Departures/Arrivals Shorts
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This exceptional shorts program is all about the duality of life and death and how endings can actually mark the beginning of something new.
*Filmmakers in Attendance for post-screening Q&A (first screening only)
Presented in Multiple Parts
BARLEBAS
In 1595, a woman accused of witchcraft refuses to be silenced, leaving her free spirit and powerful voice to i...
20 min | Malu Janssen | Netherlands, Belgium | US PREMIERE | Dutch, Flemish
| English
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XOLO
Late one night, a hungry little Xolo named Skippy wanders his home searching for food and his missing owner, M...
13 min | Matthew Serrano | United States | WORLD PREMIERE | English
| No subtitles are included on this film
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LINDA, LINDA!
Former bank robber Linda (82) longs for her turbulent past. When one day her former partner-in-crime Tony (80)...
17 min | Kiyan Agadjani | Luxembourg | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Luxermbourgish
| English, Closed Captions (for closed caption devices)
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THE LAST DANCE
When Fox’s "LA Bar" is hit with a compulsory purchase order, a cornerstone of Caribbean life in 90's East Lo...
17 min | Hayden Mclean | HAWAI'I PREMIERE | English | No subtitles are included on this film
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LONG’S LONG LOST & MINI MART
In the seedy back halls of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer seeking closure reanimates his ...
18 min | Julian Doan | United States | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Vietnamese, English
| English, Closed Captions (for closed caption devices)
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THE SENTRY
A cheeky dismantling of spy tropes and a love letter to Cambodia, THE SENTRY follows a suave Western agent who...
18 min | Jake Wachtel | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Khmer | Open Captions (text that is always visible on screen and cannot be turned off, displaying spoken dialogue and relevant sounds for accessibility)
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