An otherworldly presence is summoned in each of the shorts in this program. These filmmakers, in their own unique way, conjure the oddly mystical, in which ritualized objects and those who have passed offer myriad forms of guidance for those of us stuck on this mortal plane.&nbsp;

When an electrical job goes wrong, a cynical electrician must accept help from a spirit to bury the evidence of a fatal accident.

Un Adiós para Lilí

When an electrical job goes wrong, a cynical electrician must accept help from a spirit to bury the evidence of a fatal accident.

Set in an Austrian colony, the lives of four individuals collide after a terrible accident. Between reality and mythology, they are flung into surreal situations seemingly instigated by something in common: desire, loss, and guilt.

Holadirio

Set in an Austrian colony, the lives of four individuals collide after a terrible accident. Between reality and mythology, they are flung into surreal situations seemingly instigated by something in common: desire, loss, and guilt.

An ensemble of actors worship a mysterious object that they believe is the magical ground for their success. Shortly before opening night, it is destroyed in a chance accident, putting into doubt their powers to go on stage.

Bobbin

An ensemble of actors worship a mysterious object that they believe is the magical ground for their success. Shortly before opening night, it is destroyed in a chance accident, putting into doubt their powers to go on stage.

Against the the backdrop of the Andean nation of Bolivia, a shoeshiner uses the power of his imagination to escape the reality of life on the street.

Angelo

Against the the backdrop of the Andean nation of Bolivia, a shoeshiner uses the power of his imagination to escape the reality of life on the street.

Nine-year-old Ali takes his favorite sheep, Kirmeta, for sacrifice, a perilous journey that reveals a previously unseen aspect of Iraq.

Ali And His Miracle Sheep

Nine-year-old Ali takes his favorite sheep, Kirmeta, for sacrifice, a perilous journey that reveals a previously unseen aspect of Iraq.

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Narrative Shorts: Spiritual Guidance

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