SHORTS BLOCK:
Jubilee (World Premiere) Matt King, 2012, 3 min, UK - Harry, has lived in his London flat even when it wasn't cool to do so. But like many he can no longer afford to live in London. So begins a journey to find somewhere to rest his head. A fiction film.
Rags To Pads, Chithra Jeyaram, 2012, 3 min, India - A monumental task undertaken by a man (a school dropout) to address the dismal state of menstrual hygiene among women in this documentary has unexpected consequences, potential to result in million jobs for women.
6AM Joel, Wayne Benjamin, 2013, 21 min, Jamaica - Joel is a man who feels that he is living on the edge of sanity and is about to fall into a pit of total and complete despair from which he will never return. As miserable as his life generally is, on this particular day it is about to take a turn for the "worst". Today other than going through his daily routine of misery, receives a visit from a mysterious stranger who offers him a chance to make it all better, at a cost. A fiction film.
Kanluran (The Dusk) (US Premiere) Silver Belen, 2012, 17 min, Philippines - How much can you stand the din that surrounds you for the sake of a peaceful slumber? How certain is the joy in rousing from repose, when the morning has already waned? A litany of your fortunes is immaterial compared to your decades of failure. A fiction film.
The Coming of Org (North American Premiere) Davina Lee, 2012, 36 min, St Lucia - The Coming of Org, directed by Saint Lucian filmmaker Davina Lee is a psychological thriller based on John Robert Lee's highly anthologized short story of the same name. The film takes a look at three lives whose stories are intertwined. These 3 persons each meet this mythical "Org" and they are changed forever. A fiction film.
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