This program is PART ONE of our Before Midnight program (AKA Midnight Program before Midnight). We’re excited about the trippy brilliance of these five filmmakers' work that come from all over the country. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPZvhIueajA" target="_blank">Q&amp;A with Shorts Program 2 filmmakers on April 29, 2023, 8 PM Central on our YouTube Channel.</a> Filmmaker Q&amp;A moderated by Numa Perrier ("Jezebel", "Fuzzy Head")

Daisy has spent most of her life taking care of others - from her husband to her now adult son. Now that she’s on her own she’s chosen to devote her time doting on Gigi, her large pug. After a disagreement cuts her son’s visit short, Daisy turns to Gigi for comfort but her worst nightmare has occurred – he’s gone.&nbsp;

Dog Lady

An empty nester must learn to find herself when her beloved canine goes missing.

Deer Girl follows a reclusive ecologist who becomes enamored with a teen girl after he captures her on surveillance interfering with his experiment.

Deer Girl

A reclusive researcher attempts to film a deer decomposing in a forest, until a teen girl interferes.

Following the arrival of an unwanted guest,  a tightly-knit bond between two sisters is put to the test when their idyllic playdate takes a dark turn. Supported by The Future Of Film Is Female, ALBION ROSE is a late bloomer's coming-of-age drama with hints of magical realism and dark fairytale elements that paint a delicate, yet emotionally charged portrait of sisterhood, loss, and the healing powers of fantasy.

Albion Rose

Following the arrival of an unwanted guest, a tightly-knit bond between two sisters is put to the test when their idyllic playdate takes a dark turn.

HERLY is a dark comedy/drama about siblings who experience the same childhood wounds and the very different life paths they choose.

Herly

HERLY is a dark comedy/drama about siblings who experience the same childhood wounds and the very different life paths they choose.

An anthology fiction short where three men find themselves in vulnerable positions with three women. This comedic horror drops the audience in the middle of stories about the invisible labor that women perform every day, the labor that makes the world go round. The vignettes depict these particular men’s lack of awareness to what supports their sense of self and well-being, and thus revealing a blind spot: they can’t tell whether they’re being saved, destroyed, or replaced. First, Anna saves Leo’s life. He is having a heart attack in a park and she administers CPR. He responds with a random act of violence. Her life, at a moment she was feeling herself, is interrupted by his need. In his state, he doesn’t compute that Anna has helped him. Instead of being thanked, she is harmed. Second, Jason, an over-confident innocent, barrels obliviously through life. Striding into the middle of a murder scene: he demands a hair cut from Maya, mansplaining music and hairdressing as he goes, unaware of the dangerous women he’s bossing around…and whose well-being he has entrusted to. Is it enough to make Maya snap and claim a second victim that day? Third, Paul is an adult baby and Emily is more than happy to indulge his kink. During their weekly bath, they work at negotiating a private world together. Their ritual is consensual and a mutual pleasure - she offers care and he receives it with gratitude. She draws a bath that is his ideal temperature, and she washes him expertly. How will he respond to the reveal that another male, an actual baby boy, is about to enter their lives and lay claim to the attention and love she has until now only lavished on him?

Ages of Man

An anthology fiction short where three men find themselves in vulnerable positions with three women. This comedic horror drops the audience in the middle of stories about the invisible labor that women perform every day, the labor that makes the world go round.

Shorts Program 2: Before Midnight (Part One)

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