Journeys
Shorts Package
The Old Young Crow
2023, PG, Japan/U.S., Mystery, 12 minutes
Florida Premiere
Farsi and Japanese with English Subtitles
Director: Liam LoPinto
Producer: Liam LoPinto
Writer: Liam LoPinto
Cast: Naoto Shibata, Hassan Shahbazi, Keiko Yamashita, Hitoshi Hinomizu
Mehrdad, now an old man, recalls his encounter with an elderly Japanese woman named Chiyo at a graveyard in Tokyo near his elementary school. Through his childhood sketchbook, he reflects on the mystery of her disappearance.
The Lost Couriers
2022, NR, China, Animation, 3 minutes
North American Premiere
Director: ZiDong Ma
Producer: ZiDong Ma
Writer: ZiDong Ma
Cast: ZiDong Ma
Without their guiding courier, a collection of packages get lost. This inventive film is made using stop-motion animation.
In Wonderland
2023, NR, U.S., Drama, 13 minutes
Florida Premiere
Spanish with English Subtitles
Director: Andrea Camacho McCracken
Producer: Shuqi "Suki" Li
Writers: Andrea Camacho McCracken, Nora Alameddin
Cast: Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, Gabriela Coro, Moises Chavez, Gloria Laino
Nina, a tenacious 8-year-old Mexican girl, is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay in the custody of her estranged aunt — but she is miserable without her father. She rejects her new family and escapes to the fantasy world of her book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, hoping to find her father down the rabbit hole.
Soldiers
2022, NR, China, Drama, 29 minutes
Chinese with English Subtitles
Director: Zhaoshuai Wu
Writer: Zhaoshuai Wu
An old man, who lives alone, wakes to the horror of finding his comrade woefully dead in his living room. Meanwhile, his son is insistent on sending him to a nursing home. Rattled, and wanting to face death on his own terms, the old man sets out to find his own way of dying.
I Am What You Imagine
2023, NR, U.S., Avant-Garde/Meditation, 6 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Matthew Modine
Producers: Adam Rackoff, Ruby Modine, Terence Ziegler
Writer: Matthew Modine
Cast: Ruby Modine, Leon Vitali
I Am What You Imagine, is a sensual exploration of the unexplainable. Featuring the voice talents of Ruby Modine and longtime Kubrick collaborator Leon Vitali (in his final performance), the short uses sound, music and expressionistic imagery to take viewers on a journey of the heart and mind.
To My Father
2023, NR, U.S., Documentary, 24 minutes
Florida Premiere
English and American Sign Language
Director: Sean Schiavolin
Producers: John Papolla, Justin Bergeron, Troy Kotsur
Writer: Sean Schiavolin
Cast: Troy Kotsur
In 2022, Troy Kotsur became the first deaf man to take home the best supporting actor Academy Award for his moving portrayal of Frank Rossi in CODA. During his emotional acceptance speech, Troy paid tribute to his late father — his “hero.” To My Father is the story behind the speech that moved millions.