Characters at a standstill, until... 88 min. This program contains mature themes, language, nudity, and sexual content.&nbsp; Free online Q&amp;A with filmmakers from this program will stream live on&nbsp;Thursday, July 23 at 9:00 PM&nbsp;and will be available on-demand afterward. Click <a href="https://watch.eventive.org/indyshortsfilmfestival20/play/5eda7a639f89590030a9a527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29);">HERE</a> to register for and to view the Q&amp;A.

A retiree's instrument inexplicably goes mute in the days leading up to a long-awaited performance. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

Sousaphone

A retiree's instrument inexplicably goes mute in the days leading up to a long-awaited performance.

"Blocks" explores what it feels like to be consumed by parenting while trying to manage the daily tasks of late capitalism. When Ashleigh, the hero, starts vomiting plastic toy blocks, she figures out how to use them to set some boundaries. Student Film: AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Los Angeles, CA Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film ContactBridget Moloney<a href="http://www.bridgetmoloney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bridgetmoloney.com</a>

Blocks

An existential comedy about the mother of two young children who begins to spontaneously vomit plastic toy blocks.

A woman copes with bad therapy, heartbreak, and blackheads. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film ContactJames Belferjames@catruna.com

Blackheads

A woman copes with bad therapy, heartbreak, and blackheads.

Eight-year-old Chasuna travels from her home in the Mongolian grasslands to visit her father in the big city. During her father’s birthday party, Chasuna finds out he has married a Chinese woman, who Chasuna must learn to accept as part of the family. In Chinese, Mongolian with English subtitles Student Film: NYU, New York, NY Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film ContactYuan Yuandreamfoolsfilm@gmail.com

Heading South

Chasuna, an eight-year-old Mongolian girl, visits her father in the big city and meets an unwelcome addition to the family.

Two pigeons visit a zoo without animals, a snail measures his blood pressure at the doctors, in the CERN laboratory something has gone terribly wrong. Six moments from our time, like memories of the world we leave behind. In Swedish with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film ContactSwedish Film Institute, Jing Haasejing.haase@sfi.se

Something to Remember

When Joy’s fairytale romance crashes and burns, the deafening TICK-TOCK of her biological clock pushes her into a series of romantic misadventures and provokes wild hallucinations. She ends up at Dream Life Lab &amp; Clinic where an angry mob battles to get inside to see an eccentric egg freezing doctor. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film ContactMaya Albanesemayaalbanese@gmail.com

Freeze

When Joy's fairytale romance crashes and burns on the eve of her 35th birthday, the deafening TICK-TOCK of her biological clock pushes her to try new things.

During a seemingly dull family vacation, Dimitra, Dimitris and their two daughters are forced to find a way off of a secluded island in the Mediterranean, suddenly confronted with the end of the world. In Greek, French, English with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film ContactFani Skartoulifani@falirohouse.com

Postcards from the End of the World

During a seemingly dull family vacation, Dimitra, Dimitris and their two daughters are forced to find a way off of a secluded island in the Mediterranean, suddenly confronted with the end of the world.

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