At 9:30 PM on Wednesday, May 1, join us for Shorts Program 3: “P.S.” The title is inspired by our poster illustration this year from Susan Johnson’s coming of age film on Netflix, “All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”. For this shorts block, we screen films that will make you feel all the feels, whether it’s laughing, crying, or even laugh-crying. All of these films will bring together the audience through these emotions (varying in length, with a total of 111 minutes shown together).
9:30 PM, Wednesday, May 1 | Music Box Theatre | Tickets (goes LIVE on 4/1/24)
Road Head – Allison Torem (16 min)
Stuck on the side of the road on their way to a social distance party, two contact-starved millennials try not to connect on an intimate level in this Reform Jewish absurd comedy about grief, changing plans, and the lengths we’ll go to avoid direct communication with the people we love.
Hickey – Giovanna Molina (19.38 min)
After discovering a hickey on her older sister’s neck, Grace (15) attempts to expose her sister and win her conservative father’s approval.
Places of Worship – Bridget Frances Harris (12.56 min)
After an incident following Sunday mass, a Catholic altar server starts having visions of The Virgin Mary, forcing her to confront queer feelings for a movie theater coworker.
[subtext] – Erin Brown Thomas and Olivia Haller (10.30 min)
Two people on a first date mask and ignore their insecurities until an event forces them to say what they’re really thinking.
Madonna – Lua Borges (8.31 min)
Around the landscapes of rural Illinois, a dying old man relives some of his early memories through the sublime manifestation of his younger self.
Fern – Katherine Bourne Taylor and Mary Tilden (10.16 min)
Katherine is moving away. Mary doesn’t want her to. On Katherine’s final day in town, Mary goes to absurd lengths to get her to stay.
72 – Marissa Chibás (14.45 min)
It’s New York City 1972 and Cuban immigrant Gloria Cienfuegos’s life and New Year’s Eve party are upended when her 18-year-old daughter Viv announces that she’s being sworn in that week as an American citizen, creating a showdown between the two women.
Good Daughter – Rachel Annette Helson (19.28 min)
A small-time con artist rips off elderly dementia patients by pretending to be their daughter – before the con catches up with her. Starring Samantha Sloyan (Midnight Mass, Grey’s Anatomy.)
Spotlight Series filmmaker, virtual Q&A May 2nd, 10 AM CST