SHORT CUTS
2021Film Festival

This year's festival will be brought to you live and virtual in collaboration with

The Westport Library

Thursdays, October 14, November 4 & November 18

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Tickets $25 - $35

Our annual international film festival SHORT CUTS features three evenings of outstanding short, award-winning narrative and documentary films followed by a post-film discussion with its international directors. SHORT CUTS will be presented both live and virtually from the Trefz Forum at The Westport Library. Films were curated from the Tribeca, Sundance and South by Southwest Film Festivals.

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Thursday, October 14
Narrative Films

The Kicksled Choir
by Torfinn Iversen
(Norway)

Ten year-old Gabriel dreams of joining a local caroling group.

Nominated, Best Narrative Short,
Tribeca

Watch conversation with Torfinn Iversen here

Death and the Lady

by Geoff Bailey and Lucy Streuver

(animated-USA)

On a dark and stormy night, Death pays a visit to a very old lady and her dog.

Two Jacked

by Jon Huertas (USA)

There are Bunnies on Fire in the Forest

by JLee MacKenzie (animated-USA)

The world’s worst carjacker meets the world’s most understanding victim.

A young girl gets in big trouble at school during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Watch conversation with Jon Huertas here

Watch conversation with Jlee Mackenzie here

Waves
by Agazi Desta

A teenager hopes to get his hair cut in "waves" for prom night.

Watch conversation with Agazi Desta here

Girl with a Thermal Gun
by Rongfei Guo (China)

A delivery man fantasizes about a girl who measures his temperature in a supermarket during COVID-19.

Winner, Best Narrative Short, Tribeca

Watch conversation with Rongfei Guo here

Special Guests

Geoff Bailey and Lucy Streuver

Directors, Death and the Lady

Thursday, November 4
Narrative Films

The Angler

by Oscar nominated David Darg (USA)

CUPIDS
by Zoey Martinson (USA)

A fisherman and a young mother have a chance encounter when their lines become entangled.

Six Nights

by Robert Brogden (USA)

A restaurant dishwasher is given a last-minute chance to step up as a line cook.

Winner, Student Visionary Award, Tribeca

Three schoolchildren set out to find their beloved bus driver her perfect match.

No Longer Suitable For Use

by Julian Joslin (USA)

A Syrian FBI informant gets one final chance to avoid deportation.

Try to Fly
by The Affolter Brothers (animated-Canada)

While learning to fly, a baby owl has an existential crisis.

Special Guest

Zoey Martinson

Director, CUPIDS

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Thursday, November 18
Documentary Films

Change the Name

by Cai Thomas (USA)

Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy in Chicago campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to an abolitionist.

Student activists and educators in Chicago campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to an abolitionist.

Meet "The Unlikely Fan": a Sri Lankan born,

Dallas-based, retired teacher and mother who knows a thing or two about hoops.

The Unlikely Fan

by Sai Selvarajan & Jeff Bednarz (USA)

Meet a Sri-Lankan born, Dallas based, retired teacher who knows a thing or two about hoops.

Winner, Student Visionary Award, Tribeca

Unspoken

by William Armstrong (Denmark)

World-renowned choreographer Paul Lightfoot creates a remarkable tribute to his father who he lost during lockdown, with a piece that holds all the words he was unable to say.

Contemporary choreographer Paul Lightfoot creates a tribute to his father whom he lost during lockdown.

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

by Ryan White (USA)

The story of illustrator J.C. Leyendecker,

whose legacy laid the foundation for today's

out-and-proud LGBTQ+ advertisements.

Winner, Best Documentary Short,

Tribeca

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A Look Back...

2020 November Selections:

Living the Truth

Single by Ashley Eakin (USA)

Winner, Special Jury Recognition, South by Southwest

Dirty Laundry by Maxim Bessmertny (Macau)

Tapes by Dara Katz and Betsy Kenney (USA)

Coup D'etat Math by Sai Selvarajan (USA)

Winner, Special Jury Recognition, South by Southwest

Liliu by Jeremiah Tauamiti (New Zealand)

Special Guests:

Directors

Sai Selvarajan, Betsey Kenney, Jeremiah Tauamiti

in discussion with Nancy Diamond

Special Guests:

Directors

Sai Selvarajan, Betsey Kenney, Jeremiah Tauamiti

in discussion with Nancy Diamond

2020 October Selections:

Seeking Refuge

Cru - Raw by David Oesch (Switzerland)

Winner, Student Visionary Award, Tribeca

Gets Good Light by Alejandra Parody (USA)

Vera by Laura Rubirola Sala (Spain)

Toto by Marco Baldonado (Canada)

Nominated, Best Narrative Short, Tribeca

No More Wings by Abraham Adeyemi (United Kingdom)

Winner, Best Narrative Short, Tribeca

Special Guests:

Directors

Abraham Adeyemi, Alejandra Parody, David Oesch

in discussion with Nancy Diamond

2019 October Selections:

"The Secrets We Hold"

Special Guest: B. Monet

Writer & Director of

Ballet After Dark

MAJA

by Marijana Jankovic (Denmark)

Winner, Best Narrative Short

A little girl moves to a new country with her parents. Based on a true story.

by Dana Nachman (USA)

Nominee, Best Narrative Short

A sorority girl figures out a way to eliminate all risk from the late-night ritual that is the college hook up. Now all she needs is to find a guy to test out her idea on... and with.