Short Film Presentation

60 minutes

AUTUMN LEAVES 2015/IRAN/4MIN

An elementary aged girl’s ordinary walk to school gets interrupted with some ironic results.

Director: Saman Hosseinpour
Language: Persian, with English subtitles

FISH 2016/IRAN/4MIN

After breaking a fishbowl and running out of water, an old couple living in a cramped apartment must find a new home for their fish.

Director: Saman Hosseinpour
Language: Persian, with English subtitles

MAXAMBA 2015/PORTUGAL, USA/25MIN

The daily life of an older couple descendant of an Indian family, who emigrated from Mozambique, a former colony of Portugal, to Lisbon in the 1970s. The husband and wife both work out of their home in the neighborhood as tailors. 

Director: Suzanne Barnard, Sofia Borges
Language: Portuguese, Gujarati, with English subtitles

THE WALTZ 2015/USA/11MIN

An immigrant mother faces an out of control hoarding compulsion and a crumbling marriage. She stumbles upon waltz lessons and reclaims her life through dance. 

Director: Trevor Zhou
Language: English, Chinese, with English subtitles

TO EACH OTHER 2015/JAPAN, USA/13MIN

To Each Other serves as a visualization of the relationship between the Pittsburgh steel industry, Japan and WWII. It offers a unique look at two unrelated cities (Pittsburgh and Japan) at a pivotal time in global politics.

Director: Fiona Amundsen
Language: Japanese, with English subtitles