23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival

FILM SCHOOL SHORTS

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7 films in package
An Island Drifts
Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them.
Wuss
Nine-year-old tomboy Xiaoyu always wants to hang out with a group of boys in her neighborhood, but when her chance to join the “boys squad” would be at the cost of a girl that she just made friends with, Xiaoyu has a hard decision to make.
El Carrito
After a harrowing event, an untrusting and isolated street vendor discovers the embrace of community.
I Was Always Coming Back
Andre, on his first day home from prison, is unsure of how he will be received as he returns to his small town wanting to re-write his wrongs.
Valentine
Valentine is a short, animated documentary that explores an OnlyFans creator's first year on the platform, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
These Memories Are Not My Own
An experimental documentary exploring adoption from China during the One Child Rule.
Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House
Two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lesya Verba, a Brooklyn-based artist, gets through to her older sister in Odessa, Ukraine via FaceTime. Through the frame of this first conversation since the day everything changed, 'Call Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House' is a film about love, memory, and the (im)permanence of home, as the sisters cling to a call that could be their last.

Finely-crafted narrative and documentary student shorts that exemplify daring and distinctive storytelling.

About the Film: Nelly lives alone with her elderly father. The only way she makes ends meet is by working as a street vendor from dawn to dusk. She has learned not to trust anyone until one day she is forced to take a leap of faith or be resigned in her position forever.


About the Filmmaker: Zahida Pirani is a writer/director based in LA and NYC. Her short film, EL CARRITO, was an official selection of SXSW, AFI FEST, and won awards at Seattle International Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Brooklyn Film Festival and Indy Shorts International Film Festival. Zahida previously directed and produced the award-winning documentary JUDITH: PORTRAIT OF A STREET VENDOR which premiered at the Queens Museum. She is the recipient of the 2021 Princess Grace Award in Film. Before becoming a filmmaker, Zahida worked as a community organizer and was the director of a grassroots nonprofit organization in New York.


www.elcarritofilm.com

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    15:20
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    United States of America
  • Director
    Zahida Pirani
  • Screenwriter
    Zahida Pirani
  • Producer
    Zahida Pirani, Ran Yan, Mauricio Piratova
  • Executive Producer
    Tanbir Haque
  • Cast
    Eli Zavala, Idalia Limón, Jose Febus, Jayden Toledo, Vanessa Ortiz
  • Cinematographer
    Marcus Patterson
  • Editor
    Zahida Pirani
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