BETWEEN THE LINES SHORTS

Perhaps our most amorphous shorts program, these stories deal with both literal and metaphorical boundaries that when crossed produce some unexpected revelations. Subtext is everything!

 

Filmmaker Emily Kim will be in attendance!

 

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Presented in Multiple Parts

NON-NEGOTIABLE

Nine year old Deb presents to her anxious parents a list of terms and conditions for the arrival of her new si...
9 min | Mike Doxford | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English | English
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MÅNGATA

On a challenging mission to the moon, young astronaut Alya has an encounter that helps her overcome her past t...
15 min | Maja Costa | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Italian, Yoruba | English
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PILLOW FORTRESS

When Lana brings her new boyfriend Bart on a visit to Tommy’s house, it doesn’t take long for the two men ...
19 min | Zander Coté | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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WHERE IT BEGINS

Upon the delivery of some peculiar buttons, Ebraam becomes an agent of justice, directed by his cat's intuitio...
24 min | Mohsen Asdaghpour, Amirhossein Talebi | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Farsi | English
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TO THE LIGHTS

When a young girl is faced with a chance to escape North Korea, she must confront her loving father devoted to...
17 min | Emily Kim | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Korean | English
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STRANGE

One evening a shy suburban Tokyo high school student, Odeko, meets a tearful Kuma dressed in drag in a park. A...
15 min | Ken Ochiai | | INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE | Japanese | English
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