Short Film Program 9A: College - Human Connections

Short Film Program 9A

Running time: 112 mins

At their heart, most great stories are about people forming relationships with one another. This collection (Part A of the best student films Cinequest has seen this year) showcases human connections in many powerful and provocative ways. From navigating relationships in new technological realms, to finding common ground with those around us, these stories dig deep into the many paths we can choose in order to come together. – Nathan Zanon Sponsored by LaCie
Cathriel, a holocaust survivor, spends his days sculpturing and running under the blazing sun in the kibbutz where he lives. When the place gets all crammed with his works, the kibbutz members reach…
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A woman who is supposed to be going home to her partner to celebrate her 50th birthday prepares to leave the restaurant where she works. But in the end she stays a little longer and spends the…
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As a 12-year-old girl prepares for her final test trying out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team, she makes an unlikely connection with the gym's reclusive…
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A mosaic of the youth in Rio de Janeiro's south zone. Far from illusion, closer to reality than we'd expect.
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Tête à Tête follows fun-loving Kerri as she spends the weekend with her sister's family. Tensions flare and technology provides an easy respite. Yet, when Kerri's gaze starts to shift from the…
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A man gets life advice from an android aboard a film archive in space.
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As dusk descends across the San Francisco Bay, the city’s 911 dispatchers prepare for the busiest time of day, the swing shift. Together, in a fluorescent call center, 25 civilians hold our lives in…
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Erez, an Israeli commissioned officer, and two other soldiers have been ordered to transfer a prisoner to Megiddo prison. Along the way, a conflict arises that forces the young officer to surpass…
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Sasquatch has always remained elusive in photos--but not for the reasons we think.
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Autumn, fed up and exhausted, cuts ties with her heroin addict boyfriend in a gas station parking lot. Stranded and alone, she approaches a semi-truck driver eating by himself. The two strangers…
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