THE LONG & THE SHORTS OF IT:
a collection of short films

SUN OCT 16 @ 4:30PM | High Street

Any Day Now
Directed by Matt Jay
United States. (35 mins.)
NORTHWEST EMERGING SHORT

23 year-old small town beauty, Sam,has just arrived in New York. Pulling her there, is a long-standing relationship with a married politician who may or may not have a place in the next phase of her life. And awaiting her there is all of the disorientation and isolation of a foreign environment. Any Day Now is a quiet portrait of a young woman in transition.

Kids for Kidnapping
Directed by Torrance Maurer.
United States. (14 mins.)
NORTHWEST EMERGING SHORT WINNER!
Filmmaker Justin Zimmerman in attendance

When a single mother needs an evening of childcare one discretion leads to the next as her children take matters into their own hands. Kids For Kidnapping delves into a dark and seedy adventure as the two young siblings’ antics spiral into the unknown only to learn a harsh truth about love.

Shudder House
Directed by Joey Dello Russo.
United States. (15 mins.)
NORTHWEST EMERGING SHORT

On a rural estate in 1951, a boy named Robby trudges through a
meaningless childhood. Training on classical piano is his only chore dictated by unloving parents. But when a Southern farmhand named Emma returns to the farm with a guitar in hand, Robby faces his only opportunity to grow and feel beyond his boyish blues.

The Trials of Kenneth
Directed by Will Brown Hernandez
United States/Canada/China. (23 mins.)
NORTHWEST EMERGING SHORT

All this life, Kenneth Hsu has wanted to give back to China, his native country. And now he has the chance: translating the negotiations to rebuild Sichuan after a massive earthquake. Problem is, he isn’t “Chinese enough” for the diplomat from the People’s Republic. How far will Kenneth and his girlfriend go to get him the job of his dreams – and to change the world?