DC Shorts: The Locals
by Joe Flood
Think that movies are only made in Hollywood? The filmmaking business is alive and well in the Washington area, as highlighted by these local films in the DC Shorts Film Festival.
ABC
This drama about a couple of escaped fugitives was made by a slew of Virginians, including Jackie Steven from Arlington Independent Media.
Frienemies
Check out the trailer for this timely short film on high school sexting.
Gilded Age Gladiator
John L. Sullivan and bare-knuckle boxing is examined in this documentary by Brad Lambert & Rob Benica.
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You don’t need much to make an interesting film, as demonstrated by this three-minute experimental short.
Man with a Bolex Movie Camera
American University is represented in this black and white sex comedy. (See our interviews with directors Colin Foster and Jason Fraley.)
Relative
For commuters, Metro can feel like a rolling town, like a community on wheels, as demonstrated by this touching film from the Washington Improv Theater.
Soccer City: Superstar
Local documentarian Nick Fitzhugh takes us into South Africa’s townships to look at life beyond the glamor of the World Cup.
Sweetness & Art
There’s a fine line between food and art.
The Man in 813
Living in apartment building (what was that sound?) can be creepy.
From breezy comedies to soul-stirring documentaries, these short films by local directors demonstrate that you can make movies anywhere – even in Washington, DC.
Find more great shorts with the super-fun Film Sorter.