An aging wine-grower in the South of France must choose whether to let his talented elder son go away to middle school or remain on the farm to help him scratch out a living. Industrialization has come to rural France in the form of a shiny red tractor owned by "Louis, the Father's" neighbor. Louis is a traditionalist who uses his horse to till the fields and collect lumber for firewood, but work is becoming more difficult and he looks forward to the day his son will takeover. French filmmaker Christophe Switzer transports you to 1962 rural France in this beautifully produced, contemplative film that that explores the choices parents make for their children.

Breton

An aging wine-grower in the South of France must choose whether to let his talented elder son go away to middle school or remain on the farm to help him scratch out a living.

Courageous Women is a film inspired by a creative re-imagining of moments from the lives of Constance Markievicz (1868-1927), an Irish politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and socialist; Helena Moloney (1884-1967), a member of Inghinidhe na hÉireann and the Irish Citizen Army who was stationed at City Hall Garrison during the Easter Rising of 1916; Margaret Skinnider (1893-1971), a revolutionary feminist and maths teacher who came to Dublin from Scotland at the age of 23 to take part in the Easter Rising and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946), a radical activist, feminist, pacifist and human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes.

Courageous Women

What would happen if, like polar bears, new music was about to become extinct? If all the melodies had been written and no new song could be composed? What would a young enthusiastic musician say to his fiancée?

Apocalypse Notes

What would a young musician say to his fiancée if he just found out new music was about to become extinct?

It is a story about missed connections, loneliness, adventure, longing to be accepted, art, finding purpose, and the possibility of reconnecting with those we've lost touch with. The short film follows Mana, a Japanese-American woman who arrives in Tokyo seeking to find a break from her life as an artist, and Haru, a Japanese woman from the countryside who dreams of becoming an artist herself one day. They meet under unique circumstances, and their story unfolds.

And Then

And Then is a short film about two women who meet and grow closer to each other through insomnia, exploring a new city, and art.

Best of Festival - Narrative Shorts

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