard-working artist is unfairly critiqued.

A Mew Hope

Directed by David Koesters

A star fighter and her cat, who doubles as spaceship, must escape an army of soldiers in their own furry …

Glenda’s Last Tattoo

Directed by Andrew Hinton

A short portrait of Glenda Goldwater, a politically minded Francophile who has come to tattoos late in life. Judges Award: …

Appears in: 44th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival

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