Ra A. Hearne

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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot & Kris Bowers

    A Concerto is a Conversation

    Nominated for an Academy Award®, a virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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    Is a Short the Stepping Stone to a Feature?

    As short film curators, we often get asked the broad question: why make a short film? After all, they tend to be money losers, and even if you do capture lightning in a bottle and manage to go viral, that doesn’t necessarily translate to fame and fortune. So, why do it? Well, there is a popular assertion that a short film can be a pivotal stepping stone to a feature.

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    Comedy Roel van Beek

    A Film About a Pudding

    After Ronin neglects to clear up her dropped groceries, they start to mix and bubble, transforming into a small pudding - which begins to grow at an alarming rate

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    Drama Daniel Zvereff

    Life is a Particle Time is a Wave

    Broken, like the old watches he repairs, a widowed watchmaker spends his remaining days in solitude, distracting himself with repetitive activities to pass the time and attempt to ease his sadness.

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    Documentary Jonathan Miller

    A Jew Walks into a Bar

    FILM CURRENTLY OFFLINE. Ultra-Orthodox Jew David Finklestein struggles to balance his love of stand-up with his strict religious lifestyle until he's forced to make a choice between his passion and his community.

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