
SHORTS PROGRAM: JOYFUL EXPRESSIONS
- Shorts Programs
- 96 mins
Stories focusing on positive energy, moments of joy, and feelings of exuberance.
In Person: Filmmaker Dave Rhodes with Magwire Art
In this program
BALLET AFTER DARK
Directed by B.Monét
In the aftermath of an attack, a ballet teacher develops a program that heals survivors of abuse with dance therapy.
MAGWIRE ART
Directed by Dave Rhodes
Meet Molly McGuire, a painter whose New Orleans inspired characters come to life through her one-of-a-kind Circus Banners.
MOINTAL RANGER
Directed by Ansiqi Li
In China’s far-flung border with Kazakhstan, one forest ranger dedicates his life to protecting the forest and promoting environmentalism.
EXIT 12
Directed by Mohammad Gorjestani
Former U.S. Marine Roman Baca starts a dance company that offers veterans and individuals affected by war a place to tell their unique stories.
MY THEATRE
Directed by Kazuya Ashizawa
Despite Shuji Tamura’s Japanese Cinema having closed over 55 years ago, he continues to share it and a lost cinematic art with the world.
ARTIKO
Directed by Jesus Mari Lazkano, Josu Venero
Renowned Spanish Basque painter Jesus Mari Lazkano journeys to the Svalbard archipelago, near the Arctic Circle, to find inspiration for his next series.