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MetroShorts 2

This is the eighth edition of our popular program of films from the vibrant, creative community of filmmakers in D.C. and the immediate metro area.

Total running time: 83 minutes

In Person: Multiple local directors.

Back to the Sky

Amin El Siwi
USA, 2024, 13 mins, documentary
Driven by her passion for raptors, a licensed falconer transforms her home and yard into a sanctuary for injured and displaced birds of prey. She discovers that offering them a second chance at survival simultaneously reshapes her own life.

In Person: Director Amin El Siwi and protagonist Suzanne Shoemaker

Door of No Return

Sylvia Solf, Suzanne Smith
USA, 2024, 16 mins, performance
Full-body artist Gregory Maqoma navigates his own identity through a deeply personal narrative performed at House of Slaves on Goree Island, Senegal, a landmark to one of humanity's most horrific journeys.
   

In Person: Co-producer Nkosinathi Mncube and Director Sylvia Solf

Rain

Vasilios Papaioannu
USA/Greece/Italy, 2024, 6 mins, experimental, in Greek with English subtitles
Rain is the fabric of this collage of 16mm footage, digital video, and archival footage documenting a verbal interaction between two people.
       

In Person: Director Vasilios Papaioannu

Bad Survivor

Alex Dvorak, Katie North
USA, 2024, 12 mins, narrative, in English, Spanish and Czech with English subtitles
After being "broken up with" by her oncologists, a sarcastic young cancer patient — or should I say survivor — struggles to adjust to life at home with her multicultural family during her first day in remission.
           #BadSurvivor #AlexDvorak

In Person: Writer, co-director, executive producer Alex Dvorak and co-director, producer Katie North

Foxhole

Nick Dugan
USA, 2025, 13 mins, narrative, in English and Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
A meditative groundskeeper finds tranquility in the idyllic Virginian countryside by tending to a bucolic inn, until his past catches up to him.

In Person: Writer, director, producer Nick Dugan and director of photography, producer James Arterberry

Mainspring Harbor: the Oyster Farmers of Block Island Sound

Jesse F. Pearlmutter
USA, 2024, 8 mins, documentary
Oyster farming and sustainable aquaculture are showcased against the backdrop of Rhode Island's beautiful Block Island Sound in this contemplative nonverbal documentary.

In Person: Director Jesse F. Pearlmutter

Cherry-Colored Funk

Chelsie Pennello
USA, 2025, 17 mins, narrative
A scheming hustler faces a relentless reckoning on the grand opening of his Italian ice shop.
       

In Person: Director, writer, producer Chelsie Pennello and writer, producer, and composer Corbett Blair


Saturday, May 3
1:00 PM
$14.00




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