Charter Arts
NMIH
Touchstone
Charter Arts
NMIH
Touchstone
NMIH
Touchstone
VENUE: CHARTER ARTS | 321 E. 3RD ST.
Comedy Block 1 Time: 1:20pm
Fiesta Blood directed by Elena Fazio
2022 | 2 minutes | animated short
An avenging piñata is fighting back against the brutality of birthday party piñata murder on a mission to save his fellow brethren.
Shark directed by Nash Edgerton
2021 | 14 minutes | narrative short
Completing the trilogy of wickedly dark comedy shorts that began with Spider and Bear, Nash Edgerton finds a perfect match in Rose Byrne as Sofie, a woman who loves pranks just as much as Jack, Edgerton’s onscreen alter ego. Alas, the couple’s quest to outdo each other may lead to the most outrageous calamity of all.
Two Chairs, Not One directed by Austin Kolodney
2021 | 11 minutes | narrative short
A disgruntled customer (Caitlin Reilly, Hacks, Loot, Barry) confronts a furniture dropshipper (George Basil, Crashing, Flaked, Werewolves Within) whom she believes should have shipped her two chairs, not one.
Plausible Audio directed by David Pierce
2021 | 5 minutes | animated short
When your new audiobook subscription is some guy making up stories as he goes along.
Virgins for Satan directed by Ashlynn Judy
2022 | 14 minutes | narrative short
Mac is a religious, horny girl on a mission to lose her virginity. After getting rejected by her sexy church crush, Satan offers her the chance to snag the guy of her dreams. But, when dealing with the devil, there’s always a catch…
Something Fishy directed by Christina Woo
2022 | 4 minutes | animated short
Sara is getting ready to go on a date with her new boyfriend, but Jessica, Sara’s pet goldfish, notices something not quite right about him.
We Forgot About the Zombies directed by Chris McInroy
2022 | 4 minutes | narrative short
Two dudes think they found the cure for zombie bites.
What a Trip! directed by Collin Kornfeind
2022 | 15 minutes | comedy short
Two downtrodden strangers go on a vision quest to cure their depression but end up trying to figure out why they have matching visions of a manic, talking wolf-bear named Kevin.
VENUE: NMIH | 602 E. 2ND ST.
Animation Block 1 Time: 1:20pm
Friendly Fire directed by Tom Koryto Blumen
2022 | 6 minutes | animated short
A friendly soccer game between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian boy that takes place on the West Bank barrier starts to escalate into an uneven battle. The film was painted frame by frame on the wall and become part of the ongoing conflict by staining the wall with over a hundred liters of paint.
Garrano directed by Vasco Sá and David Doutel
2022 | 14 minutes | animated short
A Garrano horse is forced to pull a heavy load under a blazing sun. Young boy Joel discovers a man who is about to set a forest on fire.
Beyond the Fringe directed by Han Tang, Costanza Baj, and Giulia Zanette
2022 | 5 minutes | Animated Short
In a quiet evening, an intriguing little paper figure magically emerges from a notebook. At first, it was full of curiosity and excitement. But soon, when the little paper figure suddenly discovers just how small and fragile and alone it is in this big, foreign world, fear sets in and causes it to crumble up. The little paper figure dives into its unconsciousness to discover where it came from and finds the strength to make the tough decision to rip itself from the paper where it came from in order to explore the world beyond. This is a coming-of-age story about leaving home.
fur directed by Zhen Li
2022 | 7 minutes | animated short
a crush gone moldy…
Broken directed by Farzaneh Omidvarnia
2023 | 17 minutes | animated short
Everything is peaceful, until an unknown aggressor repeatedly breaks the living room window glass…
Balcony Cacophony directed by Quentin Haberham
2023 | 5 minutes | animated short
When a rich lady with a passion for topiary must swap her mansion with lush gardens for a tiny council flat, she finds it difficult to cope with her new neighbour and his strange hobbies.
The Record directed by Jonathan Laskar
2022 | 9 minutes | animated short
An antique music instrument dealer recieves a magical vinyle record from a traveller: “It reads your mind and plays your lost memories”. Obsessed by this endless record, the antique dealer listens to it again and again, and the memories reemerge until one last and most painful memory is revealed: how he got separated from his mother on the Swiss border during World War II.
Lipstick of the Brave directed by Bill Plympton
2022 | 6 minutes | animated short
Lipstick of the Brave represents the animated journey of Madstone Rowan, composer and performer, as they find inspiration in the rock and pop music which inspired them to move beyond the gender binary and embrace their non-binary self. Through Bill Plympton’s poignant animation, homage is paid to the songs and artists that lifted Madstone on their journey as the film seeks to connect with the audience in a way that inspires the viewer to see their own sense of personal power as a part of a world that collectively embraces all expressions of gender and sexuality. The animation is set to the music written and sung by Madstone Rowan.
Sixteen King’s Daughters directed by Anne H Beal
2021 | 4 minutes | animated short
‘Sixteen Kings’ Daughters’ tells the story of a young woman who turns the tables on a malicious intruder. Contrary to most Appalachian murder ballads, in this one, the woman prevails!
New Moon directed by Jeff Le Bars and Jérémie Balais
2022 | 11 minutes | Animated short
An imaginative surrealist journey of young Jay Jay and his mother Edie. Their inner city dreams are illuminated by the New Moon accompanied by magic of Aretha Franklin playing on a summer’s eve on a transistor radio in a backyard in West Philadelphia.
VENUE: TOUCHSTONE | 321 E. 4TH ST.
Time: 1:20pm
Scrapper directed by Charlotte Regan
2023 | 84 minutes | drama feature
Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.
VENUE: CHARTER ARTS | 321 E. 3RD ST.
Time: 3:20pm
Bottle Conditioned directed by Jerry Franck
2022 | 82 minutes | documentary feature
Originally from Luxembourg, Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Jerry Franck explores the small Belgian community where lambic beer—one of the oldest, rarest styles of beer—is made. A cultural heritage almost lost after WWII, lambic is on the rise again today. “Bottle Conditioned” is an intimate documentary that goes beyond the beer and dives deeper into the lives of the people creating it, exploring universal themes of running a multigenerational family business, expanding upon tradition, and meeting expectations from consumers worldwide. The film follows three of the most revered lambic producers at a pivotal point in time, where each grapple with the growing demand for their beers and how it affects their personal relationships.
VENUE: NMIH | 602 E. 2ND ST.
Time: 3:20pm
King on Screen directed by Daphné Baiwir
2022 | 75 minutes | documentary feature
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
VENUE: TOUCHSTONE | 321 E. 4TH ST.
Time: 3:20pm
The Fire Cats directed by Katharine Parsons
2021 | 80 minutes | documentary feature
THE FIRE CATS – Save Something Small is the inspirational story of a group of animal rescuers who devoted months to rescuing cats who survived the Tubbs wildfire that was hot enough to melt glass and to return them to the families who had lost everything. The experience transformed everyone: the rescuers, the cats, and the fire families. But a year later, when the monstrous Camp Fire wiped out Paradise, the authorities tried to stop them.
VENUE: CHARTER ARTS | 321 E. 3RD ST.
Animation Block 2 Time: 5:20pm
Regular Rabbit directed by Eoin Duffy
2022 | 8 minutes | animated short
With story and visuals purposefully separated, a Regular Rabbit battles a comically absurd onslaught of disinformation. He is not the nightmare being told. He is as shown, a regular ol’ stupid rabbit doing his usual rabbit stuff! The narrator is full of s#!t!! How is this so hard to believe?! Fake news!! Where’s the evidence?! Agh!!! He is nothing more than a Regular Rabbit!
Corvine directed by Sean McCarron
2022 | 11 minutes | animated short
An eccentric boy has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.
Boundless directed by David Chai
2022 | 10 minutes | animated short
Come swim with us through the limitless pools of our trans and nonbinary spirits.
The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World directed by Damaris Zielke
2022 | 7 minutes | animated short
Greta has the most boring grandma in the whole world. When she falls asleep on the sofa, Greta gets the idea, to play funeral with her grandma. This confronts them with some questions they didn’t ask themselves before. Because what remains when you have to leave life behind?
Andy: A Dog’s Tale directed by Jamy Wheless
2021 | 8 minutes | Animated Short
An uplifting story of how one puppy overcomes a series of obstacles to find his purpose in life.
Cat and Moth directed by India Barnardo
2022 | 7 minutes | animated short
A fluffy white cat wants nothing more than to find the most comfortable spot in the universe, but little does she know someone else has their eye on it too.
Something Fishy directed by Christina Woo
2022 | 4 minutes | animated short
Sara is getting ready to go on a date with her new boyfriend, but Jessica, Sara’s pet goldfish, notices something not quite right about him.
Period Drama directed by Anushka Tina Nair and Lauryn Anthony
2022 | 2 minutes | animated short
In Victorian-era England, highly precocious and imaginative eleven-year-old Georgiana Crimsworth is up late enjoying a good book. She suddenly experiences cramps and finds blood on her sheets. Not having received the talk yet, she doesn’t understand that this is her first period, and she thinks she’s dying. Her imagination runs amok as she searches for answers among sins and deadly disease, and fears the worst for what this means for herself and for her family.
How to Rig an Election:The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler
2022 | 7 minutes | documentary short
The most hotly contested election in U.S. history took place in 1876 and ended in a “compromise” that permitted racism and racist violence to become more deeply embedded in our nation’s culture and politics in ways that are still felt to this day.
Plausible Audio directed by David Pierce
2021 | 5 minutes | animated short
When your new audiobook subscription is some guy making up stories as he goes along.
Fiesta Blood directed by Elena Fazio
2022 | 2 minutes | animated short
An avenging piñata is fighting back against the brutality of birthday party piñata murder on a mission to save his fellow brethren.
VENUE: NMIH | 602 E. 2ND ST.
LGBTQ Block 2 | Time: 5:20pm
Campfire directed by Austin Lee Bunn
2023 | 17 minutes | narrative short
A married farmer travels to a gay campground in rural NE Pennsylvania on a quest to find the man he fell in love with 30 years before — and discovers the past is not done with him yet. A narrative/doc hybrid film.
Love, Barbara directed by Brydie O’Connor
2022 | 15 minutes | documentary short
A short documentary about the iconic legacy of pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, through the lens and love of her partner of over 30 years, Florrie Burke.
The Ruth Brinker Story directed by Apo W Bazidi
2022 | 23 minutes | documentary short
At the age of 63, retired food-service worker Ruth Brinker became a pioneer of HIV care in her community and would become a legend among San Franciscans. The AIDS epidemic hit San Francisco the hardest and created a wave of fear and uncertainty that left many victims feeling hopeless and alone. Brinker, a woman whose deep compassion became a source of strength for others struggling to cope with the times, began cooking meals in her kitchen to deliver to her neighbors who were too ill to take care of themselves. Her goal was to not only provide meals but to also revitalize the city’s sense of community and spend time with HIV/AIDS patients to end the isolation they experienced. Providing meals with love became the hallmark of her mission. The work of Brinker and her growing team of volunteers led to Project Open Hand, the largest provider of nutrition to the HIV/AIDS community with sister organizations across the country. Ruth Brinker’s legacy carries on today as Project Open Hand has once again joined the frontlines in facing the crisis of the COVID19 pandemic.
Inside the Beauty Bubble directed by Cheryl Bookout and Cheri Gaulke
2021 | 31 minutes | documentary short
Enter a pastel dreamland of 3,000 vintage beauty artifacts in the desert community of Joshua Tree, California and meet “America’s hairstorian” Jeff Hafler as he struggles to keep his roadside attraction afloat during a remarkable year that changes his life and the lives of his husband and son.
VENUE: TOUCHSTONE | 321 E. 4TH ST.
Time: 5:20pm
Elephant 6 Recording Company directed by C.B. Stockfleth
2022 | 93 minutes | documentary feature
In the 1990s, cheap rent and big houses in Athens, GA helped incubate bands Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, and many more. This psychedelic rock music, often created by non-musicians and recorded on creaky 4-tracks, developed a loyal following who shared cassette tapes and 45s and packed into raucous live shows. Featuring pioneers Robert Schneider and Jeff Mangum, performances, and video clips, this brisk-paced rock doc charts the genesis of that uber-creative, DIY music scene and captures its electricity and joy.
VENUE: CHARTER ARTS | 321 E. 3RD ST.
Time: 7:20pm
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection directed by Randy Martin
2022 | 98 minutes | documentary feature
She’d only just begun. Forty years after her death, this captivating, revealing, and unvarnished documentary provides astounding new insight into pop superstar Karen Carpenter’s tragically short life and enduring musical legacy.