Join us to watch locally produced short films that pack a lot of action, drama and laughs in just a few minutes. Get into the groove when passion, purpose and salsa dancing collide as Gio tries to find himself within complicated family dynamics in ‘Fuego’. Get freaked out when an apathetic police unit brings in a mysterious young woman to help solve a grisly homicide in ‘Touch’. And feel the tension rising when a young woman with nothing to lose visits a beachside commune in Tijuana in ‘Like Honey’. Watch these shorts and more at the San Diego Film Week ‘Spring Showcase Shorts Program” featuring short films all made in San Diego by local filmmakers,
Held at the beautiful Museum of Photographic Arts.
Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2023
Location: Museum of Photographic Arts
Schedule:
5:00 PM: Doors open and cash bar
6:00: Screening
7:30: Filmmaker Q & A
In this program
MAYA
Directed by Austin Gil, Hanna Kuster, Sophie Harasha, Yezy Suh
Maya, an adopted teenager, struggles to understand her cultural identity and relationship with her mother after discovering her hidden baby photos.
Some of These Days
Directed by OSCAR PEREZ
A young man reflects on a special time in his life.
SNAPP
Directed by Ryan Kelly
A whole new way to date online…and in the Multiverse!
Like Honey
Directed by Nicole Valencia
A young woman with nothing to lose visits a beachside commune in Tijuana and gets caught up in a whirlwind of psychedelic drugs and healing practices, only to realize that this cult might not be paradise after all.
A Summer Night In San Diego
Directed by Carlos Ivan Escobosa
With the help of his friends, Grayson must overcome his fears in this coming-of-age tale set in sunny San Diego.
Touch
Directed by Justin Burquist
An apathetic police unit brings in a mysterious young woman to help solve a grisly homicide.
FUEGO Short Film
Directed by Edwin FrankO
Passion, purpose and salsa dancing collide as Gio tries to find himself within complicated family dynamics.
LIFE Happens
Directed by James Dubbeldam
Martin wakes up in a lifeless room, oddly similar to his own. Any other time he would be terrified, but he knows what has to happen next.
Four outfits from his past hang in the empty closet. Each one takes him on a journey.
Where is he going?