Lighthouse International Film Festival

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The Lighthouse International Film Festival is very proud to present the following films in this shorts block:

1
THE BREAK
USA, 7:30
Director: Michael Goldburg
An unhappy accountant works out her midlife crisis to become an artist during a "break" with co-workers at her office.

2
NOW OR NEVER
Canada, 10:30
Director: Rose Schimm
A young woman in denial about the state of her relationship is spending Christmas Eve alone in a bar, where she meets what could be a future version of herself.

3
PAY TO STAY
Canada/USA, 11:53
Director: Heather Taylor
A lesbian couple takes a mini vacation to repair their relationship, unaware of what awaits them in the apartment they rented.

4
M.I.A.
USA/Kazakhstan, 7:23
Director: Abylay Zhakashov
In the midst of the relentless Iraq War, an American soldier drags his wounded brother across the vast and unforgiving desert in hopes of reaching safety.

5
THE STATION
USA/Canada, 10:18
Director: Simon Mendes, Angus Borsos
An observational portrait of two lighthouse keepers living and working on a Lightstation in British Columbia, Canada (population 2).

6
BAGGAGE
USA, 6:45
Director: Stacey Maltin
In a dystopian future, where the government mandates happiness and people must cover their faces with smiling paper bags, two lovers discover what happens when real emotions are set free.

7
TIME MACHINERY
Canada, 6:25
Director: Mei Fa Tan
Language: French with English subtitles
A mother and her 9-year-old son, who is gifted with a fertile imagination, are briefly trapped in an old elevator. The boy is convinced that the elevator is more than an elevator.

8
MASTERPIECE
USA, 6:51
Director: Eden Martinez
A female actor has a strange audition that will challenge her commitment to her acting career.

9
RUN
USA, 10:32
Director: Brandon Broussard
A college student goes on the run when he finds out his name is on the execution list of a local drug dealer.

10
LOW ROAD
Australia/USA, 9:40
Director: Eleanor Wilson
A tense slow burning thriller about a woman consumed by the image of her husband’s affair. She takes to the country to clear her head and becomes entangled in a bigger injustice.