Grins, Giggles & Guffaws
Short Slot 6
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Adisyon
Directed by Serra Duran Paralı
Narrative Short
Turkey | 10 min | 2024
At the end of the meal, two bourgeois fathers quarrel over the bill.
Aloha Means I Love You
Directed by Katy Dore
Narrative Short
United States | 6 min | 2024
Clara and Bertie have been friends for nearly 60 years, but when Clara wants to add a new man into the mix, Bertie’s devotion to her friend is tested.
Eat Surf Love
Directed by Nada Djordjevich
Narrative Short
United States | 9 min | 2023
A jaded New York writer and a laid-back California surfer navigate the murky and occasionally painful waters of a first date. Set in San Francisco, it’s also a love-hate letter to that paradoxical place where hearts have been left, lost, and also found.
The Ham Ridge Craft Competition
Directed by Wil Loper & Jarrod Crooks
Narrative Short
United States | 9 min | 2023
Wil & Jarrod have made a multitude of short and feature films separately and together for over 20 years. They perform every job behind and in front of the camera, from writing to directing to acting to editing.
Once a Mormon
Directed by Ryan Allsop
Narrative Short
United Staes | 11 min | 2023
When two Mormon missionaries try to convert a recently widowed redneck, it soon isn’t clear who is converting who.
One Note
Directed by Jamie Ting
Narrative Short
United States | 13 min | 2024
A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to Harvard at any cost. After spotting a mistake in her application at the last minute, she embarks on a midnight rampage through her magnet high school, blackmailing a socially-awkward teenage hacker to deliver the perfect audition for the elusive Dean of Admissions before the deadline.
Prawn Star
Directed by Mitch Deitz & Juan C. Linares
Narrative Short
United Staes | 9 min | 2024
When a young shrimp gains aspirations to become an actor, he purposefully gets caught by humans so he can end up at a fancy restaurant and on the plate of someone who could make him famous. Shot partially underwater and partially on location in a restaurant and bar, this tale of a puppeteered peeled shrimp and his movie star aspirations illustrates the absurdity of “going for it” and what it can really take to follow your dreams…
We Need To Talk About Dilan
Directed by Umut Şilan Oğurlu
Narrative Short
Turkey | 20 min | 2024
Dilan, who works for her uncle and lives with her mother, feels that she is not living up to her potential.A documentary team investigating Dilan’s problem follows Dilan’s life while examining the unsolved mystery of artistic production.Why is this young adult of average standards unable to produce anything of value even though she wants to? Is it because of a psychological or physiological condition? Lack of iron? Is it a lack of talent, bad luck, or just laziness?