Shorts Competition Program 2: Ties and Expectations

Running time: 106 mins

Relationships, be they business, familial or romantic, form the basis to each of these outstanding short films. Herein are stories of pure emotion: from a couple?s struggle over addiction, a veteran haunted by a wartime memory to a pair of lonely hearts with complementary fetishes. Relationships ebb, flow, dissolve and strengthen over lottery tickets, boxing matches and gun running to the Balkans. Dark emotions in one film are often leavened by moments of the absurd in the next. Ties and Expectations is not only a moving collection examining various human interactions, but also a fantastic film experience.

Bill Maxey

Bomb - dir. Ian Olds
Car Jacking - dir. Lars Blumers
Carmichael and Shane - dir. Alex Weinress and Rob Carlton
Kubuku Rides (This is It) - dir. Terry Kinney
Love Seat - dir. Kris Elgstrand
Lucky Days - dir. David Elver
Men Understand Each Other - dir. Marjan Alizadeh
Voilà l'Histoire - dir. Elias Brossoise
We Won the War - dir. Kerri Davenport-Burton