KEEP IT QUIET | Narrative Shorts #4 | BendFilm Festival 2020

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This program include six (6) short films! Please click through the films on the right to see details about each one.

CLICK HERE for our Q&A with director Marisa Merkl (YOU CAN GO NOW), director Dani Wieder & producer/actor Katherine Bourne Taylor (COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS), and director Nicole N. Nequinto (STILL TRYING)

KEEP IT QUIET

Corey, a small-town veterinarian keeps her depression secret from family and friends. As her mind cracks, her cat Clyde becomes an unlikely foil to her suicide attempts.

Director's Bio:

Yaya is a Russian-American filmmaker, based in Minneapolis and Berlin. KEEP IT QUIET, Yaya's directing debut, won Best Live Action Short at the Warsaw Film Festival and Performance Award at the USA Film Festival. Yaya writes and produces for other directors, and has a background in lighting and cinematography.

Year
2019
Runtime
14 minutes
Language
English
Country
United States
Premiere
Northwest Premiere
Rating
PG-13 - some language and mention of suicide

Director
Yaya
Screenwriter
Yaya
Producer
Yaya, Amanda Schwarzrock, Danie George
Cast
Rusty Schwimmer
Cinematographer
Minka Farthing-Kohl
Editor
Yaya, Amanda Schwarzrock
Production Design
Cheri Anderson
Sound Design
Tom Hambleton

7 films in package

COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS

When Colleen reunites with her estranged sister, things don’t go exactly as she planned.

HONEY BEE

A short visual poem which reflects on memory, and moments in life that mark us and hold us back.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU

An elegy on grief.

YOU CAN GO NOW

Sudden tragedies are uprooting—their experiences that are impossible for any of us to put into words.

KEEP IT QUIET

A small-town veterinarian keeps her depression secret from family and friends. As her mind cracks, her cat Clyde becomes an unlikely foil to her suicide attempts.

STILL TRYING

Alex is finally ready to move out of the house. That is, until her recently divorced mother breaks down after hearing her wedding song.

Q&A | Narrative Shorts #4

with director Marisa Merkl (YOU CAN GO NOW), director Dani Wieder & producer/actor Katherine Bourne Taylor (COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS), and director Nicole N. Nequinto (STILL TRYING)