SHORTS BLOCK #4: 12PM Bright Box Theater - 15 North Loudoun Street on the Old Town Walking Mall

Welcome 17:19 min

The day her boyfriend plans to propose to her, Anna, a young New York-based Czech doctor is held at U.S. immigration after a humanitarian trip to Uganda.

Bygone 4:50 min

When the Edwardian Era comes to an end and the Roaring Twenties emerges, a young woman must choose to either hold onto the routines of the past or embrace the uncertainty of change.

 

 

Mail.Man 15 min

Frank is 8 years old when his father dies, leaving him one last letter. He grows up to become a mailman. In a world of texting and email, he finds himself delivering fewer and fewer letters. And yet there are moments in his daily routine where he brings his customers mail of true value. His wife’s suggestions that he find a better job fall on deaf ears. But he has to face the reality of Post Office closings and cutbacks. Then a long lost letter and a crazed dog team up with a techie teenager to offer an unexpected solution.

The Columbarium 4:05 min

As the long-time caretaker of close to 80,000 cremated remains at the San Francisco Columbarium, Emmitt Watson, can’t help but see life in the midst of death.

Think Ink 6:30 min

An animated film about outcasts and acceptance, a la psychology inkblots.

Pulse of the City 4:34 min

A lone young man spends his day people watching, as he takes in the life and atmosphere of a city.

The Loyalist 19:04 min

A North Korean general checks in on his daughter at a Swiss boarding school to test her loyalty to her motherland.