Encore: Block #9 and #10

ABOUT THE FILMS:

Not As They Appear: PROOF Block #9

“Fishers of Men,” 2023, Dir. Chris Capel, 20 Min, USA

A young Mormon missionary at the start of his two years of service is shown the ropes by his well-meaning trainer, who comes to terms with his own failures.

“FLATTENED,” 2024, Dirs. Will Abbott and Julia Godfrey, 11 Min, USA

While driving home from a party, childhood friends Molly and Ruth accidentally hit something with their car without stopping. The two spend the next 24 hours immersing themselves in the illusion of suburban perfection. However, the pair soon realize that even the white picket fences of their hometown can’t shield them from reality.

“THE MUSICAL,” 2024, Dir. Giselle Bonilla, 12 Min, USA

Doug Lebowitz, a middle school theater director, decides to take down his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend – Principal Brady – by secretly producing a musical about 9/11 to ruin the principal’s school’s precious reputation.

“Vintage Lamp Shade,” 2024, Dirs. Gordy De St. Jeor and Jillian Moray, 6 Min, USA

Two girls navigate the balance between romantic and platonic nature within female friendship.

Age of Change: PROOF Block #10

“Ripe,” 2024, Dir. Tusk, 18 Min, USA/Spain

In Catalan, English and Spanish with English subtitles.

There’s a magnetic pull between Sophie and Gloria, and neither of them understand it. Between soccer games and pool days in rural Catalonia, a quiet tension rises — until it spills over. In a fiery pickup soccer game, Sophie breaks Gloria’s arm. Sophie, shameful, isolates herself until a chance encounter forces her to face her feelings.

“Hema,” 2024, Dir. Ritvik Dhavale, 15 Min, USA

In Marathi, Hindi and English with English subtitles.

Having recently arrived in Los Angeles from India with her husband and son, Hema struggles with the challenge of making roots in America and seeks solace in connections to her homeland. An encounter with a young Marathi man threatens to upend her already fragile existence.

“The Bluest Hour,” 2024, Dir. Logan Jackson, 15 Min, USA

THE BLUEST HOUR tells the story of a young couple fighting for the life of their relationship the night after a difficult birth. The setting of their home, once a place of sanctuary, is infiltrated by the external world and transformed into a site of conflict. As they move from room to room, they engage and disengage, blame and forgive, and question things that are ultimately out of their control.