My Husband’s Jump
2017 | Canada | 15 minutes
Director: R.W. Gray
Screenwriter: Brittany Lauton
Producer: Jon Dewar
My Husband’s Jump is an adaptation of Newfoundland writer Jessica Grant’s stellar, Journey-Prize-winning short story. In it, the wife of an Olympic ski jumper (Bonnie Piesse, Star Wars Episodes 2 & 3) watches her husband jump, but, most peculiarly, this time he does not come down. What unfolds is a storm of people turning to her for answers, seeking to understand how such an impossible thing could happen.
- Published in 2018, Colonial Theatre, Short Films
Miner Difficulties
2017 | USA | 7 minutes
Director: Scott Smoot
Two very different robot miners are left behind by their spaceships on a planet that is about to be destroyed by a meteor. The two of them must work together in order to escape before disaster strikes.
- Published in 2018, Colonial Theatre, Short Films
Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle
2017 | Spain | 90 minutes
Director: Gustavo Salmerón
Screenwriters: Gustavo Salmerón, Raúl de Torres, Beatriz Montañez
Producer: Gustavo Salmerón
Cinematographer: Gustavo Salmerón
Editors: Raúl de Torres, Dani Urdiales
This is the story of Julita, a matriarch whose three childhood wishes have all been granted: lots of kids, a monkey, and a Spanish castle. Now, at 81 years old, one of Julita’s children needs to find the vertebra of his murdered great-grandmother. Lost among the exorbitant amount of weird objects Julita has hoarded throughout her life, this is no easy task. The search reveals a very picturesque family history, and ultimately, this unique woman is about to find the meaning of life.
- Published in 2018, Colonial Theatre, Feature Films
Little Potato
2017 | USA | 13 minutes
Directors: Wes Hurley, Nathan Miller
Producers: Wes Hurley, Nathan Miller
Struggling to survive in the USSR during the turbulent years of Perestroika, Elena and her young gay son escape into the world of pirated American movies. But soon the movies are not enough, and Elena decides to become a mail-order-bride and discover America for herself. Saving its most unexpected twist until the end, this autobiographical documentary tells the inspiring and timely story of two immigrants taking on the American Dream.
- Published in 2018, Colonial Theatre, Short Films
Ice Mother
2017 | Czech Republic, France, Slovakia | 106 minutes
Director: Bohdan Sláma
Screenwriter: Bohdan Sláma
Producers: Pavel Strnad, Petr Oukropec
Cinematographer: Diviš Marek
Editor: Jan Danhel
Principal Cast: Zuzana Kronerová, Pavel Novy, Daniel Vizek, Václav Neužil, Tatiana Vilhelmová, Marek Daniel, Patra Špalková, Alena Mihulová, Marie Ludviková, and Luboš Vesely
After her husband’s death, 67-year-old Hana lives on alone in the family villa. Her two sons visit her with their families, but these visits frequently end in quarrels. Hana meets light-hearted Brona, a hardy fellow inured to winter swimming, who awakens her lust for life. Brona’s teammates absorb her into their swim team and as Hana learns to overcome her fear of icy water she gains a new sense of independence.
- Published in 2018, Feature Films, Putnam Theatre
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
2017 | USA | 40 minutes
Director: Frank Stiefel
2018 Academy Award Winner, Documentary Short
Acute mental disorder, devastating depressions and anxiety have caused her to be committed to mental institutions, undergo electroshock therapy and even survive a ten-year period without the ability to speak. Despite all of this, 56-year-old Mindy is a brilliant artist represented by one of Los Angeles’ top galleries. Mindy’s hyper self-awareness has allowed her to produce a lifelong body of work that expresses her emotional state with powerful psychological precision. Through interviews, reenactments, and examining drawings made from the time she was a child, we learn how her art gave her a voice and probably saved her life.
- Published in 2018, Colonial Theatre, Short Films
Glowworm
2016 | USA | 24 minutes
Director: Laina Barakat
Screenwriters: Laina Barakat, Brandon Bedaw
Having inherited a large farm in rural New England from her grandfather, a man she barely knew, Emma travels North to say goodbye, and, ultimately, sell the land. However, farmhand Pedro hopes to change her mind.
- Published in 2018, Colonial Theatre, Short Films
Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass
2017 | USA | 86 minutes
Director: David Abel
Screenwriters: David Abel, Andy Laub
Cinematographer: Cassandra Keith
Editor: Andy Laub
Buoyed by stunning natural imagery, accessible science and a colorful cast of characters, this timely documentary explores the vibrant culture of Florida’s airboaters, the men and women who have navigated the Everglades for generations—and whose way of life is on the cusp of vanishing. With its dizzying diversity of flora and fauna, the Everglades constitute Florida’s most emblematic terrain, supplying much of our drinking water and attracting visitors from all over the world. The increasingly precarious state of the Everglades’ ecosystem has prompted the world’s largest environmental restoration project—an initiative that seeks to ban the use of private airboats. While restorationists clearly articulate the urgency of curbing the impact of airboats, members of the Airboat Association of Florida claim the ban is hypocritical. https://youtu.be/_0MKDiArp9w provides a platform for advocates on both sides of this contentious issue.
- Published in 2018, Feature Films, Putnam Theatre
Fresh Start
2017 | USA | 12 minutes
Director: Cigdem Slankard
Fresh Start chronicles the experience of a refugee community who came to the U.S. with one marketable skill, farming. It is the story of farmers with no farm, examining the American identity, the value of land and food in a brave new world.
- Published in 2018, Putnam Theatre, Short Films
Finding Oscar
2016 | USA | 94 minutes
Director: Ryan Suffern
Screenwriters: Mark Monroe, Ryan Suffern
Producers: Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, Stephen D. Smith, Scott Greathead, and Martin Singer
Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg
Cinematographer: Michael Parry
Editor: Martin Singer
In a forgotten massacre during Guatemala’s decades-long civil war, a young boy was spared, only to be raised by one of the very soldiers who killed his family. Nearly 30 years after the tragedy, it will take a dedicated team – from a forensic scientist to a young Guatemalan prosecutor – to uncover the truth and bring justice to those responsible…by finding the missing boy named Oscar.
- Published in 2018, Feature Films, Putnam Theatre