COPA SHORTS FILM FEST 2017

SATURDAY February 18th
Student Films
The Fault
Drama ● 9 min
Maricopa, Arizona
Director: Kaden Rogers
When a devastating
earthquake strikes Phoenix,
two brothers and their
neighbor must fight for their
survival and locate their
loved ones.
The Wild Wonderous
West
Drama/Western ● 6 min
Maricopa, Arizona
Directors: Adam Houser, Nico
McKinley, Ashton Owen
The sheriff of a small quiet
town in the wild west thinks
his job’s easy until an old
enemy arises. The bandit
group has been terrorizing
6:00 P.M.
the town and it’s up to the
sheriff to stop them.
The Lockdown
Drama ● 6 min
Maricopa, Arizona
Director: Matthew Coles
A group of students break
into a school and run into an
unexpected problem.
Competition Films
Dr. Elevator
Comedy/Fantasy ● 13 min ● USA (ST)
Director: Kartikye Gupta
Trapped in an elevator with a strange
woman going into labor, an Indian
mathematician with Asperger must rise to
the occasion and deliver the baby.
Uncle Albert
Dark Comedy ● 12 min ● USA (ST)
Director: Summer Blake
Karen’s left emotionless following the death
of her distant Uncle, Albert, she’ll stop at
nothing to prove to fellow guests that she
can indeed feel “sad.”
Success
Drama ● 13 min ● Norway (SUB) (ST)
Director: Stian Sivertsen
August is moving to a new city to study what
he loves most: art. His father, who drives
him, is not as happy with his choice of study.
The Bus Trip
Documentary ● 14 min ● Sweden (SUB) (ST)
Director: Sarah Gampel
Sarah goes to Israel hoping for political
discussions and friendship, but the
conversation ends when she brings up the
occupation of Palestine. Instead, she talks to
her dead dad over a noisy phone line.
(SUB) Subtitled (ST) Student
Care for Me
Dark Comedy ● 11 min ● USA (ST)
Director: Sam Freedman
The story of a wistful caregiver, his lonely
employer, and the particularly terrible thing
that happens to them.
True Colors
Drama ● 10 min ● Australia (ST)
Director: David Valent
An increasingly desolate teenage schoolboy
creates a coded language using paint color
sample cards to express his secret desires
and feelings for the object of his affection.
The Addiction
Drama/Romance ● 10min ● China (SUB) (ST)
Director: Dannes Zhang
In a city of wealth, the homeless are often
forgotten as Shanghai continues to struggle
with modernization. A homeless man tries to
fix a couple's broken relationship while
fighting the social stigma against him.
A Fire in All of Us
Documentary ● 3 min ● USA (ST)
Director: David Smith
A video about the passion and dedication
that the Chino Valley FFA chapter has for its
community. FFA makes a positive difference
in the lives of students by developing their
potential for premier leadership, personal
growth and career success through
agricultural education.