Shorts Program -
Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner In J-Town
Directors: Akika Boch, Tadashi Nakamura
Country: USA; Running Time: 10 min
In the late 1970’s, when L.A.'s punk rock scene was exploding, an unlikely family-owned restaurant in Little Tokyo started by Japanese Americans returning from America’s WWII concentration camps, became one its most popular hang-outs. That’s when Sansei “Atomic Nancy” with her “take-no-prisoners” punk make-up and demeanor took the café over from her parents and cranked up the jukebox. Infamous for its eclectic clientele – from Japanese American locals and kids from East L.A. to yakuza and the biggest rock stars of the day - the Atomic Café became an important part of L.A.’s punk rock history.
Freebird
Directors: Michael Joseph McDonald, Joe Bluhm
Country: Canada; Running Time: 5 min
Freebird is the coming-of-age story of a boy with Down Syndrome who learns to navigate the world with a loving mother, an absent father, a classroom bully, and a life-long crush.
Fugazi's Barber
Directors: Joe Tropea, Robert A. Emmons Jr.
Country: USA; Running Time: 16 min
When 1980s hardcore kids frequent an old school Italian barber shop in their Washington D.C. neighborhood, legends and bonds that will last a lifetime are formed.
Never Records: Why This Record Store Isn't a Store
Director: Jasia A. Kaulbach
Country: USA; Running Time: 5 min
Ted Riederer, the founder/artist behind #NeverRecords, aims to make art interactive and spontaneous. He records music and auditory sounds of all kinds straight to vinyl with artists in this traveling record collective.
Sound-Bodies
Director: Allegra Oxborough
Country: USA; Running Time: 5 min
Sound-Bodies is the film interpretation of a non-durational sound installation examining the intersection of sonic resonance and metaphysical transcendence, approaching the act of listening as an erotic/spiritual experience.
Stuffed
Director: Theo Rhys
Country: UK; Running Time: 20 min
A musical film about a taxidermist who dreams of stuffing a human and a man she meets online so afraid of aging he volunteers to be her specimen. An unexpected romantic spark between them complicates their plans.
Sunny Side - Portrait Of A Violin Player
Director: Hannes Greve
Country: Switzerland; Running Time: 6 min
Between studio and tour, the philosophy of Swiss violinist Tobias Preisig is omnipresent: to go beyond the boundaries of traditional violin playing.
J Grgry - Don't Ever Give Up
Director: Amy Billharz
Country: USA; Running Time: 4 min
J GRGRY's Don't Ever Give Up is an anthem for not giving up on your dreams no what people say and the obstacles you face. The video moves through three locations which symbolize different mindsets that one may experience along the journey.
Jackie Lipson - Bully
Director: Jackie Lipson
Country: USA; Running Time: 4 min
This is the official music video for the new single Bully by indie pop artist Jackie Lipson.
Jayli Wolf - Child Of The Government
Director: Jayli Wolf
Country: Canada; Running Time: 4 min
From the 1950’s into the 1990’s the Canadian Government & the Catholic Church were responsible for taking, or “scooping” more than 20,000 First Nation, Métis and Inuit children from their families and communities; known as The Sixties Scoop. Many experienced severe sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Jayli’s father was one of these children.
Know Better
Director: Nolan Hieu Trifunovic
Country: USA; Running Time: 4 min
We follow a young Asian man at the height of the pandemic as he deals with racism and violence.
The Ghibertins - Intro
Director: Federico Cadenazzi, Fabio R. Rossin
Country: Italy; Running Time: 4 min
Intro is the opening track of The Ghibertins’ forthcoming concept album “The Life & Death of John Doe.” John Doe is a term used when the real name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. As much as we try to leave a legacy, a sign of our passage on earth, no one will remember us in 200 years. We are all passing through this world, we are all forgettable, we are all John Doe.
Stuffed
Director: Theo Rhys
Country: UK; Running Time: 20 min
A musical film about a taxidermist who dreams of stuffing a human and a man she meets online so afraid of aging he volunteers to be her specimen. An unexpected romantic spark between them complicates their plans.
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