2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program Posted Dec 4, 2012
Park City, UT Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2013 Short Film program is comprised of 65 short films selected from a record 8,102 submissions (427 more than for the 2012 Festival).
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, The Short Film section of our 2013 Festival is comprised of bold works by adventurous filmmakers who have mastered creative ways to embody their unique perspectives in the short form onscreen. The selections represent the immensely varied and dynamic approaches to storytelling that will inspire audiences with their huge accomplishments within a limited timeframe.
The Short Film program is presented by YouTube.
U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS
The Apocalypse / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andrew Zuchero) Four uninspired friends try to come up with a terrific idea for how to spend their Saturday afternoon.
Black Metal / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Kat Candler) After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, one fan creates a chain reaction for the lead singer of a black metal band.
Boneshaker / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Frances Bodomo) An African family, lost in America, travels to a Louisiana church to find a cure for its problem child.
Broken Night / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga) A young woman and her four-year-old daughter drive across desolated hills. Everything looks fine and they seem to enjoy the ride, until an accident sends them into the nightmare of darkness.
The Captain / Australia, U.S.A. (Directors: Nash Edgerton, Spencer Susser, Screenwriters: Nash Edgerton, Spencer Susser, Taika Waititi) A man wakes up with a hangover, only to discover the consequences of his actions.
The Cub / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Riley Stearns) Wolves make the best parents.
GUN / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Spencer Gillis) Roy purchases a handgun to protect his wife and newborn baby after a terrifying home invasion. The newfound sense of power Roy feels carrying the weapon becomes an obsession, leading him down a reckless path that may have tragic consequences.
Karaoke! / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andrew F. Renzi) On a night out in New York City, a young man tries to avoid his problems.
K.I.T. / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michelle Morgan) A guilt-ridden, but well-intentioned, yuppie goes to great lengths to prove she is a decent person.
Movies Made From Home # 6 / U.S.A. (Director: Robert Machoian) Debbie is good at playing hide and seek so good she is often hard to find.
Movies Made From Home # 15 / U.S.A. (Director: Robert Machoian) Robert attempts to keep himself healthy and fit so he can live as long as possible, unaware of what that really means.
Palimpsest / U.S.A. (Director: Michael Tyburski, Screenwriters: Michael Tyburski, Ben Nabors) A successful house tuner provides clients with a unique form of therapy that examines subtle details in their living spaces.
#PostModem / U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva) A comedic, satirical, sci-fi pop musical based on the theories of Ray Kurzweil and other futurists, #PostModem is the story of two Miami girls and how they deal with technological singularity, as told through a series of cinematic tweets.
Record/Play / U.S.A. (Director: Jesse Atlas, Screenwriters: Aaron Wolfe, Jesse Atlas) War, fate, and a broken Walkman transcend time and space in this sci-fi love story.
Skin / U.S.A. (Director: Jordana Spiro, Screenwriters: Jordana Spiro, David Pablos) A young taxidermist and small town loner is entranced by a girl who finds his work beautiful. Just as their relationship begins to progress, he does something that drastically changes everything.
Social Butterfly / France, U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Lauren Wolkstein) When a 30-year-old American woman attends a teenage party in the south of France, guests wonder who she is and what she is doing there.
What Do We Have in Our Pockets? / Israel, U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Goran Dukic) A most unusual love story unravels when the objects in a young mans pockets come to life. Based on a short story by Etgar Keret.
Whiplash / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Damien Chazelle) An aspiring drummer enters an elite conservatory's top jazz orchestra.
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS
The Companion / Peru (Director and screenwriter: Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio) On the outskirts of Lima, a young prostitute tends to his father, a fallen-from-grace artisan. However, the young man feels that his efforts are never enough. He tries to break free, but his father's dependence is stronger than his son's will.
The Curse / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Fyzal Boulifa) Fatine has ventured far from the village to meet her older lover. When a small boy catches her, all she wants to do is go home.
The Date / Finland (Director and screenwriter: Jenni Toivoniemi) Tino's manhood is put to the test in front of two women when he has to host a date for Diablo, the family's stud cat.
Le Futur Proche / Canada (Director: Sophie Goyette, Screenwriters: Sophie Goyette, Madeleine David) A French immigrant pilot receives an unexpected phone call that changes his life forever. He must deal with the emotional consequences of the call while still completing his work duties in this impressionistic depiction of an all-but-ordinary day.
Jonah / Tanzania, United Kingdom (Director: Kibwe Tavares, Screenwriter: Jack Thorne) When two young men photograph a gigantic fish leaping from the sea, their small town becomes a tourist attraction in this
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2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program Posted Dec 4, 2012
