DC Shorts 2016 Film Festival

SEPTEMBER 8–18, 2016

Showcase 2: "Lend a Helping Hand"

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+.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
9:30 PM — 11:30 PM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
5:30 PM — 7:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
5:00 PM — 7:00 PM

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The Chop

Comedy • United Kingdom • 17 minutes

Yossi, a charismatic Kosher butcher who loses his job, pretends to be Muslim in order to get work at a Halal butchers.

Black Swell

Drama • United States • 9 minutes

A man checks into a motel to kill himself but gets interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

Carlo

AnimationComedy • Italy • 12 minutes

Carlo is just a regular guy who keeps a secret world hidden inside his closet.

Lend a Hand for Love

FantasyRomance • United States • 14 minutes

Two timid people break free from their joyless lives to find love while their hands hands break free to elope in a love affair of their own.

Everything

Drama • United States • 16 minutes

A mother is forced to take desperate actions to save the life of her cancer-stricken daughter when a bone marrow donor suddenly backs out of the life-saving procedure.

Pickle

Documentary • United States • 15 minutes

A couple recounts the various injured animals they have adopted as pets over the course of their marriage, including a paraplegic possum and a fish that couldn’t swim.

Self Portrait

Animation • United States • 5 minutes

A teenage girl afflicted with cancer learns to cope with her illness by relating with a friend.

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