SECOND CHANCES • Short Comedies and Dramas About Starting Fresh
Friday, June 20 • 6:30pm
Missed Connections Director: Jack Gray • USA • 5 minutes Animated vignettes from the Missed Connections classifieds, exploring the humorous pursuit of romance in modern urban life.
Berries For Sale: Picking Berries Director: Stephen Cadigan • NL • 12 minutes During an afternoon of berry picking, a group in Rum Cove consider a vote to resettle their community.
This Hour Has 5 Minutes *Director: Bridget A. Ricketts, Michelle T. Clemens • NL • 7 minutes * A mockumentary about frustrated parents and their adult children still living at home.
As We Fall Silent Director: Brian Quintero • Ontario • 20 minutes When one of two childhood friends battles a devastating illness, their relationship is tested, leading to events that will redefine their lives forever.
Operation Pablo Director: Karen Quinn • Ireland • 15 minutes A young girl and struggling ice-cream vendor team up to save a stray dog from the pound.
**Plunge ** Director: Ellie Land • UK • 6 minutes This animated documentary reveals how cold-water swimming helped Katie overcome decades of physical and mental struggles, finding empowerment, community, and healing in frigid ocean waters.
The Ugly Chickens Director: Mark Raso • USA • 28 minutes When ornithology professor Paula Linberl learns the supposedly extinct dodo bird might still exist, she embarks on a cross-country expedition to solve the mystery. This short is based on a Nebula Award-winning story from science fiction author Howard Waldrop, and was produced by his friend George R. R. Martin. (Yes, that George R. R. Martin.)
Runtime: 1h32
