System Failure
32 mins

An open and sincere look at the failure and injustice of the California Youth Authority system through the true stories of teens and families who have experienced and been victimized by the system. System Failure gives voice to the increasing opposition of lawmakers and media to the scandal and human rights violations long synomous with this system while making an honest plea for its immediate overhaul and replacement. - Jill Hannon

Living in Two Worlds
Maximillian Godino
East Coast Premiere, 14 mins

The sensitive visual exploration of a remote Guatemalan village is overlaid with the commentary of a pair of expatriates who desire an escape from their own community and an entrance into this seemingly tranquil setting. - Jill Hannon

Song of Kali
Thomas Helman
US Premiere, 10 mins

Who benefits most from the horrors of the 20 th century? A beautiful depiction of creamy whites and the opaque silhouettes of different evils inhabiting the earth, Song is like a Bakshi film without the sarcasm, a sincere, haunting visual ballet. Helman's unique process, a blend of animation and film collage, is a claustrophobic perspective of the world we inhabit, for sure. - Alex Smith

Just
Joon Soo Ha
NY Premiere, Korea, 6 mins

I saluted the screen for the first minute of this film without even knowing it. Then for no reason, I thought about sex. I felt a little dirty so I saluted the screen again, for our fighting men and women. As I write this I salute again, in my heart to the memory of the image of our flag. I would fight and die for your right to see this film. - Roscoe Zipco

Between the Banks
Hank Linhart
US Premiere, 6 mins

This short, hypnotic glance taken from between the "banks" of New York is sustained through the harmony of oblique visuals and persistent sound. - Jill Hannon