Short Film Program
Poetic Portraits
Immerse yourself in mesmerizing short documentaries that explore a kaleidoscope of realities.
Join us for a beguiling night of docu-shorts that explore the depths of the human experience. Wade into the waters of Toni Morrison’s prolific prose, look behind the curtain of an emotional day at a medical center, and undergo a week-long boot camp for girls in Copenhagen. Dually immersive and challenging, let yourself fall in and out of the worlds depicted by these exceptionally poetic filmmakers.
The Films
Fortune
Shirley Yumeng He | US | 5
This film evokes a sense of magical realism which gives texture to the meditation on the Chinese American identity.
Into the Blue
Ömer Sami | Denmark | 28
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
Patient
Lori Felker | US | 19
Fiction, reality, the private, and the performed overlap on a routine but emotional day at a medical center.
Public Surfaces
Gillian Waldo | US | 13
Exploring the complicated legacy of Baltimore's 1% For Art Program, through the built environment and the musings of the city's residents.
Quiet as It's Kept
Ja'Tovia Gary | US | 26