Movie Schedule - Session 2 Short Films

 

Launch by Vince Williams  2022  DRA  20 min.  USA

Based on a true story, Apollo astronaut John S. Bull is determined to be the first man on the moon. He and his wife Nancy are an unstoppable force, about to come into contact with the immovable object of the NASA training gauntlet during the pinnacle days of the space race.

 

Hippy Dippy Airstream by Timothy Webb  2023  EXP  2 min.  USA

Traveling along Route 66 in a vintage airstream, listening to the Blues, and spending time in Kingman, Arizona (past and present).

 

The Sheriff’s Children by Michael Boedicker  2017  IL  22 min. USA

Based on the acclaimed story by Charles Chesnutt published in 1889, “The Sheriff’s Children” dramatizes the conflict between duty and family, as a sheriff guarding a prisoner from a lynch mob faces a crisis of conscience.

 

Bad Dog by Erin Malfi  2023  ANI  2 min.  USA

A motorcycle riding dog must compete with the Grim Reaper to save his soul.

 

Duality Derby by Mark Miller and Dave Franzese  2021  COM  21 min. USA

Local racing legend Victor Elaine squares-off against his greatest rival. Their opposing philosophies and impending destruction leave them wondering: Who is really behind the wheel?

 

Night Rider by Martin Gerigk  2023  EXP  5 min.  GERMANY

‘Night Ride from LA’ is based on a real car ride at night from downtown LA to the desert near Palm Springs a few years ago. The footage was taken from the car by continually shooting single long exposure photos to document the ride of about two hours without any break. This technique condensed the whole trip to a flickering twirl of time-stretched movements and night light graffiti causing a kind of psychedelic trance. A love letter to the energy and vibe of the Californian way of life.

 

25 Texans in the Land of Lincoln by Ellen Brodsky  2019  IL  34 min. USA

The US-Mexican War is the war Mexicans never forget and Americans never remember. An unusual trophy from the war is the prosthetic leg of General Santa Anna, now on display in Springfield, IL, home to Abe Lincoln who challenged the war’s justification as a young Congressman. Twenty-five history students from San Antonio take a 2,000-mile trip on a bus to honor Lincoln's support by building a Day of the Dead altar at the foot of the State Capitol. They attended a tense meeting with reluctant curators at the Military Museum to ask for repatriation of the leg to Mexico. With humor, humility, and a few animated history lessons, these students raise questions of identity, national borders, and collective memory.