Official Selection 2024
SHORTS 2
SATURDAY, NOV. 9 / 4PM
This screening session features 6 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.
Fragments (United Kingdom) by Mélodie Roulaud
When we discuss and depict the body, we refer to something both tangible and imagined, with unclear boundaries and a complex relationship to the 'self'. This portrait of model Venus Baginski, the second episode of Fragments, takes an introspective journey into their understanding and experience of their body. Directed by Franco-British filmmaker and photographer Mélodie Roulaud, the film examines through the female gaze the language used to express the body, the self, and their representation, highlighting the connection between physical features, bodily experiences, and identity
Running time: 00:03:00
The Fuse (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin
Cassius, a worn-down Latinx gladiator of modern life fights to make a living as a nighttime garbage man in the concrete arena of the Bronx. One night he’s inevitably laid off and faces his fear of becoming a homeless pariah. On his own terms, he sets up his final farewell but a fuse unexpectedly defaults him and makes him wonder through the night in quest of his truth.
Running time: 00:18:55
Loser (United States) by Colleen McGuinness
'Loser' follows 22 year-old Alice, who works at a frozen yogurt shop, on what turns out to be an unforgettable day of her life.
Running time: 00:11:32
Nøkkelbarn (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
When twelve-year-old Erik is forced to choose which parent should have to move out during an ugly divorce, he struggles in the aftermath of his decision and how it ends up altering his relationships not only with his parents, but his two younger brothers as well.
Running time: 00:21:16
Tomorrow (United States) by Jackson Schlekewey
Tomorrow is a story about two men different in just about everything, but on the same path. George is young, but leading a life estranged from anything he thought it would be. Earl is a little older, but has lost a wife who was everything to him, and wants for nothing other than to be close to her again. Both men are neighbours, and dislike each other intensely; their relationship is one of insults and petty property damage. But when George climbs up to a roof, ready to jump off, he sees that Earl is already sitting there. Shocked to discover their cruel similarities, they sit, and talk, and speculate on life, death, and the meaning of it all. Is it enough to save their lives?
Running time: 00:15:04
Reep (United States) by Jakub Blank
A young man spends his weekends summoning the power of god.
Running time: 00:22:00