Official Selection 2024
CLOSING NIGHT
AWARD CEREMONY + SHORTS 6
SUNDAY, NOV. 10 / 8PM
This screening session features 5 short films (line-up below).
​All selected films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
Marilyn Monroe Theatre at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute,
7936 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Map, parking & arrival tips.
The Heart of Texas (United States) by Gregory JM Kasunich
Janie May, an aspiring country singer stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, gets big news that she’s a radio contest finalist while finishing her overnight shift at a local diner in Waco, TX. She must race to the station to sing for hometown country music hero Harlan Thompson in hopes of winning the opening act spot on his upcoming tour. In a chaotic dash to the studio, she collides her car into Jesús, an undocumented worker who refuses medical care or police assistance out of fear of being discovered and deported. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams. In the end, they do the only thing they know how to do: fend for themselves.
Running time: 00:14:45
Diversion (Politics of) (Belgium) by Simon Heymans
On the trail of a serial killer, a police investigator with formidable instincts is close to the goal when his superior interferes in his case.
Running time: 00:17:00
Remember Me (Germany) by Lukas Olszewski
A young Doctor tries desperately to save his relationship before the truth behind his fiancé's ever growing erratic behavior is exposed, leaving him nowhere to turn.
Running time: 00:39:48
The Guest (United States) by Kaushik Vaithyanathan
A surprise guest arrives to remind a young Indian bride in America of all she has left behind.
Running time: 00:14:16
Our Males and Females (Jordan) by Ahmad Alyaseer
A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter. Shrouding is an Islamic religious practice that is deemed obligatory to carry out upon death. But when no one agrees to wash her and shame falls onto the family, how far is the father willing to go to make sure his "son" is washed?
Running time: 00:11:00