Missed Connections makes a home for stories about rupture, failure, longing, and accident. Heartbreak as well as hope permeates these short films that each exist in the space between people, space that is sometimes bridged and sometimes not, but always present. While the relationships in these stories perhaps miss the mark, triumph finds its way into the program through self discovery, independence, boldness, empathy, music, and kindness.
Clementine has invited Cynthia to an intimate dinner party after a period of separation and over the course of the evening the unfurling conversation reveals a complex and heartbreaking history between attendees. Its depth of characters and underlying tensions make Cynthia a deeply moving watch, encapsulating a rich and complex set of dynamics all within a brief running time.
This is a stunning short film, superbly acted and directed; Cynthia is a story of unanswered love, mental health issues, and ultimately self-acceptance.
Cynthia has played at The Richard Harris International Film Festival is directed by Jack Hickey and stars Clare Dunne, whose breakout performance in Herself was a hit at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
– Steven Baker, Damn These Heels programming committee member
- Year2019
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- PremiereUtah Premiere
- RatingNot Rated
- DirectorJack Hickey
Missed Connections makes a home for stories about rupture, failure, longing, and accident. Heartbreak as well as hope permeates these short films that each exist in the space between people, space that is sometimes bridged and sometimes not, but always present. While the relationships in these stories perhaps miss the mark, triumph finds its way into the program through self discovery, independence, boldness, empathy, music, and kindness.
Clementine has invited Cynthia to an intimate dinner party after a period of separation and over the course of the evening the unfurling conversation reveals a complex and heartbreaking history between attendees. Its depth of characters and underlying tensions make Cynthia a deeply moving watch, encapsulating a rich and complex set of dynamics all within a brief running time.
This is a stunning short film, superbly acted and directed; Cynthia is a story of unanswered love, mental health issues, and ultimately self-acceptance.
Cynthia has played at The Richard Harris International Film Festival is directed by Jack Hickey and stars Clare Dunne, whose breakout performance in Herself was a hit at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
– Steven Baker, Damn These Heels programming committee member
- Year2019
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- PremiereUtah Premiere
- RatingNot Rated
- DirectorJack Hickey
