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Harkins 6 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 2:25 PM
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Simulacrum®
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12 minutes
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Director: Logan Brown
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This is a short film about Mickey, a man who is fed up with work and the mundane routine of his everyday life. To get out of his rut, he purchases a Simulacrum®, an android replica of himself. He tells his copy to go to work for him so he can focus on his dream--writing a novel.
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Open Your Eyes
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14 minutes
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Director: Susan Cohen
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Struggling to come to terms with her life and marriage after breast cancer, Julia gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with a stranger. Open Your Eyes is a poignant and humorous look at our complex relationship with breasts, each other and what it really means to be whole.
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Paul and his Wall
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12 minutes
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Director: Steven Anderson
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A timid recluse named Paul avoids leaving his inner-city apartment for fear of the outside world. One day, his pretty new neighbor Bo moves in and accidentally knocks a hole through their wall. Paul discovers what he thinks could be the perfect love as they spend day after day hanging out through the hole in their separate rooms. Soon, however, the relationship reaches its limit, allowing heartbreak and loneliness to threaten Paul yet again.
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Trailer: https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_acc/03t_view_entities/03t_view_project.php?film_id=1465815&vconst=vi413663769&application_id=1869480&gopage=10
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Speechless
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15 minutes
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Director: Tiffany Shaw
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Cora has let others make all her decisions, preferring to live in her own fairytale dream world. On a trip with her friend, she finds Todd, a southern gentleman. Taken on the ride of her life, she cannot separate reality from the fantasy and when she finds herself on the brink of marriage, she is forced to make her first decision alone.
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Down in Number 5
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18 minutes
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Director: Kim Spurlock
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Retired coal miner Carl Short, 65, lives with his 40-year old, developmentally disabled son Sammy. Since his wife died several years ago, Carl has become Sammy's sole caretaker. Down in Number 5 is a tender portrait of a man pushed to his limits for the love of his son and a haunting rumination on family and community in Appalachia. Based on a true story.
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Sofia
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24 minutes
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Director: Patrick Underwood
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Sofia is a story about Tom, happily married to a beautiful woman, and a former musician. His world is turned upside down when his college lover, Sofia, now a world famous musician, is scheduled to give a concert in the city where he lives with his wife and daughter.
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