Event

All Over the Map, an Eclectic Compilation of Short Films, Fact + Fiction

World Premiere
Turbulent Abstract
Written & Directed by Marissa Sher
US, 3 mins
A visual experiment inspired by the defense mechanisms of caterpillars.

Ordinary Life of an Unwilling All-American Exotic
Written & Directed by Aurora Betson
US, 7 mins
Why is placing a label on someone important?

World Premiere
Aliyah Yaeli
Directed by Rebecca Sherwood
Israel, 14 mins
Meet Lindsay, Hebrew name Aliyah Yaeli, a late 20's black Jewish American living in Israel.

Meaning of Feminism
Written & Directed by Mara Harris & Anais Lull as part of the Reel Grrls Media Arts Program, Seattle, WA
US, 2 mins
A video blog about what feminism means to two young women.

NYC Premiere
OPAL
Written & Directed by Ramona Emerson
US, 11 mins
There are three things in life that Opal Shorty loves: her bike, Grandma's mutton stew, and Charles Bronson movies. But when the sanctity of her summer is threatened by the town bully and his NO GIRLS ALLOWED restrictions, Opal is forced to rise to the occasion and take him down!

Dechen
Directed by Kaukab Basheer
US, 6 mins
A young Tibetan Buddhist monk-in-training, has a passion for gardening and caring for plants in his monastery. One stormy night, he rescues an exquisite flower by bringing it indoors.

World Premiere
Desperately Seeking Stagg Girls
Directed by Sonia Gonzalez
US, 18 mins
As she's watching a 1980's documentary about South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a young French woman is caught by a RIP graffiti signed by the Stagg Girls on a wall near her house.

The Tale of Paris Echo Gold
Written & Directed by Deirdre Vertucci
US, 7 mins
A snapshot of one woman's hilarious ride to infamy!