Pleasant Valley Drive In ~ Dir. Brian Zahm ~ Chicago, USA ~ 2020 ~ 10:12
Park your car under the stars and spend your evening at Pleasant Valley Drive In to watch “Summer Awakenings.” This coming-of-age film is radically altered when a projectionist-cum-cinematic saboteur splices in some not-so-subtle subtext via drive in movie advertisements. |
Anatidaephobia ~ Dir. Alon Newman ~ Rishon Le Zion, Israel ~ 2020 ~ 6:34
Sally 25 years old suffers from a severe case of repeating anxieties. Sally doesn't share her anxieties with anyone and her relationship with her boyfriend Noam reaches a breaking point. Noam demands from Sally to seek treatment. Afraid to breakup with Noam Sally seeks therapy, while treatment Sally reveals her duck phobia and is surprised to find out that it is a known phobia - Anatidaephobia. Sally understands that the source of the Phobia is her unhealthy relationship. Noam's disregards of Sally made her develop unconsciously those anxieties that gave Sally negative attention which is better than being ignored by Noam. This notion that this relationship is toxic makes sally decide to break up with Noam who is emotionally abusive. Noam tries to convince her but fails. While Sally watches the TV show "The Twilight zone" The mysterious duck from the phobia appears in man form but this time it is something different. |
Shadows on a House ~ Dir. Andrew Payne ~ Bedford, UK ~ 3:52
This short silent film was made in the film maker's home during the Covid-19 pandemic when he found it difficult to make other work due to social distancing. In this case the camera was pointed out of a window at the houses behind his home. The film is a single, time-lapse shot of shadows moving across the wall of a house over a period of 4 to 5 hours. The shadows are mainly of bushes in a garden, but over time their form changes and they begin to resemble something alien, almost unnatural. |