Sapporo Short Fest Showcase
Friday, April 23rd 1:30PM – Theatre 3
Saturday, April 24th 1:00pm – Theatre 3

     

Agape
Slovenia, 2008
20 min


Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM– Theatre 3

In a remote convent, the resident nuns decide to install an internet connection, which leads to discoveries beyond those they expected.  (Contains brief nudity)

Director: Slobodan Maksimovic
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009

 

Atlantic
Ireland, 2008
4 min


Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM– Theatre 3

A lonely old farmer in the rugged countryside receives a letter from a woman he once loved.

Director: Conor Ferguson
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009

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Ma Bar
United Kingdom, 2009
12 min



Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM– Theatre 3

Scotsman Bill McFadyen is a power lifter, world record holder and has an iron will to win.  Just one thing about him is different.  He is 73 years old!

Directors: Finaly Pretsell, Adrian McDowall
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009

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Paradise Café
Mexico, 2008
11 min

Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM– Theatre 3

Two Mexican immigrants working at the Paradise Café have had enough, but things aren’t completely as they seem.

Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009

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Premature
USA, 2008
15 min


Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM – Theatre 3

After Tisha, a streetwise teenager discovers she is pregnant she is faced with the most difficult decision she well ever have to make.

Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Cast: Zora Howard, Suzette Azariahgunn, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Judy Ziena, Jason Sawyer
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Los Angeles International Shorts Film Festival

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The Fading Light
Vietnam, 2008
23 min

 
Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM – Theatre 3

Returning from America to his childhood home in Saigon, a former refugee is confronted with memories of his boat escape from Vietnam.

Director: Thien Do
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009

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