SHORTS
SafeZone
Australia, Egypt, USA - 2017 - 7:42
Director: Jodie Livingston & Marco
Bollinger
Syrian refugee girls dealing with PTSD
illustrate the empowering nature of
education and bond of friendship
as they struggle with the reality of
becoming a young woman.
Cold Comfort
USA - 2016 - 9:00
Director: David Calbert
After the death of her fiancé, the
woman attempts to relieve her
suffering by ordering a robotic
doppelgänger. She quickly realizes
that the android is no replacement for
her lover.
An Undeniable Voice
USA - 2016 - 15:41
Director: Price Arana & Adam
Rothlein
Sam Harris, believed to be one of
the youngest to survive the camps
during the Holocaust, shares his
story of survival with philanthropist
and activist Sharon Stone.
My Best Friend is Stuck on the
Ceiling
Australia - 2015 - 10:29
Director: Matt Vesely
Secretly in love with his best girl friend,
he gets her an amazing birthday
present - something that is sure to
knock her off her feet.
Refugee
United Kingdom - 2016 - 24:16
Director: Leslie Knott & Clementine
Malpas
Five internationally-acclaimed
photographers travel to different
continents documenting the lives
of refugees from a host of diverse
populations throughout the world.
Speed Date
USA - 2016 - 22:46
Director: Shannan Leigh Reeve
During their weekly Sunday Football
meet-up, a guy’s buddies conjure up the
brilliant idea of sending him out on a day
of ride-sharing trips in order to find him a
girlfriend.
l Not Short on Romance
With your not so typical dating approaches, love can happen
in the most unsuspected ways.
Friday, April 21st, 2017 - 5:45 PM - The Triangle
Apolo81
Spain - 2015 - 11:51
Director: Óscar Bernàcer
No risk, no love - two people find out
that love can win in the dating game.
Goes Without Saying
France - 2016 - 11:37
Director: Pierre Sabrou
By trying to seduce a beautiful
washerwoman, a bashful man triggers
a series of unpredicted events that will
separate them leading to an unknown
place.
Jewish Blind Date (Blind date à la
Juive )
Switzerland - 2015 - 15:54
Director: Anaelle Mor
An uptight religious girl gets more than
she bargained for when the man she is
set up with isn’t who he says he is, but
maybe that’s just what she needs.
Once Upon a Dream (Il Était une Fois)
Belgium - 2016 - 13:25
Director: Anthony Nion
A man is convinced the girl he has
just seen in the park has been the girl
he has been dreaming of for weeks despite their rocky start.
l Older, Not Shorter
don’t stop growing because we grow older, we grow older
We
because we stop growing.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 - 2:45 PM - Island Cinema
WWW.NEWP ORTBEAC H FILM F ES T.CO M / / 04.20.17 - 04 . 27.17
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