SHORT ORDER – Program 3 screens Sunday, September 15 at the following Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. Each city links to showtimes with direct online ticketing.
Read on for the full program lineup!
San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California
Omaha, Nebraska
Austin, Texas
Raleigh, North Carolina
Brooklyn, New York
SHORT ORDER PROGRAM #3
SEPTEMBER 2019
A SELFIE WITH LADY LIBERTY
Dir. Inés Vogelfang
USA, 4 minutes
When is too much too much? A ride on the Staten Island Ferry offers a poetic meditation on the ubiquitousness of phones, social media, and excess against the backdrop of Lady Liberty.
RAYMONDE OR THE VERTICAL ESCAPE
Dir. Sarah Van Den Boom
France, 16 minutes
Raymonde, an owl-woman of about 60 years old, is fed up with a life of chastity and solitude, looking now to love, sex, and the immensity of the sky in this delightful, award-winning animated short.
WALKER’S
Dir. Kyle Myers-Haugh
USA, 12 minutes
A sharp and delicate observational portrait of a historic black barbershop in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the culture and community of its lively, loyal customers. Nominee – Best Student Documentary Award, International Documentary Association (IDA).
FAITHY, HEY
Dir. Emily Hubley
USA, 4 minutes
Artist-filmmaker Faith Hubley drew a self-portrait in her journal every day for the last few decades of her life. Years later, her daughter Emily, also a filmmaker and animator, revisits specific memories and dreams, and considers a relationship altered by death. Original music by Georgia Hubley, founding member of Yo La Tengo.
THE BOOMBOX COLLECTION – BOOTS RILEY
Dir. Mohammad Gorjestani
USA, 10 minutes
Boots Riley, frontman of the politically-radical hip-hop group “The Coup” and writer-director of last year’s acclaimed feature film “Sorry to Bother You,” takes us on a drive through his Oakland home, reflecting on life, music, and the push against capitalism. Part of The Boombox Collection, a series of shorts about pioneers of hip-hop.
LOCKDOWN
Dirs. Celine Head and Logan George
USA, 12 minutes
Struggling with feelings for her best friend, 14 year-old Marie stages an almost perfect plan in the latest short film from the masterful, award-winning filmmaking duo Celine Head and Logan George (“Caroline,” Short Order #1, Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or nominee).
BRAINWORM BILLY
Dirs. Emily Hubley and Max Rosenthal
USA, 3 minutes
A young man is haunted by a famous comedian in this brief but brilliant animated gem, a collaboration between animator Emily Hubley and her son Max Rosenthal.
SIX DEGREES OF IMMIGRATION
Dir. Jayme Gershen
USA / Columbia, 12 minutes
A hybrid-documentary short about a couple separated by U.S. immigration policy whose love may or may not stand the test of time. Presented courtesy The New York Times Op-Docs.
KANARI
Dir. Erlendur Sveinsson
Iceland / USA, 14 minutes
Life is suddenly and dramatically upended for a young couple leaving Reykjavik in search of common ground and a fresh start in the countryside. A Columbia University School of the Arts thesis film and Aspen Shortsfest award-winner, co-written by Sveinsson and fellow Columbia MFA alum Connor Simpson.
KING WAH (I THINK I LOVE YOU)
Dir. Horatio Baltz
USA, 8 minutes
A disgruntled delivery man, a woman with chronic déjà vu, Pat Sajak, and a slow dance in a Chinese takeout restaurant. Shot on location in Ridgewood, Queens. Winner – Best North American Short, Palm Springs International ShortFest.
