CIFF 2023

SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS

Expired October 2, 2023 5:59 AM
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9 films in package
THE BREAKTHROUGH
Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.
THE FIREFIGHTER'S BALL
While pretending to be a firefighter to meet girls at a party, Joseph gets roped into in a real disaster situation.
PUSSY LOVE
Hey Puss! Still playing hard to get? Let me be your pussycat.
CODDLE NO MORE
Date night descends into a desperate game of cat and mouse when the Ishman family is terrorized by a hostile negotiator: THEIR BABYSITTER!
MY EYES ARE UP HERE
A disabled woman sets off on a mission to get the morning after pill. The only thing in her way is... everything.
HOOKS
Velcro? Magnets? How do you get this thing off?
AT LAST
A young couple tries to attend a house party on an "ordinary" Istanbul night but soon realizes they are not in an ordinary city.
KONPA
A Haitian-American disconnected from his culture learns how to dance KONPA to impress his crush.
CATHERINE & MICHAEL
An unhappily married couple visits their do-everything-right friends for a supposedly fun weekend upstate. But when their fragile relationship crumbles, they...
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Romance, sex and a lot of laughs. Perfect for a date night out.


While trying to get some takeout dinner at a family-owned restaurant in Little Haiti, visiting Haitian-American Jean is confronted by his lack of connection to the local language and culture. A young woman, serving as translator, quickly sweeps him into a vibrant party. Sometimes to find love in this world you need to connect with cultures that made you who you are today.


KONPA will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    9 minutes
  • Language
    English, Haitian
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    International
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Al'Ikens Plancher
  • Screenwriter
    Al'Ikens Plancher
  • Producer
    Al'Ikens Plancher, Timothy Mark Davis, Edson Jean
  • Executive Producer
    Ronald Baez, White Elephant Group, Richardson Chery, Gabrielle Barlatier
  • Cast
    Edson Jean, Nagela Bures Lukacs, Marie Lafalaise-Noël, Lesly Chery, Makisha Noël
  • Cinematographer
    Juan Barriga
  • Editor
    Jonathan Cuartas
  • Music
    Darnell Monestime
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