This short films program includes three revealing stories of fascinating lives and a strange but true story involving Johnny Carson.

Myrtle Simpson was awarded the Polar Medal over fifty years after she became the first woman to cross the polar ice cap covering Greenland. Myrtle’s life has taken her around the globe blazing her own, unique trail and today, at 90, she continues to explore the world around her. This short film is part of Shorts Program 2, which includes three revealing stories of fascinating lives and a strange but true story involving Johnny Carson. Following the screening, Boston Globe correspondent Loren King moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Leigh Anne Sides.

MYRTLE SIMPSON: A LIFE ON ICE

Japanese artist Azuma Makoto has sent his&nbsp;floral&nbsp;sculptures into space and sunk them to the bottom of the ocean, but most of the time, he thinks about the life and death of&nbsp;flowers.&nbsp; This short film is part of Shorts Program 2, which includes three revealing stories of fascinating lives and a strange but true story involving Johnny Carson. Following the screening, Boston Globe correspondent Loren King moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Alison Klayman.

FLOWER PUNK

The untold story of a notorious incident involving Johnny Carson, a lot of toilet paper, and millions of fearful Americans. This short film is part of Shorts Program 2, which includes three revealing stories of fascinating lives and a strange but true story involving Johnny Carson. Following the screening, Boston Globe correspondent Loren King moderates a recorded Q&amp;A with director Brian Gersten.

THE GREAT TOILET PAPER SCARE

Previously recorded Q&amp;A with SHORTS PROGRAM 2 filmmakers Leigh Anne Sides (MYRTLE SIMPSON), Alison Klayman (FLOWER PUNK), and Brian Gersten (THE GREAT TOILET PAPER SCARE) moderated by Boston Globe senior opinion writer and columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

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