2006 Chicks with Flicks
Crossing, 18 min., directed by Riad Galayini
Her Mother dies. Her cat moves into the house across
the street. And her alcoholic father takes up
permanent residence on the couch. Nine-year-old Amanda
must take control of the household and care for her
father and her little brother Henry. But how do you
carry on in a place even the family cat won’t call
home?
Judith, 13 min. 39 sec., directed by Caroline Bâcle
Judith writes desperate romance novels from the
kitchen of her East-London flat. A mysterious young
man answers her advert for a lodger and moves into the
spare closet bedroom. Two strangers. Their first
weekend together.
Beauty Rides a Lion, Recollections of a Hollywood
Starlet, 14 min. 27 sec., directed by Diana Williamson Beauty Rides a Lion is the true life story of
courageous 50's MGM starlet, Carmen Phillips who flees
town at the age of 11 to avoid prison and ends up in
Hollywood starring opposite the leading brat packers
of her time, Frank Sinatra, Warren Beatty and Dean
Martin.
Sticks & Stones, 9 min., directed by Rehema Trimiew
This experimental fiction deals with a kindergarten
student in an 'urban' school and her parent's attempts
to convince her teacher to improve the curriculum.
Based on experiences by the filmmaker.
Dessert's On Me, 4 min. 53 sec., directed by Alex Coe
In this comedic short, Melissa drops in on her Mom at
an inopportune time, bubbling with good news that can
change the course of both their lives. Mom's busy
cooking up more than can be served at the dinner
table. We playfully discover that companionship and
intimacy are alive and well into the senior years.
Firefighter, 20 min., directed by Vanessa Ruane
Firefighter Ruane is haunted by his idealistic actions
in 1971, as he struggles with the guilt of having
traded tours with a young firefighter lost to the
rubble of the WTC. Unable to face his family and
unwilling to heed the advice of his Lieutenant and go
home and rest he pushes him self to continue on. When
his company is called to fight their first fire since
10 days of digging, he finds redemption when he
rescues a woman trapped in the building and in the act
of saving a life he remembers who he is and what he
stands for and is finally able to go home to his family.
3:52, 11 min. 30 sec., directed by Shawna Baca
Kate, a troubled young woman must experience a
spiritual journey to recovery from alcoholism to face
the inner demons haunting her. She must stand at the
gates of her own personal hell and walk through it as
she delves back into her childhood memories triggering
her painful past.
Conversations with Flower, 18 min. directed by Julia
Grayer
In Conversations with Flower, pet therapy volunteer
Jacque visits an independent living community with
Flower, a loveable mutt from a local animal shelter.
Richard and Hazel, together for over 50 years, Marion,
lonely and sweet, and James, still hurting from his
wife’s recent and unexpected death, all light up when
Flower arrives. But coos over their four-legged
visitor and stories of past pets eventually subside.
What began as a simple interaction between people and
dog turns into much more as the residents begin to
reminisce about the best and worst times of their
lives.
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