Odds and Ends
Shorts Package
Cantata
2023, PG-13, Ireland, Comedy, 12 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Dave Fox
Producers: Rob Earley, Mark Griffin
Writer: Fionn Foley
Cast: Fionn Foley, Bryan Quinn, Hannah Mamalis, Morgan C. Jones, Faye O'Rourke, Rory Musgrave
Darren needs help. His fears are manifesting in the most unusual of ways — through opera. After visiting his therapist, he discovers that, to restore harmony in his life, all he has to do is simply face the music.
The Day Keeper
2024, PG, US, Comedy, 8 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Mark Kiefer
Producers: Steve Young, Mark Kiefer
Writers: Steve Young, Mark Kiefer
Cast: Steve Young, Liam McNeill, Jason Reulet
Cliff Wentworth, a Cape Cod lighthouse keeper who works the dayshift, struggles to keep his own inner light shining in this short, amusing mockumentary.
Wander to Wonder
2023, NR, Netherlands/France/Belgium/United Kingdom, Animation, 14 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Nina Gantz
Producers: Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart, Annemie Degryse, Ben Tesseur, Steven de Beul, James Stevenson Bretton, Bart Yates, Ben Lole
Writers: Nina Gantz, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Stienette Bosklopper
Cast: Toby Jones, Amanda Lawrence, Neil Savage
After the creator of an ’80s children's television series dies, the show's miniature stars — Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton — are left alone in the studio and continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.
The Bullfighter
2023, NR, U.S., Comedy, 16 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Giselle Bonilla
Producers: Colt Kozal, Wuliang Zhang
Writers: Giselle Bonilla, Cesar Jaramillo
Cast: Ricardo Chavez, Sara Silva, Edgar Caballero-Velazquez
Since retiring, ex-bullfighter Felipe Fernando de la Fernand has struggled to maintain the heroism he once felt in the arena. Now working as a flag-waving parking attendant, he finds himself corralling more chaos than any bull he’s faced.
L+T
2024, NR, Bulgaria, Thriller, 18 minutes
Florida Premiere
Bulgarian with English Subtitles
Director: Nevena Nikolova
Producers: Emajick Productions
Writer: Nevena Nikolova
Cast: Alexandra Lashkova, Dimitar Sulev
A young woman makes a heartbreaking confession of love to a stranger in a bar. Neither of them imagined how far this would go.
À toi les oreilles
2024, G, Canada, Comedy, 13 minutes
Florida Premiere
French with English Subtitles
Director: Alexandre Isabelle
Producer: Alexandre Isabelle
Writer: Alexandre Isabelle
Cast: Bruno Bouchard, Gaston Lepage, Marie-Ginette Guay, Dâvi Simard, Gabrielle Bouthillier, Jean-François Berthiaume, Benoit Fortier, Luc Proulx
While the townsfolk celebrate the village's anniversary with a parade, Étienne tries the impossible: to show them the beauty of his family’s noisy chaos.