Short Film Program 1: Too Much Pressure

Short Film Program 1

Running time: 109 mins

Too much pressure; this pressure’s got to stop. No matter where you are, how old you are, or the circumstances of your life, there is pressure that builds, waiting for release. Too Much Pressure is a program of short films that examines how we deal with those things coming down on us, how we fight, and the weapons we choose. Images of combat, both internal and external, and their aftermath, play out in this program of shorts from around the world. Too Much Pressure plays with dramatic scenarios, intense situations, and that inevitable moment when it all comes to a head. – Chris Garcia Sponsored by LaCie
Ten minutes before a boxing match, a teenage boxer with downs syndrome fights for his right to get in the ring.
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A girl whose family has been murdered is all alone in the city. In order to show her protest, she has decided to burn herself in front of an internet connected camera.
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When Rose goes to reconcile with her drug-addicted brother, she instead meets the nephew she never knew existed.
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When an African American teenager gets a seemingly depressed white guy to open up, she discovers he’s on his way to commit a horrible act.
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On a near-fatal car trip, Tama has to confront his family. In his struggle, he begins to grow from an undervalued youth into a proud young man. A unique collaboration between deaf and hearing…
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Ella spends her days taking care of her mother and sitting in parks watching kids play. Desperate to have a child of her own, her clock ticking away, she takes matters into her own hands.
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Eight-year-old Jesse lives in a twilight world of sadness and silence, squeezed into a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father. They’re in limbo, existing more than living. The child intuitively…
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A younger sister is prepared to drown in the milky love of childhood for a brother who has matured and moved on.
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The story of a little boy who revisits his neighborhood after its been destroyed by war.
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