21 Islands Int’l Short Film Festival

Thursday February 7, 2019 @ 7:30PM. TICKETS >>
with Post Screening Opening Night Reception

1. TWO WONGS MAKE A WHITE. Hawaii – 3 Min. Director: Jolene Kim.
   An Asian American couple adopts a white American foster child.
2. ONE TOO MANY. UK – 2 Min. Director: Sinead Stoddart.
   When a drunken night out gets the better of him, Joe’s inner self steps in to set him on the road to recovery where a killer hangover awaits.
3. ACCENTANOS. Sardinia, Italy – 19 Min. Director: Antonio Maciocco.
   A 100-year-old man has had enough of living. The unexpected arrival of a granddaughter will give him back his will of living and loving.
4. WE ARE GOING TO PARIS. Puerto Rico – 8:89 Min. Director: David Norris.
   An elderly married couple try to rob a bank with the purpose of saving their house.
5. SHIPWRECKED. UK – 4 Min. Director: Sabrina Marengo
   A castaway’s lonely life takes an unexpected turn when an unfamiliar object gets washed up on the beach.
6. CHINO DOMINICANO. Dominican Republic – 5 Min. Director: Susibell Espaillat.
   A short documentary that features the Chinese-Dominican community in the Dominican Republic and their idiosyncrasy.
7. FAKE NEWS. Greece – 15 Min. Director: Dimitris Katsimiris.
   Trying to get more subscribers for their channel, a couple of YouTubers are planning to direct the raping of a girl by two black guys.
8. ROBOTS NEED NOT APPLY. Ireland – 3.33 Min. Director: Tyler Lynch
   Robots have taken over the labor force. Humans are growing bored with nothing to do and have started taking jobs back from the robots.
9. OSLO. Cuba – 13 Min. Director. Luis Ernesto Doñas.
   In a bizarre way, an elderly man fulfills his wife’s dream of seeing Oslo.

Friday, February 8, 2019 @ 7PM. TICKETS >>

1. ARTIFICIAL BID. UK – 12 Min. Director: Shira Haimovici
   In the nearer future, Eve, a chatterbox yet lonely elderly lady, gets a humanoid robot as a replacement to her bridge partner who just passed away.
2. AND THEN. Taiwan – 1.43 Min. Director: Tzu Hsin Yang
   What if the everyday routine of the world suddenly breaks?
3. BALANCE. Singapore – 3.30 Min. Director: Raymond Limantara Sutisna
   Animated short film about a boy and a girl fighting for painting space, both refusing to give in until the mess they create goes out of control.
4. FISSO. Taiwan – 9 Min. Director: Raito Low Jing Yi
   “…break up to make up.”
5. CLEANING IN PROGRESS. UK – 6:30 Min. Director: Grant Holden
   The bristly relationship between a cleaner and his talking brush.
6. THE FORTRESS. Ischia – 19 Min. Director: Stefano RussoThe story of Vito, the estranged father of ten year old Sebastiano. With the help of Vito’s partner, Lucia, father and son try to rebuild the broken bond between them.
7. THE UNCANNY CASE OF ARNOLD. UK – 6.30 Min.
   As a global recession strikes the world and fast food chains take over, Arnold is faced with a rather unexpected surprise
8. EL BOLERO. Puerto Rico – 10 Min. Director: Lynee Feliciano
   A night life encounter that connects two lives.

Saturday, February 9, 2019 @5:00PM. TICKETS >>

1. HENRY. UK – 8min. Director: Matthew Jeffrey
   Set in the beautiful landscape of Pendle and the dingy rustic back streets on Burnley Henry has trouble with local bullies and is pushed to do something he will forever regret.

2. FAREWELL. Taiwan – 10 Min. Director: Hsu, Chung-Yen
   In the chilling winter, an old homeless man comforts and worships his dead friend’s spirit, foreshadowing his own destiny.
3. MUMPSINS & HALYON DISCARD. UK – 3min. Director: Rolf Klein
   Using the medium of the spoken word, the film questions whether we can ever view mental health issues and homelessness in an objective way.
4. THE STAIN. Puerto Rico – 8 Min. Director: Ian Neifa
   Miranda, a vain young woman, finds a red stain on her right cheek that expands every time she touches it. Will she get rid of that greasy imperfection?
5. THE WRESTLER. Montreal – 12 Min. Director: Michael ChenAs a masked wrestler, Terry just wants to be seen as a good guy.
6. THE GREATEST BRITAIN. UK – 5min. Director: Steve Roberts
   A critical biography of Winston Churchill; a hero or an egomaniac, a drunk, a backstabber, a war monger, an incompetent, a white supremacist and a mass murderer?

7. SCREWJACK. Sri Lanka – 6 Min. Director Hasun Sameera
   A salt plant in Sri Lanka, where charcoal-shade-dried-salty-tasting humans explore their birth-right senses.

Saturday, February 9, 2019 @8:00PM. TICKETS >>

1. SPECIALLY BREWED. Hawaii – 5 Min. Director: Jasyika Goh
   Kim, a new barista intern with mild autism and a passion for brewing coffee finally lands her dream job at a cafe.
2. THEM. UK – 8:30 Min. Director: Jamie KendallA bad dream sends Chris on a journey of mental self discovery as he struggles to separate reality, and magpies.
3. THE BEDS OF OTHERS. Tenerife – 15 Min. Director: Jonay García
   Laura, a sexual assistant for people with functional diversity, and Marco, her boyfriend, wonder if the only thing we all need is a little affection to feel alive.
4. THE BIRD AND THE WHALE. Ireland – 7.33. Director: Carol Freeman
   After straying too far from his family to explore a shipwreck, a young whale discovers it’s sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.
5. THE MAN WHO MADE THE NIGHT LIGHT. UK – 11min. Director: Ryan PotterA short live action/animation hybrid about the life of a street lamplighter, and the struggling animator who is telling the story.
6. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. Japan – 3.23. Director: Man Wei
   If you practice being fictional for a while,you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.
7. YERO. Philippines – 13 Min. Director: John Lanbert Rafols
   A day in the life of two workers inside a corrugated Iron Factory.

Sunday, February 10, 2019 @ 3:00PM. TICKETS >>

1. A FERRY TALE. Prince’s Islands (Prinkipo) In Istanbul- 10 Min. Director: Mehmet Tığlı
   A father and his two autistic children get on ferry in a wintry day. They meet with some disappointing incidents in their short trip, challenging the father’s sense of hope.
2. TEETH & PILLS. UK – 15 Min. Director: Andrea Vinciguerra
   Randy, 8 years old, starts on a mission to lose as many teeth as possible after he finds a Barbie instead of a dollar under his pillow. Meanwhile, his mom is planning the party of a lifetime. As the party unfolds in a series of absurd events, Randy gets more and more lost in his obsession
3. BROKEN. UK – 5 Min. Director: Jennifer Kidd
   A young couple’s struggle to remain connected through mental illness.
4. KELANGAN. Indonesia – 13.30 Min. Director: M. Satria Yudha
   High School graduate Siti dislikes her parents for marrying her off at a young age. Struggling to survive, she decides to move to the city with her own child.
5. COMODORO. Islas Malvinas – 10 Min
6. A CADA PUERCO LE LLEGA. Puerto Rico – 11min. Director: Omar Camilo Ramos
   The most common day can be the unexpected day in a con artists life.
7. DARE NOT FLY. Taiwan. 18:45 Min. Director: CHUYI CHEN
   Even when words have stepped out of society, a mother still does not allow her zealously sheltered daughter to make her own choices.

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