MFF 2019 Festival Catalog

Shorts
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Saturday, May 4, 1:45 pm, Clairidge 4
Thursday, May 9, 8:15 pm, Clairidge 4
EASTER SNAP
RaMell Ross
USA, 14 min.
Five men in Alabama
resurrect the homestead
ritual of hog processing.
EVERYTHING YOU
WANTED TO KNOW
ABOUT SUDDEN BIRTH*
(*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Scott Calonico
USA, 11 min.
The true story of how
the Berkeley Police
Department, Nazis,
and Mr. Spock are all
connected by one of
the most disturbing
educational films ever
made.
JUAN OF THE WITCHES
Andrew Houchens
Mexico/USA, 18 min.
An intimate portrait of
Juan Medellín, a founding
company member of
Mexico’s prestigious Ballet
Folklórico.
MACK WRESTLES
Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess
USA, 26 min.
Mack Beggs grapples
with his next move
after becoming the first
transgender wrestler to
win the Texas state title.
SKIP DAY
Ivete Lucas,
Patrick Bresnan
USA, 17 min.
An intimate glimpse into a
timeless tradition for high
school seniors.
FICTION SHORTS
Thursday, May 9, 5:15 pm, Clairidge 1
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 pm, Clairidge 1
BUG BITE
Emily Ann Hoffman
USA, 8 min.
A millennial and a bed
bug form an unlikely bond
while contending with
toxic masculinity.
FEATHERS
A.V. Rockwell
USA, 20 min.
Elizier struggles to
overcome hazing from his
peers while reconciling the
haunting memories of his
past.
LAVENDER
Matthew Puccini
USA, 11 min.
A young gay man grows
increasingly entangled in
the marriage of an older
couple.
LOCKDOWN
Celine Held, Logan George
USA, 12 min.
Struggling with feelings for
her best friend, 14-year-old
Marie stages an almost
perfect plan.
MILK AND COOKIES
Andrew Ramsay,
Patrick Mulvey
USA, 8 min.
Grace is five. She wants
milk and cookies. Every
day. Real bad.
WILL “THE MACHINE”
Kent Lamm
USA, 14 min.
Pride and ambition run
rampant when an off-kilter
high school football star
finally meets his match.
WOMAN IN STALL
Madeleine Sims-Fewer,
Dusty Mancinelli
Canada, 10 min.
A woman finds herself
trapped in a bathroom
stall by a man with unclear
intentions.
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