Indy Shorts Film Festival 2021

It's Only Customary

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7 films in package
Al-Sit
An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15-year-old Nafisa have a choice?
Mountain Cat
A troubled teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity.
Umbilical
The story of a young woman's struggle to separate from her religious and superstitious upbringing.
Closed captions available
The Mohel
After celebrating the birth of their first child, James and Lola are faced with family expectations and financial strain as they fly in a Mohel to perform their son’s Brit Milah – The circumcision ceremony.
Closed captions available
Lonely Blue Night
An awkward family reunion at a business/karaoke dinner leads a Chinese mother to realize the consequences of leaving her daughter in the care of an American homestay family. Starring Diana Lin (THE FAREWELL).
Devek
Eliya takes his sick mother Naomi to visit a psychic medium near the Dead Sea, doing everything in his power to strengthen her. However, the visit does not go as planned, causing the son and his mother to confront their future.
Play It Safe
Coaxed into playing a racial typecast in a student’s play, drama student Jonathan is faced with a decision: challenge prejudice, or play it safe.
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Characters putting tradition to the test. 


Films: Al-Sit; Mountain Cat; Umbilical; The Mohel; Lonely Blue Night; Devek; Play It Safe


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An awkward family reunion at a business/karaoke dinner leads a Chinese mother to realize the consequences of leaving her daughter in the care of an American homestay family. Starring Diana Lin (THE FAREWELL).


Heartland Film Alumni: IRON HANDS, 2017


In English, Mandarin, 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 Contact:

Johnson Cheng

johnson.y.cheng@gmail.com

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    Chinese (Mandarin), English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    Suitable for All Ages
  • Note
    Narrative Short
  • Director
    Johnson Cheng
  • Screenwriter
    Johnson Cheng
  • Producer
    Apoorva Charan
  • Executive Producer
    Dea Vazquez, Francisco Velasquez, Sydney Lowe
  • Cast
    Diana Lin 林晓杰, Lydia Zhou, Peter Boon Koh, Jack Wang
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