26th Annual deadCenter Film Festival

Virtual Shorts Program 5

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10 films in package
Kill the Horse - 杀了这匹马
A murder is growing wildly in the grass.
Amplified (Sukoun)
After a violating incident at the Karate center, a young hearing-impaired Karate athlete must find a new way to reclaim her power.
Talk Shit
Ella wants to move out. Taylor does not take this well. TALK SHIT is a queer campy dark comedy thriller about the worst friendship breakup ever.
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Before You
Looking back on her first pregnancy, a woman navigates the echoes of a life-changing loss. (In Solidarity with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.)
Play Date
Two estranged mothers reunite to make sense of their daughter's last play date.
How The World Is Going to End
A short documentary film captures the public's fleeting feelings about the world's future and potential ending.
Wafaa From Gaza ( وفاء من غزة )
We follow the journey of a girl who started singing out her window in Gaza out of despair, to a woman living in Germany, scared to sing out of fear of deportation.
Chokin’ – Kai Straw
Pulled backward through time and made witness to their own death along with all it caused, someone who gave up everything is forced to confront the hate they feel for themselves and the love they feel for their family.
The Bridges We Cross
The story follows Henry and Bertie, two elderly gentlemen who are going into town to go to a concert. Bertie has middle to late Alzheimer's disease with Henry serving as his caretaker. As the couple walk through the town, they suddenly come across a bridge that evokes some unexpected memories.
Does She Know? – T-Pain
DOES SHE KNOW captures the perspective of a stalker seeking revenge on another woman, but the stalker's plan is quickly hampered when the woman catches on to being marked.

Murder from the grass made Ze frantic to find the horse they were talking about. Ze saw the thorn in the fool’s nipple, the secret of the tribe’s faith, the ray of light in the flood. Burn it all! Out of the ashes rang the voice of the horse.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    Chinese
  • Country
    China
  • Premiere
    Oklahoma Premiere
  • Genre
    Animation, Experimental
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Awards
    26th Shanghai International Film Festival Shanghai China June 15, 2024 World Premiere Golden Goblet Award Best Animated Short Film 33rd Minsk International Film Festival Minsk Belarus November 6, 2024 Belarus Premiere The Special Jury Diploma of the Animation Film Competition "For the original stylistic solution of the movie". 17th Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Portland United States August 14, 2024 North American premiere Best Experimental Animation
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  • Director
    Xiaoruo Guo
  • Screenwriter
    Xiaoruo Guo
  • Producer
    Cong Wu
  • Editor
    Xiaoruo Guo
  • Animator
    Xiaoruo Guo
  • Sound Design
    Célyne Baudino, Grass-R
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