Shorts Block • Student Shorts
Saturday, 12:30 p.m. • Goshen Theater (110min)
Rocket
(29min)
Director: Brenna Malloy
United States
A bittersweet fairy tale set in the world of 1950’s dirt track racing. With a legacy traditionally passed down from father to son, Annie Pankratz strives to build a destiny all her own.
Look at Me
(14min)
Director: Andres Gil
United States
A lonely man aware he’s in the last years of his life tries to find the ultimate social experience: behaving in an eccentric way in front of strangers, hoping to get attention and be remembered.
Rabbit Blood
(5min)
Director: Yagmur Altan
United States
Just an ordinary day at an old mysterious Turkish country house where residents have an extraordinary way of brewing tea.
A Long Time Ago in Silesia
(15:40min)
Director: Tomasz Protokowicz
Poland
Twin brothers live in an orphanage run by nuns in a small Silesian town where the Poles and Germans live next to one another. The boys are unlucky to grow up in one of the worst periods in the history of the place – during the Third Reich.
Decision
(3min)
Director: Mary Jo Zefeldt
United States
Within an expanse of anxiety and faced with a false choice, a decision must be made.
Adherence
(20:15min)
Director: Mav Block
United States
Over the course of a day in an inpatient psychiatric ward, we witness the intertwined stories of a man on the verge of discharge, an Orthodox Jewish woman whose newborns have strained her marriage, and a man whose treatment at the hands of the mental health system has devastating consequences.
The Perfumist
(2min)
Director: Yukari Akaba-Rockmuller, Shannon S Lee, Daniela Lobo Dias, Sandra Rivero Ortiz
United States
Seeking the perfect scent for his perfume, Benedict Malville runs into the consequences of trampling on sacred, natural ground.
Driver’s Ed
(14:30min)
Director: Chase Norman
United States
A shy, overweight young woman leaves the safety of her home for an unwelcoming high school classroom.
Icarus
(20min)
Director: Tom Teller
United States
When a Mars colony’s comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion.
Goshen Theater
216 South Main Street
Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Schedule is subject to change.
In some cases, seating is limited. Arrive early to insure a seat!
2016 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors
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