EXTREMELY SHORTS
FILM FESTIVAL 2018
May 18-19, 2018
$10 / Free for Aurora Members
Kids under 15 free for Youth Program
Aurora Picture Show proudly presents Extremely Shorts Film Festival 2018, showcasing a diversity of adventurous, new short films-each 3 minutes or less. Aurora's inaugural program, this unique festival has become a lively Houston tradition, providing audiences with opportunities to experience a wide-ranging cross section of visions from local, national, and international artists. For the 2018 festival, guest jurors Scott Stark and David Waddell have selected mini-masterpieces from nearly 400 submissions. As always, the festival's winning films are decided by audiences at the Houston screenings.
Scott Stark, acclaimed filmmaker and co-founder of Austin's Experimental Response Cinema screening series, selected 31 films for the festival's main program. This eclectic program features shorts from across the U.S. (including five Texas-made), Canada, Brazil, UK, Finland, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, and Australia. It will screen first on Friday and then on Saturday, with Saturday evening's screening followed by a reception and audience award announcements. Juror Scott Stark and participating filmmakers Brenda Cruz-Wolf, Aaron Castillo, Ken Sullivan, Jim Lively, and Jenny Stark are scheduled to attend Saturday's screening. (This program for mature audiences.)
Houston-based artist and art educator David Waddell is juror for this year's "Extremely Young" youth film program, having chosen 27 shorts by makers 17 and under from the US (including two from Texas), Canada, Argentina, Slovenia, Italy, and Croatia. These will be shown in a Saturday afternoon screening, which is free admission for kids under 15.
Friday, May 18, 7:30PM
MAIN PROGRAM
Saturday, May 19, 4PM
YOUTH PROGRAM
Saturday, May 19, 7:30PM
MAIN PROGRAM & AWARDS RECEPTION
EXTREMELY SHORTS Main Program 2018
Guest Juror: Scott Stark
Toys, Amanda Quaid, Brooklyn, NY
SeaLand Cares!, Sherry Berg, Glendale, CA
Fever, Hanna-Mari Ojala, Tempere, Finland
Alien & Alien, Mariusz Moscicki, Los Angeles, CA
Bleeding and Burning, Guillaume Marin, Montreal, Quebec
The Cycle, Ashkan Khoshorour
Hey Idiot, Jim Lively
The Last Embrace, Saman Hosseinpour
How Not To Meditate, Jo Lane
Failures of an Alchemist, Parker McBain, Tallahassee, FL
Effervescing Elephant, Stephen Bobinski, Simsbury, CT
First Station, Mahmoud Kameli,
The Bullet, Tamer Hanna, Fintas, Kuwait
Collapsing, Brian Ratigan
The Talk, Rami Al Rabih
College of Girls, Hassan Alizadeh
Skeptics, Ken Sullivan, Huntsville, AL
Not the Stars, H. Paul Moon, Arlington, VI
Salaat, Amy Claire Nelson
Drawn Maze, Dave Merson Hess
Welcome to Baghdad, Iowa, Usama Alshaibi
The Uncanny Theory, Carlos Billig,
Flamingo Watching, Vidya Giri, Houston, TX
I Don’t Remember How it Started, Samantha McCoy
Friends Forever Again, Brenda Wolf
For All Audiences, Joss Weissbach, East Hadd, CT
Quack Quack: The Great Duck Chase Through Time, John Alcock, Victoria, Australia
Enough, Anna Mantzaris
Elastic, Liz Rodda, Austin, TX
Godavari Rain, J Aaron Castillo, Houston, TX
Negative 25, Jenny Stark
EXTREMELY YOUNG Youth Program 2018
Juror: David Waddell
Gossamer, Jeanette Fantone, Carpinteria, CA
Sleep Start, Leo Valeri, Toronto, Ontario
Face, Jurica Nikolić, Josip Skledar, Nika Bo?ić, Zaprešić, Croatia
Lighthouse, Uma Fazlić, Josip Skledar, Filip Prša, Dora Radošević, Jurica Nikolić, Nika Bo?ić, Neo Bo?ić, Max Maruszk, Zaprešić, Croatia
The Dark Film, Nika Bo?ić, Maksim Kiš, Ivan ?abčić, Borna Rendulić, Zaprešić, Croatia
How I Feel, Jayniece Prichette
Menace, Taylor Schofield, Citrus Heights, CA
Sea Dreams, Anna Glasgow, Dallas, TX
Eyes on the Road: Motorbike Culture in Vietnam, Andrew Klein,
Skin, Nina Milligan, Studio City, CA
Early Birds, Jacob Klein, Aaron Park, Lex Torrington,
Salvation, Michelle Liang, Dallas, TX
Sincerely Anthony, Max Shoham, Toronto, Ontario
Free Ride, Max Shoham, Toronto, Ontario
Interpret, Noah Rodriguez, Sandston, VA
Perception, Maira Gimenes, Amanda Blake
Portrait of a Young Woman, Tessa Hill, Toronto, Ontario
Brain Food, Kazimir PlesniÄar, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Congratulations, Ariano Trevino Angelone
The Fairy, Avery Denny
Rule of Thumb, Adrice Galloway
The Five Senses, Kerry Harper, Highlands, NJ
Anxiety, Emma Lenoski
The Pirate’s Life For Me, Hayden Church, Jacksonville, FL
Magic, Filippo Lupini
Telavoraz, Maria Victorai Meazza, Rosario, Argentina