DC Shorts Film Festival - Washington DC - September 9-16, 2010

Showcase 4

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Friday, September 10 @ 9:00pm @ U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center
Saturday, September 11 @ 8:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema
(followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers)
Sunday, September 12 @ 10:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema
Monday, September 13 @ 6:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema

Films

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Kosher Pig

20 mins
Comedy
Eric Patton, Director
U S A

While seeking out her biological parents, a young woman’s life turns “unkosher” when her Chinese and Jewish families meet.

The Moon Bird

14 mins
Animation
Myles McLeod, Director
UK

An orphaned girl must outwit a terrible sorceress with the help of a magical lunar bird.

In the Hills of Deleij

7 mins
Drama
Paul Sage, Director
U S A

Stationed in Darfur, one UN photographer quickly learns that sometimes doing nothing is the hardest decision of all.

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Delmer Builds a Machine

2 mins
Comedy
Landon Zakheim, Director
U S A

The account of the most important event which has ever happened.

The Poodle Trainer

8 mins
Documentary
Vance Malone, Director
U S A

Irina, a solitary Russian poodle trainer, reveals her relationship with her dogs, and the isolation of a circus performer’s life.

L1FELINE

16 mins
Drama
Matt Hines, Director
U S A

A suicide hotline operator has to make the ultimate decision when he gets a call from his past.

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Out of Zinc

2 mins
Comedy
Mattio Martinez, Director
Germany

When Bob discovers he’s out of vitamins, the ones he borrows from his roommate prove more than he bargained for.

L.A. Bag Brothers

5 mins
Comedy
Rick Glenn, Director
U S A

In Los Angeles, at some point, everyone needs to get rid of a body.

Katrina’s Son

15 mins
Drama
Ya’Ke Smith, Director
U S A

After losing his grandmother during Hurricane Katrina, a young boy searches for the mother who abandoned him.

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Breathe. Focus. Octopus.

5 mins
Comedy
Pilot’s Crew, Producers
U S A

Sometimes, the conversations in your mind are the loudest.

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Your Lucky Day

17 mins
Dan Brown, Director
Drama
U S A

Winning the lottery turns into a nightmare when a young man holds an elderly man up for the ticket.