Online: Sunday, October 3—Sunday, October 10, 2021

Burning Brighter | Blaké - Introduction by Vincent Fontano

Blaké Dir. Vincent Fontano, 2019, 23 minWith David Erudel, Vincent Fontano, Lolita TergeminaIn Creole with English subtitles In this experimental short—the first Reunionese film to win a prize at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival—Vincent Fontano offers a poetic interplay between two security guards whiling away the hours during the overnight shift in an underground parking lot.

Burning Brighter | Blaké

Dir. Vincent Fontano, 2019, France. 23 min. Color. In Creole with English subtitles

Burning Brighter | Mama Lova - Introduction by Jeff Taver

Mama Lova Dir. Jeff Taver, 2019, 16 minWith Alicia Bigot, Akim Chir, Mata Gabin, Daniel JosephIn French with English subtitles Adèle, heartbroken after the death of her teenage son during a gang fight, channels her sorrow into defending herself and her neighborhood, all but neglecting her two other children in the process. This unexpected short film by Jeff Taver finds hope and strength in tragedy.

Burning Brighter | Mama Lova

Dir. Jeff Taver, 2019, France. 16 min. Color. In French with English subtitles

So What If the Goats DieQu'importe si les bêtes meurent Dir. Sofia Alaoui, 2019, 23 minWith Fouad Oughaou, Saïd Oughaou, Oumaïma OughaouIn Berber with English subtitles High in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, young shepherd Abdellah and his father are snowed in with their animals. When Abdellah can finally reach the nearest village for supplies, he finds it abandoned. Dumbstruck, he will soon find out the extraordinary reasons why the inhabitants left.

Burning Brighter | So What If the Goats Die (Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent)

Dir. Sofia Alaoui, 2019, France, Morocco. 23 min. Color. In Berber with English subtitles

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