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3:30 PM – New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, New Haven
SHORTS BLOCK #2
Connection in Crisis – the Story of Spartacus and the K9 First Responders (Dennie Zaidi, 2018) – 24min – in competition for the Audience Award for Best Short Film
From Sandy Hook to Las Vegas, this film is the story of a very special team of dogs who are flown across the U.S. to help connect with and administer psychological first aid to people in crisis.
The Last Utopia (Alexandre Honey, 2018) – 17min – World Premiere – in competition for the Audience Award for Best Short Film
Alexandre Honey visits the end of history in this film about the New Village—a 100-year old Japanese commune on the brink of collapse—to enquire into the disappearance of twentieth-century counterculture and the ‘slow cancellation of the future.’
Segmented Sleep (Mira Steinzor, Rie-Ito-Hiraka, Christina Schnabel, 2017) – 9min – in competition for the Audience Award for Best Short Film – presented in partnership with the Nasty Women Film Festival
Segmented Sleep is collaboration between three filmmakers. It is a series of three short films focused on femininity, various states of consciousness, and magical realism. It draws inspiration from a variety of sources: 60s French pop music, the writings of Marguerite Duras, Lolita fashion, 80s punk, stop – motion animation, and religious/cultural iconography.
Broken Souls (music video) (Anna Marra, 2018) – 5min – World Premiere – in competition for the Audience Award for Best Short Film
Music video for the band Catalina Shortwave.
The Unconditional (Dave Adams, 2018) – 30min – New England Premiere – in competition for the Audience Award for Best Short Film
The Krakowiak family faces the everyday struggle of having a special needs child with an undiagnosed disease … twice. Best friends since age 15, Heath and Mariel have two young children that have been through the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program. The kids have had their full genome sequenced without finding any official answers or diagnosis beyond two individual genetic mutations. With no official diagnosis they receive less government funding for their therapies because there is no “box to check.” They are forced to apply for grant funding to supplement their significant out of pocket costs. Every day is a challenge as Colbie (8) and Lleyton (5) try to navigate their way through the world in a way we can’t fully understand. Their brain scans are 100 percent normal, but they suffer from a debilitating disorder that has prevented them from ever speaking a word or taking an unassisted step. They lack fine motor skills and struggle with structural issues as they grow older and bigger. And there is no way for them to reciprocate the unconditional love bestowed upon them by their family.
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Arts Council of Great New Haven Executive Director Daniel Fitzmaurice follows screening
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