BEYOND BORDERS: SHORTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
THURSDAY, MAY 19 | 2 PM | THE GRANGE HALL
SATURDAY, MAY 21 | 2:15 PM | 12 MUSIC STREET
Preceded by SUMMER HOUSE, a short drama directed by MVFF summer staffer Sam Permar and filmed in West Tisbury
Genre-defying, boundary-breaking, visually spectacular, and fiercely imaginative, these live-action and animated short films from across the globe are testaments to the role of film and art as means of making sense of the world.
SHORT FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM:
LES LARMES DE LA SEINE (THE SEINE’S TEARS)
Dirs. Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, and Alice Letailleur | Animated Narrative Short | France | 2021 | 9 min.
On October 17, 1961, "Algerian workers" take to the streets to protest the mandatory curfew imposed by the police prefecture.
MOTORCYCLIST'S HAPPINESS WON'T FIT INTO HIS SUIT
Dir. Gabriel Herrera | Narrative Short | Mexico | 2021 | 10 min.
There he sits proudly on his beautiful motorbike which he would never loan to anyone. He is certain that he alone can explore the jungle.
ONE, HALF
Dir. Javid Farahani | Narrative Short | Iran | 2021 | 10 min.
On the road in Iran, a man continually tells a woman to adjust her hijab in order for his car not to be confiscated by police.
THE VOICE ACTRESS
Dir. Anna J. Takayama | Narrative Short | Japan / U.S.A. | 2022 | 15 min.
Kingyo, a veteran voice actress in Tokyo, works in a voice acting world that is changing. She must find a way to reconcile her way of living with the modern industry.
WARSHA
Dir. Dania Bdeir | Narrative Short | Lebanon | 2022 | 15 min.
A crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.