Who Decides
…A film by Mylissa Fitzsimmons
A sick woman and a young girl engage in a discussion about who decides when it’s your time to die. Who Decides was the 2017 Sun Valley Film Festival Short Film Lab winner. Judges Jim Burke (Focus Features) and filmmaker Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer) chose Who Decides as the winning script out of over hundreds of submissions to be made into a short film.
8 min | USA | Drama, Horror
Pastel
…A film by Mariel Cortés
A shy girl must learn how to dance with her brother for their parent’s wedding. The dance will be another pressure to accompany her first tastes of adulthood.
17 min | Mexico | Coming of Age
Sweetheart
…A film by Jeremie Seguin
Overtaken by childhood memories, a teenager finds out the emotional gap that separates him from his mother. Soon he will realize that his parents are not quite what he has imagined.
17 min | France | Drama
Bitchboy
…A film by Måns Berthas
Lukas, a dedicated young metal head, is visiting his recently departed grandfather at the hospital. Despite the bloodline, he doesn’t want the old man to be buried in the family grave. Dark secrets come to light, and when opportunity comes, he seeks revenge.
15 min | Sweden | Comedy, Drama