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Film School Shorts Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Future
Fri, Sep 9, 2016
In Zelos (2015) a mother who strives to "have it all" orders a clone to keep her home life in order and outshine her flawless colleague, but soon realizes she purchased an unbeatable rival. Directed by Thoranna Sigurdardottir. Salam Ghourba (2011) (Farewell Exile) takes viewers to an impoverished neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco, Fatima impatiently awaits news from her husband in exile abroad. Will she be able to secure the immigration papers necessary to travel toward a better future for her and her son? Directed by Lamia Alami.
Episode 2
America
Fri, Sep 16, 2016
'80s-inspired comedy Total Freak (2014) tells the story of how a boy's pursuit of his first summer camp kiss awakens a monster from the deep. Directed by Andrew Ellmaker. Next, Iranian-born Rita sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary in Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist (2015), starring Patrick Fugit. Directed by Roja Gashtili and Julia Lerman. And one robot learns that fitting in isn't all it's cracked up to be when his new human form attracts the wrong kind of attention in post-9/11 America in Timmy II (2014). Directed by Imran J. Khan.
Episode 3
Mean Streets
Fri, Sep 23, 2016
Taissa Farmiga stars in Share (2015) as a 15-year-old girl facing her return to school after someone shared an explicit video of her online. Directed by Pippa Bianco. Next, watch as racial tensions explode between young people waiting in line to buy the hottest new sneakers on the market in Hypebeasts (2013), inspired by Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989). Directed by Jess dela Merced.
Episode 4
Daily Grind
Fri, Sep 30, 2016
Stephen Singer plays a sock merchant in Socks & Bonds (2014); he hopes his girlfriend's Hamptons-dwelling ex will invest, only to discover there's a more pressing negotiation at hand. Directed by Daniel Zimbler. Then, catch a snapshot of life in the law offices of Hopkins & Delaney LLP (2015), an animation that captures the hidden cubicle moments that comprise all our working lives. Directed by Sean Buckelew. In Butterfingers (2012), every marriage has its moments, and this wife can't listen to another word from her husband about work. Directed by Milan Roganovic.
Episode 5
Aspirations
Fri, Oct 7, 2016
At a beach, in the snow, and underwater, stop-motion short Bottle (2010) details a transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle. Directed by Kirsten Lepore. In Glory Days (2012), Jack, a recovering alcoholic and divorced father of two, has to look after his kids on New Year's weekend. Directed by Benjamin Rutkowski. Then Léa (2016) chronicles the life of a delusional actress with an affinity for burning bridges as she struggles to connect with the role that could make her career. Directed by Connor Simpson.
Episode 6
Crossed Stars
Fri, Oct 14, 2016
It's love at first sight in the midst of a dinosaur invasion in The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger (2014). Together, they flee for a life of adventure and romance - only to discover that even the brightest flames don't burn forever. Directed by Michael Lukk Litwak. In Googly Eyes (2013), Cooper Barnes stars as Gary, whose chronic earache stirs up memories of his childhood and unresolved baggage with his ex-girlfriend. Directed by Simon Savelyev. Dance across an old Victorian mansion filled with whimsical animated characters in Fool of People. Directed by Jose Rodriguez.
Episode 7
Somebody to Love
Fri, Oct 21, 2016
Kaori Momoi stars as a 55-year-old single office worker in Tokyo with nothing to look forward to but forced retirement and a lonely death in Ô Rûshî! (2014) However, when her American English teacher gives her a blonde wig and a new identity, her perspective on life begins to change. Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi. Then Tin (2013) takes us to the alleyways of Harlem, where a man mourns life and lost love in this jazz-age inspired stop-motion animation. Directed by Brandon Lake.
Episode 8
Reality Bites
Fri, Oct 28, 2016
Anna Camp, Frances Conroy, and Ashley Williams star in Sequin Raze (2013), a behind-the-scenes look at life on a Bachelor-style reality television program. Adapted into Lifetime's award-winning television series UnREAL (2015). Directed by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro. Then get back in front of the TV with Kendall got a rose (2016) as a couple discusses the latest episode of The Bachelor (2002) as one gets ready for work. Directed by Luke Haskard.
Episode 9
Behind Closed Doors
Fri, Nov 4, 2016
In Busted on Brigham Lane (2012), a young girl gets creative as she attempts to convince her estranged father to attend her 18th birthday celebration. Directed by Talibah Lateefah Newman. Followed by Expiration Date, where fridge foods come to life to fight a zombie apocalypse. Directed by Sarah Tejeda.
Episode 10
Our Culture
Fri, Nov 11, 2016
If the gangsters of Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990) got into the fast food business, Foodfellas (2015) would result. Directed by Reuben Guberek. And as Reel.com wrote, Culture (1999) is "The best 60 seconds of film you'll see at Sundance." Directed by Ari Gold. A quick stop for gas turns into a high-stress waiting game for one unlucky criminal in Open 24 Hours (2015), featuring Brad Leland and Dale Raoul. Directed by Henry Chaisson. Then a mischievous cat that loves knocking over trashcans, much to his owner's dismay in Trash Cat (2015). Directed by Kelsey Goldych. The episode ends with The First Date (2012), where two women retreat to their office restroom to recap a disastrous date, unaware that that someone else is listening in. Directed by Janella Lacson.
