ATLANTA
shortsFEST
AUG 20 - 21, 2021
Fist of People
19m, South Korea, dir. by Dong-ki An - action
A North Korean man, who loves Bruce Lee more than his leader, disobeys the communist order and gets caught-up in a world-wind of action.
Express Delivery
12m, United Kingdom, by Beau Fowler - action, drama
When a Bounty Hunter drags Swifty, a street-wise New Yorker from the back of his trunk, Swifty manages to slyly uncover his true identity. The Bounty Hunter must now ‘dispatch' him before the clients arrive. Unfortunately for him, Swifty’s fists are as fast as his mouth, and as the frantic battle of martial artistry erupts, it quickly becomes apparent that things aren’t quite as they seem.
Empty Promise
4m, U S A, dir. by Kevin Eikenberg - music video
A surrealist music video that looks at how technology has engrained itself into our daily lives and the toll that can take on us. Technology can connect and bring us closer online, but without the real life interaction that comes with these connections, it's simply an empty promise.
Son
15m, Luxembourg, dir. by Cyrus Neshvad - drama
Sébastien, who cannot come to terms with his son being in a coma, begins to question his reality.
Eulogilia
11m, U S A, dir. by Alex Grossman - dark comedy
After her bizarre addiction to eulogize is discovered, a troubled young woman fights to prove her sanity while attempting to survive group therapy.
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The Duel
5m, USA, dir. by Amanda Barnes, David Speck - comedy
Two grizzled gunfighters meet for a duel in the old west.
Lenses
4m, USA, by Becca Roth, Laura Goehrke - comedy
A professional filmmaker has trouble finding what he needs at the local camera store in this hilarious short.
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Screens Saturday, July 8 at 3:00 pm
74 min. TRT
The Hobbyist
9m, USA, by George Vatistas - drama
A short neo-noir thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet, Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist.
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