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FLORIDA SHORTS
November 19, 2021 · 8:30 pm
$10 – $12
FLORIDA SHORTS
Friday, November 19, 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm at Williams Hall (location)
Comedy, action, drama, documentary, animation… this year’s Florida Shorts has it all. The best in filmmaking all across the state, from Miami to St. Petersburg to right here in Key West.
Length of Program: 85 minutes
LIKE THE GIRLS WHO WEAR PINK
Directed by Jennifer Msumba. 6 minutes.
A plea from the future, it serves as warning, woven together with hope and encouragement, for a young autistic girl. And perhaps for us all. Directed by Sundance Fellow and Wauchula, FL filmmaker Jennifer Msumba.
FLIGHT TO LIFE
Directed by John H. Cunningham. 7 minutes.
World Premiere!
A young girl flees to a deserted island, alone, scared, miles from anywhere, and encounter a shaman. Oppressors hunt them, determined to prevent a promise of hope. Directed by Key West filmmaker John H. Cunningham.
THE SPEED OF TIME
Directed by William J. Stribling. 12 minutes.
Future cop Johnny Killfire must go back in time and team up with his former self to stop the TimeBorgs from getting their hands on an app that could break the space-time continuum by delivering pizzas into the past… before they were even ordered. Filmed in Florida with support from Tony Armer and the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission. Directed by St. Petersburg native William J. Stribling.
UN PEQUENO CORTE
Directed by Mariana Serrano. 14 minutes.
When six -year-old Elizabeth makes an image-altering decision, she is left to face the backlash from culturally imposing beauty standards. From KWFF Alumni and Miami-based director Mariana Serrano and producer Mark Pulaski.
WINTER BREAK
Directed by Trevor Viner. 12 minutes.
Three college girls home for winter break attend a party with their former high school classmates. Things get weird. Directed by Ft. Lauderdale filmmaker and Florida State alum Trevor Viner.
VERDANT ROMPS AND THE PANDEMIC
Directed by Aramis Gutierrez. 5 minutes.
Paradise Studios Miami delves into the orgiastic artwork of Aramis Gutierrez in this documentary short.
BLOOM
Directed by Angie White. 3 minutes.
Orlando filmmaker Angie White crafts a mixed media look at the cycle of motherhood through the words of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.
SYMBIOSIS
Directed by Fernando Govea. 5 minutes.
Florida filmmaker Fernando Govea introduces the artist Gustavo Oviedo, a French street artist based in Miami, exploring Biscayne National Park and merging the two worlds, oceans and Art.
THE VILLAGE (FREE)DGE
Directed by Alicia Geraldine Edwards. 11 minutes.
As Covid-19 leaves Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood under siege, Sherina Jones tirelessly combats food insecurity.
GARAGE SALE
Directed by Chuck Fusca. 9 minutes.
Just an ordinary garage sale. What could possibly go wrong? Filmed in Florida, directed by KWFF Alum Chuck Fusca.