CLICK HERE TO BUY INDIVIDUAL TICKETS TO THIS SCREENINGCLICK HERE TO BUY ALL ACCESS PASSES TO THE FESTIVALThe Lighthouse International Film Festival is very proud to present the following films in this shorts block:
1THE BREAK
USA, 7:30
Director: Michael GoldburgAn unhappy accountant works out her midlife crisis to become an artist during a "break" with co-workers at her office.
2NOW OR NEVER
Canada, 10:30
Director: Rose SchimmA 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.
3PAY TO STAY
Canada/USA, 11:53
Director: Heather TaylorA lesbian couple takes a mini vacation to repair their relationship, unaware of what awaits them in the apartment they rented.
4M.I.A.
USA/Kazakhstan, 7:23
Director: Abylay ZhakashovIn 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.
5THE STATION
USA/Canada, 10:18
Director: Simon Mendes, Angus BorsosAn observational portrait of two lighthouse keepers living and working on a Lightstation in British Columbia, Canada (population 2).
6BAGGAGEUSA, 6:45
Director: Stacey MaltinIn 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.
7TIME MACHINERY
Canada, 6:25
Director: Mei Fa TanLanguage: French with English subtitlesA 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.
8MASTERPIECE
USA, 6:51
Director: Eden Martinez
A female actor has a strange audition that will challenge her commitment to her acting career.
9RUNUSA, 10:32
Director: Brandon BroussardA college student goes on the run when he finds out his name is on the execution list of a local drug dealer.
10LOW ROAD
Australia/USA, 9:40
Director: Eleanor WilsonA 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.
