FILMS IN ISOLATION Short Films
Sharing the stories and perspectives emerging from across this global period of isolation. This unique period in our shared existence warrants documentation, commentary, sympathy, and examination.
Sharing the stories and perspectives emerging from across this global period of isolation. This unique period in our shared existence warrants documentation, commentary, sympathy, and examination.
LAY THEM STRAIGHT
Dir. Robert Deleskie
Canada
A teenage girl struggles with an obsessive counting disorder and the harrowing realities of bullying every day at school.
Dir. Robert Deleskie
Canada
A teenage girl struggles with an obsessive counting disorder and the harrowing realities of bullying every day at school.
CITA A LAS 10 (Appointment at 10)
Dir. Eitan Sandom
Spain
A young psychologist and her first patient: a serial killer. What could go wrong?
Dir. Eitan Sandom
Spain
A young psychologist and her first patient: a serial killer. What could go wrong?
JACKIE KANE
Dir. Jose Luis Velázquez
Spain
In the near future, Santi, a university professor, is forced to teach from home. After class each day, he finds small joys in a place where things still seem normal.
Dir. Jose Luis Velázquez
Spain
In the near future, Santi, a university professor, is forced to teach from home. After class each day, he finds small joys in a place where things still seem normal.
39° A LA SOMBRA (39° to the Shadow)
Dir. Eduardo Elli
Argentina
One ordinary summer day, a child with a fishing rod waits for the extraordinary on the terrace of his building.
Dir. Eduardo Elli
Argentina
One ordinary summer day, a child with a fishing rod waits for the extraordinary on the terrace of his building.
AZADEH
Dir. Mirabbas Khosravinezhad
Iran
Azadeh wishes to go to the city to visit her father for the last time, but her mother and older brother forbid it.
Dir. Mirabbas Khosravinezhad
Iran
Azadeh wishes to go to the city to visit her father for the last time, but her mother and older brother forbid it.
EDÉN
Dir. Eva María Urbano Mora
Spain
Rufina is ready to spend a field day outdoors surrounded by peace and pleasant nature, but will it be as simple as it seems?
Dir. Eva María Urbano Mora
Spain
Rufina is ready to spend a field day outdoors surrounded by peace and pleasant nature, but will it be as simple as it seems?
THE KILLING OF TIME
Dir. Neil Murphy
Spain
A self-aware meditation on the outcomes of the pandemic.
Dir. Neil Murphy
Spain
A self-aware meditation on the outcomes of the pandemic.
INSILIOS - EXILIADOS EN EL INTERIOR (Insiled - Exiled Inside)
Dir. Luis Camargo
Argentina
An engineer and a peasant are unlikely companions on their long, winding journey back to Buenos Aires.
Dir. Luis Camargo
Argentina
An engineer and a peasant are unlikely companions on their long, winding journey back to Buenos Aires.
A MIS VECINOS (To My Neighbors)
Dir. Pablo Jordán
Spain
Coronavirus is forcing artists to find new ways of expressing themselves. Lorena sings sacred songs to her neighbors from her windowsill.
Dir. Pablo Jordán
Spain
Coronavirus is forcing artists to find new ways of expressing themselves. Lorena sings sacred songs to her neighbors from her windowsill.
CONMIGO (With Me)
Dir. Julio Vidal & Max Villavicencio
Peru
Five years after the first day of compulsory social isolation, a young woman faces the reality of the world she has come to know.
Dir. Julio Vidal & Max Villavicencio
Peru
Five years after the first day of compulsory social isolation, a young woman faces the reality of the world she has come to know.
DE FAÇADE (A Facade)
Dir. Julien Hérichon
France
Two men cope with the challenges of distance imposed by coronavirus on their relationship. One takes a step closer to the other.
Dir. Julien Hérichon
France
Two men cope with the challenges of distance imposed by coronavirus on their relationship. One takes a step closer to the other.
MOUTH OF TRUTH
Dir. BARBARA VEKARIĆ
Croatia
Stefani struggles to conceal a difficult secret when her high school goes on a trip to a hotel with a swimming pool.
Dir. BARBARA VEKARIĆ
Croatia
Stefani struggles to conceal a difficult secret when her high school goes on a trip to a hotel with a swimming pool.
PETIT BAC
Dir. David Trujillo
France
A young woman wakes up tied in an underground parking lot. To save her life, she will have to submit to a game, and discover her true nature.
Dir. David Trujillo
France
A young woman wakes up tied in an underground parking lot. To save her life, she will have to submit to a game, and discover her true nature.
UNA SOCIEDAD MAS SEGURA (A Safer Society)
Dir. Julián Cohen Rúa
Argentina
Marcos just wants to get rid of an old revolver, but an obsessive administrative employee refuses to ignore any details.
Dir. Julián Cohen Rúa
Argentina
Marcos just wants to get rid of an old revolver, but an obsessive administrative employee refuses to ignore any details.
WHAT’S LEFT
Dir. Jack Davies
United Kingdom
A man discovers the meaning of the question, “What’s left when it’s gone?”
Dir. Jack Davies
United Kingdom
A man discovers the meaning of the question, “What’s left when it’s gone?”
SAFE DISTANCE
Dir. Mark Kiefer
United States
A sketchy deal in a deserted field threatens to go horribly wrong.
Dir. Mark Kiefer
United States
A sketchy deal in a deserted field threatens to go horribly wrong.
COVID-19: THE MOTEL 6 DAYS
Dir. Alan Jensen
United States
The first wave of national anxieties floods the media. Covid-19: The Motel 6 Days chronicles these sensations in a stylized plastic reverie.
Dir. Alan Jensen
United States
The first wave of national anxieties floods the media. Covid-19: The Motel 6 Days chronicles these sensations in a stylized plastic reverie.