Breaking Expectations
Bold men and women populate these stories. Meet a pregnant woman who has been selected as an astronaut, a stripper cutting loose, and an archeologist who has discovered something she can’t quite believe. Let us treat you to a dose of overachievement, eccentricity and sparkle. Comedy and crisis collide in these character-driven short films.
There are eight short films:
1. UNBOUND
Drama, 10 mins, United States
Dir/Prod: Sarah Moshman
Writ: Christina K. Moore
Prod: Casey Gra
Inspired by the true story of Dr. Anna Fisher who, weeks before giving birth, is chosen for a NASA mission, becoming the first mother in space.
2. SKIN CAN BREATHE
Coming of age, 11 mins, United States
Dir/Writ: Chheangkea
Prod: Karen Madar, Jason Adam Maselle
Having to constantly negotiate his identity, a queer Cambodian American teenager finds home inside the water of his high school pool.
3. LA VALISE ROUGE (THE RED SUITCASE)
Drama, 18 mins, Luxembourg
Dir/Prod: Cyrus Neshvad
Writ: Guillaume Levil
A sixteen-year-old veiled Iranian girl is terrified to leave the Luxembourg airport.
4. BETTER DAZE - HOSS
Music video, 3 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Zoe Mcintosh
Prod: Frith Armstrong
When a stripper is shouted at by a client, she impulsively leaves work early and steals a disco ball.
5. 桶妝仙女 (Tank Fairy)
Musical, 10 mins, Taiwan
Dir/Writ/Prod: Erich Rettstadt 雷利
Prod: C.K. Hugo Chung 鍾政光, Anita Tung 董育麟
A lonely boy's world is rocked when a sassy Tank Fairy arrives to deliver an LPG gas tank, wearing stilettos and a healthy helping of glitter.
6. CORPO E ARIA (HOLY CARE)
Drama, 15 mins, Italy
Dir/Writ/Prod: Cristian Patanè
Prod: Nicoletta Catalado
Gaia works in her family funeral home and takes care of the bodies while the soul is leaving. But one day, something unexpected happens.
7. ERRATUM
Mockumentary, 19 mins, France
Dir/Writ: Giulio Callegari
Writ: Mikael Monchicourt
Prod: Alice Bloch
An archaeologist uncovers a vulgar engraving on a Gallo-Roman fresco she just dug up, and struggles to believe its validity.
8. SPLIT ENDS
Drama, 14 mins, Islamic Republic of Iran
Dir/Writ: Alireza Kazemipour
Writ/Prod: Solmaz Mortezavand
World Premiere
A bald woman and a man with long hair try to get out of paying fines when they are caught by traffic cameras for not wearing a hijab.
Run Time: approx 105-minutes
Rating: M Offensive language & nudity.
