Short Film Block 9: Finding the Way
March 1 |12:45 PM
1h 37m + Q&A | Clarke Grand Theatre
FINDING THE WAY Short Film Block 9 takes audiences on a heartfelt, adventurous journey. Filmmakers navigate struggles and triumphs, guiding viewers through a path of discover, ultimately leading to joy and fulfillment in life’s challenges.
Films include:
Lone Mountain - 20 Mins (Q&A)
Director: Tanner Browning
DESCRIPTION: A prospector struggles to find his way home.
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Pourquoi [Why] - 5 Mins
Director: Ashley Houston Taylor
DESCRIPTION: Lisette reflects on dance's impact, recalling tough times it helped her overcome, renewing her purpose and finding joy in performing.
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Prelude - 7 Mins
Director: Josh Beck
DESCRIPTION: Coming Soon
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Icarus - 13 Mins
Director: Carson Blickenstaff
DESCRIPTION: When a solar flare approaches Earth, making it too dangerous for humans to go outside, Nick must create a functioning plant growth accelerator in order to help those with life-threatening radiation sunburns.
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V.A.L.U - 14 Mins
Director: Cutler Stephens Rust
DESCRIPTION: Joel's job is to uphold justice in a futuristic society where V.A.L.U measures societal contributions via an automated system. But when his friend faces trouble, Joel questions true impartiality.
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From Way Up Here - 22 Mins (Q&A)
Director: Celeste Chaney
DESCRIPTION: Anne and Babs ditch a celebration of life, steal a car (and the urn), and take to the mountains for one last adventure—but grief can be a real bear, and the trail is rife with obstacles.
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The Destroying Angel - 7 Mins (Q&A)
Director: Derek Romrell
DESCRIPTION: Former friends are put at odds when one of them receives God-like powers.
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Death & Cookies - 9 Mins (Q&A)
Director: Aaron Tharp
DESCRIPTION: During one lonely Christmas Eve a sweet widowed Grandmother is visited by death itself, but both her and her new macabre visitor discover that they have something to hide, and to share.
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