19th Annual New York City Short Film Festival

The 19th Annual NYC Short Film Festival celebrates the short form by showcasing entertaining and provocative films from around the world in two programs. The competition categories include: drama, comedy, documentary, animation, international, LGBT and student. One film in each program will be selected by the audience for the audience choice award.

PROGRAM A

OCEAN — NYC Premiere
Director Uriya Hertz / 19:36 / Israel
When Elisha visits Hillel, who has established a mysterious cult in the heart of the desert, it becomes clear that the two share a common past from which they cannot escape.

TWO APPLES — NYC Premiere
Director Bahram Javahery / 9:21 / Canada
When a young woman leaves her homeland in search of a better future, she brings with her a single memento from her past, a ripe apple studded with fragrant cloves.

WHAT BECAME OF DAVID BURKETT?
Director Duane Michals / 3 / USA
Memories of an old friend are filled with questions and longing.

WE WERE KIDS BACK THEN
Director Rafael Alvarado / 15:40 / USA
A young Peruvian living in NYC, is caught off guard when a childhood acquaintance, now his cleaning woman, arrives at his apartment with her baby.

I KILLED ANGELA — World Premiere
Director Jeffrey Grover / 12 / USA
When two long-time New Yorkers play a memory game that turns very dark, it makes them wonder if they have the power to "kill Angela."

FILE — NYC Premiere
Director Sonia K. Hadad / 20 / Iran
A mute boy attends a pre-school health screening with his mother. At the test, he makes a decision that changes everything.


PROGRAM B

NO FLOWERS — World Premiere
Director Michael Anug / 11 / Israel
A seasoned flower delivery person, bringing bouquets to lovers all over the city, is stumped when a customer refuses delivery.

HARVEY — NYC Premiere
Director Janice Nadeau / 9 / Canada
A luminous look at bereavement and coping with the loss of a parent, told through the eyes of a child with an overflowing imagination.

ENJOY YOUR CHILDHOOD BEFORE LIFE GETS HERE — North American Premiere
Director Mauro Maroto Megino / 9 / Spain
A humble woman endures a sudden pregnancy and gives birth to a man in his fifties, who confronts his parents for bringing him into the world.

SWIMMING THROUGH — NYC Premiere
Director Samantha Sanders / 15:22 / USA
As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, Deirdre, Helen and Jennefer—avid open water swimmers—make a pact to continue swimming in Lake Michigan through the snow and ice as the pandemic rages on.

FLUTZ
Director Ryan McCown / 8 / USA
A rivalry between two figure skaters and their coaches. And a witch.

BRUTTA FIGURA — NYC Premiere
Directors Giorgio Arcelli Fontana, John M. Keller / 20 / USA
A true story about an unlikely friendship between legendary filmmaker James Ivory and a young Italian director who drops by to show him his first feature.