Family Histories Shorts
75 min.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge
6:30 pm


Abandon ME
Directed by: Sayer Frey - 19 min. - USA
A desperate woman abandons her aging mother in a cornfield. Will she leave her to die in order to set herself free? Set in rural, late 1940’s America, the film is a haunting allegory about a daughter choosing between familial obligation and self-preservation as her three personalities confront past abuse.

Shave
Directed by: Sean Christensen - 6 min. - USA
A young boy's world is changed forever when he sees his father without his mustache for the very first time.

What You Eat
Directed by: Jennifer Liao - 9 min. - Canada
Over the course of his youth in the country, a boy contends with his domineering father, who believes that if you kill something, you must also eat it.

March 31
Directed by:Christina Santa Cruz - 11 min. - USA
An abstract display of memories and inner struggles create a surrealist reconstruction of a young girl's fear. Journey through her mind as she attempts to cope with a recent loss.

Meeskeit
Directed by: Neil Needleman - 8 min. - USA
The poignant story of two meeskeits (ugly people) and the beautiful relationship they never really had.

My Dog Doesn't Have a Job
Directed by: Karl Tebbe - 5 min. - Germany
So, if I come to think of it, we are not really a good team. I do not go hunting and I have a pointer. But nevertheless the dog makes me happy.

My Uncle Bluey
Directed by: Britt Arthur - 17 min. - Australia
A filmmaker's journey to find out about her estranged Uncle Bluey - a white man who found his home in a remote Aboriginal community. A personal story about the things that tear families apart, what brings them back together, and how your family is your family. Always.