Chira | Best Friends, Right? | Local Sightings Film Festival 2022

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Whether old friends or new ones, best friends or frenemies, the protagonists of these relatable-yet-stylized shorts must navigate the tumultuous ups and downs of modern friendship.

Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 22 at 7:30pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full Covid policies here.

Chiron - proper noun

Chi·ron \ chi - ron \

1. The wounded healer and wisest centaur

A short film to question predominant ideas about love, power, and documentaries. In Washington state's emptiest plains, a young woman works to earn the trust of two wild horses.

Year
2021
Runtime
20 minutes
Language
English, with English subtitles
Country
WA
Premiere
Seattle Premiere

Director
Tela Moss
Cast
Annie Casey
Cinematographer
Tela Moss
Editor
Tela Moss
Sound Design
Jeremy Jardine

5 films in package

A Weekend on Foxes Island

A couple win the grand prize for a logo design competition and go for a "free" vacation on a secluded island. When they get off the island, something ominous hangs in the air...

Closed captions available

Adrift

Two distant friends reunite after one of them returns from studying abroad. Throughout the night, they reminisce on nostalgic memories and contemplate the uncertainty of the future.

Closed captions available

Chira

A short film to question predominant ideas about love, power, and documentaries. In Washington State's emptiest plains, a young woman works to earn the trust of two wild horses.

Closed captions available

Distant Communication

An experimental animated short about sending messages from a long distance.

Superfan

During an ill-fated sleepover, a tween celebrity obsession tests the boundaries of friendship, privacy, and a young girl’s heart.

Closed captions available

Whether old friends or new ones, best friends or frenemies, the protagonists of these relatable-yet-stylized shorts must navigate the tumultuous ups and downs of modern friendship.

Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 22 at 7:30pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full Covid policies here.

Chiron - proper noun

Chi·ron \ chi - ron \

1. The wounded healer and wisest centaur

A short film to question predominant ideas about love, power, and documentaries. In Washington state's emptiest plains, a young woman works to earn the trust of two wild horses.

Year
2021
Runtime
20 minutes
Language
English, with English subtitles
Country
WA
Premiere
Seattle Premiere

Director
Tela Moss
Cast
Annie Casey
Cinematographer
Tela Moss
Editor
Tela Moss
Sound Design
Jeremy Jardine