Friday | September 20 | 4PM

Waiting Game • Heart Eyes • Helen • Knee High • Sequins

Everyone thinks their own family has quirks.  But in this dramatic collection of shorts, you might find that the issues facing families, especially fathers and sons, are also universal. Contains language and adult themes. Q&A to follow.

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Waiting Game | 24m
Director: Jon Bloch
​Kenny puts his life on hold to take care of his ailing father, Mel. After Mel ‘accidentally’ has a near death experience one night, Kenny begins to realize his time to connect with his father is limited. Kenny endures the constant berating and criticisms, as Mel tries to drive his son away so he can die with dignity. Can Kenny let his father go, or will he continue sacrificing his future against his father’s wishes? 

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Heart Eyes | 7m
Director: Michea Bryant
​A high school student with Down syndrome pursues her crush in hopes of securing a date for the Valentines Day Dance. In the process, she teaches everyone around her a valuable lesson about love and forgiveness.

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Helen | 14m
Director: Mark Allen Davis
After a transient orphan vanishes from a small Catskill lake community, its members are left s
earching for answers as they struggle to come to grips with both her disappearance and the polarizing role she played in their lives.

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Knee High | 14m
Director: Marissa Vonn
​Set against the Iowa farmlands, KNEE HIGH follows Calvin Melbourne as he struggles to keep hold of the reins to the family farm while still making time for his young son, Avery. 

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Sequins | 18m
Director: Michael Beddoes
​Paul Bigsby (17) wakes up early every morning to practice his (somewhat haphazard) drag act. A chance encounter with jaded Blackpool queen Mimi Le Purr, sets him on a collision course with his parents, bullies and the school talent show.