DC Shorts 2016 Film Festival

SEPTEMBER 8–18, 2016

Showcase 5: "Shifting Perspectives"

This showcase runs approximately 120 minutes and includes all of the films listed on the page with time afterwards for Q&A with filmmakers. Due to the adult nature of some of these films, this showcase is appropriate for ages 18+.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
9:00 PM — 11:00 PM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
5:00 PM — 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
9:00 PM — 11:00 PM

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Youth

DramaSci-Fi • United States • 18 minutes

After fifty years of marriage a couple decide to undergo a procedure to transplant their minds, souls, and personalities into bodies decades younger.

On the Roof

Drama • Spain • 11 minutes

When a group of boys on a roof start peeping on a woman sunbathing, one of the boy’s gaze begins to drift elsewhere.

Good Cop, Good Cop

Comedy • United States • 5 minutes

Officer Lane is a dedicated but no so bright police officer who just can’t seem to understand the concept of good cop bad cop.

Fragile Storm

Drama • United States • 10 minutes

A scared young woman goes to extreme measures to escape the clutches of a terrifying older man only to realize the shocking truth about who she is and why she’s really there.

Frogman

Documentary • United States • 15 minutes

As a child, Patrick Humphrey had no idea his father was a spy. How much can we really know someone through the stories we inherit?

DCDC

Documentary • United States • 8 minutes

The “DC Downhill Club” are a group of skateboarders from the Washington, DC area have made it their mission to seek out backyard pools to drain and skate – making unique friendships along the way.

Balcony

Drama • United Kingdom • 17 minutes

In a neighborhood rife with racial tension, a local girl falls for a recent arrival who is the victim of prejudice and shame.

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