Presented by Wild Project

FILM LINEUP

ALEPPO

Anthony Grippa, director / Brennan Elizabeth Peters and Morris Long, writers

Hanan, a successful Syrian-American doctor, survives a devastating attack at a hospital in Aleppo and is left face blind. Now home in New York and unable to recognize faces, she must come to terms with her memories of Aleppo and the pieces of herself that were left there.

U. S. / New York Premiere / 20 minutes

BOY EATS GIRL: A Zombie Love Story

Sarah Gurfield, director / Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin, writers

After meeting cute during a ferocious attack, two zombies fall in love. But in the grand tradition of rom-coms, heartbreak ensues, jealousy rears its ugly head, and our couple must decide if what they have is real or just one more bloody disappointment. Their brains have died...but not their hearts.

U. S. / New York Premiere / 7 minutes

CHILD OF THE CENOTE

Andre Musgrove, writer/director

Child of the Cenote is a short film about a freediver embarking on an underwater journey throughout the underwater caves of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, called Cenotes. She follows the light that shines within the deepest and darkest part of the caves only to discover something she least expects. This entire film was shot freediving (on breath hold).

Bahamas / New York Premiere / 5 minutes

DETAINED

Khushnuda Shukurova, writer/director

Two Syrian refugee siblings receive official legal documents to permanently join their father in the United States. However, when the plane lands in JFK, they are taken into custody for interrogation by Custom and Border Police.

U. S. / 9 minutes

THE FOLLOWER

Stephanie Szerlip, writer/director

A misunderstood teen with dreams of escaping her dreary suburban life is tempted by a would-be internet stalker in this Southern Gothic stranger-danger tale. Based on the 1966 Joyce Carol Oates story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

U. S. / 12 minutes

FRANKY

Ciaran Maginn, writer/director

Best friends Franky and Felix have their friendship tested by an abusive older brother.

U. S. / New York Premiere / 12 minutes

IRONRITE

Clayton Combe, writer/director

A 1950s housewife struggles to accept her place in the world, while hiding herself and her young son from an aggressive door-to-door salesman.

U. S. / New York Premiere / 9 minutes

LET GO

Weihang Wang, writer/director

Struggling with her sexuality and unspeakable depression, a young adult has to deal with an unexpected visit from her mom and face the excruciating vulnerability that she desperately tries to hide.

China / World Premiere / 9 minutes