Indy Shorts Film Festival 2021

Comedy

Expired July 26, 2021 3:45 AM
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9 films in package
Brief Survey
A hiker on a mountaintop has a surprising cosmic experience.
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Gym Patriot
After swimming at the gym, Gavin goes for a shower, hears Arabic singing from another cubicle which makes him nervous and ready to retaliate.
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Navel Gazers
In the inevitable future where everyone has a permanent curve in their spine from looking at their screens, one woman longs to break free of her screen and experience the world with her own eyes.
SWIPE
A delinquent teenage boy learns a valuable lesson about growing up.
Miss Fortunate
If luck is a lady, grief is a bitch. A young woman loses her mother and finds herself.
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The Price of Cheap Rent
An aspiring artist discusses the challenges of finding affordable housing in NYC, and the compromises she has to make with her spooky new roommates.
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Rock A Bye Baby
A drug deal goes wrong when instead of cocaine the dealers find out they have a baby, and one of them refuses to give it back.
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Close Ties to Home Country
Millennial immigrant Akanksha waits for her sister’s visit from India (they haven’t seen each other in nine years!) Meanwhile, she’s dogsitting the fancy Frenchie of Instagram influencers India and Harry, who themselves are on a trip to India’s namesake.
Photo Op
Photo Op is a humorous cautionary tale about the perils of trusting a stranger with your phone.
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Films: Brief Survey; Gym Patriot; Navel Gazers; SWIPE; Miss Fortunate; The Price of Cheap Rent; Rock A Bye Baby; Close Ties to Home Country; Photo Op


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A white man showers after a session at the gym, and becomes unnerved and then competitive after overhearing an Arabic voice singing in another cubicle. Culture clash and the bubbling subtext of prejudice. How will he retaliate?


In English, Arabic, with English subtitles.


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Film Contact:

Festival Formula Ltd

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  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    7 minutes
  • Language
    English, Arabic
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Rating
    Suitable for All Ages
  • Note
    Narrative Short
  • Director
    Slobodan Karajlovic
  • Screenwriter
    Rishi Vaja
  • Producer
    Alexander Devrient
  • Cast
    Peter Tate, Mohamed Sarrar
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