Shorts Block

Indiana Shorts Block

Goshen Theater • Saturday, 2 p.m. & Sunday, 1:30 p.m. (139 min)

Voice

(8min)

Director: Sophia Winters
Indiana

A young girl becomes aware of who she wants to be and her perception of what is keeping her from becoming that person. These feelings lead her to become frustrated, jealous, and perhaps even hopeless. Her frustration with her own real limitations and real and perceived exclusion leads her to take extreme action.

RBFF | Creepy City | Songbird

The Sock Thief

(10min)

Director: Marissa Mattson
Indiana

When a childish young man is caught stealing his best friend’s socks, he must earn back his trust or risk losing their friendship.

RBFF | Creepy City | Echoes

The City and the Hill and the Brain

(7min)

Director: Joshua E Hart
Indiana

On a strange distant planet lives a Giant brain with all of life’s answers.

RBFF | Creepy City | Askin’ For It

Safe Haven

(10min)

Director: Faith Marsh
Indiana

Monica Kelsey turns the darkness of her past into purpose and creates a safe haven for abandoned babies.

RBFF | Creepy City | Panic Attack

Unstoppable Tiara Thomas

(13min)

Director: Betsy Pike
Indiana

Singer and songwriter Tiara Thomas recounts her journey through the music industry from student to Grammy and Academy Award winning artist.

RBFF | Creepy City | Atomic Ed

The Pattersons

(13min)

Director: Jordan Iobbi
Indiana

After waking up in the middle of a television show, a disoriented girl navigates her way through the episode in order to escape while avoiding the omnipresent cameras that stalk her and her “family.”

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

Kojak: A Fuller Life

(9min)

Director: Darien Taylor
Indiana

Former basketball star, Kojak Fuller, uses his life’s tragedies and prison experiences to help his community.

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

Permission

(14min)

Director: Abhishek Satham
Indiana

In order to save their marriage after a heavy loss, Duncan and Maria embark upon an inner and outer journey with the help and counsel of therapist Wallace to rediscover meaning and passion to give each other permission to heal.

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

A Is For Apple

(2min)

Director: Adam Mick Laughlin
Indiana

A worm finds a city inside of an apple, but must escape the fascist government drones inside.

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

Ms. Adeline

(9min)

Director: Corner Store
Indiana

Ms. Adeline Wigfall-Jones has been cutting hair on West Washington Street in South Bend since 1976. She is 91 years old. Her shop, Wigfall Barbershop, persists decades after most businesses have closed in her neighborhood that was once the city’s premier black-owned business district, and her customers span generations. We spent a typical Saturday, from 6:57 am to 4:49 pm, at the barbershop with Ms. Adeline and asked: “when are you going to stop?”

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

The Beekeeper

(5min)

Director: Hank Farr
Indiana

A sentient, superpowered swarm of bees attempts to fit into human society.

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

Welcome to the Dollhouse

(20min)

Director: Elizabeth Miller-Derstine
Indiana

The Indiana burlesque troupe, The Disdress Dolls, push the limits of art, vulnerability and radical acceptance.

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

Safe Place

(19min)

Director: Sam Mirpoorian
Indiana

A Southern Indiana man endures a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop.

RBFF | Creepy City | Below A Dark Wood

Schedule is subject to change.

In some cases, seating is limited. Arrive early to insure a seat!

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