Tainted Love Shorts
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
2018 |
1hr 52min
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various
TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 9:15 PM THE GRAND CINEMA
THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 2:15 PM THE GRAND CINEMA
UK | 9 MIN | DIRECTOR: MARNIE PAXTON-HARRIS | CAST: ANDREW SIMPSON, SAM GITTINS, SAM SWAINSBURYS, MATTHEW OVENS, MOSES GOMES-SANTOS, APRIL KELLEY
Washington State Premiere
We’ve all waited for ‘the one’. The one who catches our eye, the one who keeps our interest, the one who won’t expect us to trudge down that conventional path. Annie Waits tells the story of lust and disappointment, as a twenty-something waits for her adult life to begin.
2. Josephine Did Something Kinda Bad Last Night
USA | 12 MIN | DIRECTOR: NATHAN BLANCHARD
World Premiere
Josephine and her judgmental roommate, Mandy, helplessly scream about Josephine’s late night escapades.
Filmmakers in Attendance
3. The Poet and the Professor
USA | 21 MIN | DIRECTOR: ARIEL KAVOUSSI | CAST: BOB BYINGTON, KEVIN CORRIGAN
West Coast Premiere
Ariel is an insecure writer tortured by her own desires. She must overcome a proclivity for dysfunctional affairs to find a healthier, more sustainable relationship.
Filmmakers in Attendance
4. Leo Johnson
USA | 19 MIN | DIRECTOR: EVAN BLUESTEIN
World Premiere
Ben and Donna are an LA couple whose relationship has drifted into neutral. Their charismatic old friend, Leo, reappears with a desperate plan to steal an engagement ring from his ex-fiancée. As the plan gets complicated, will Ben and Donna be able to pull off the heist and save their relationship?
Filmmakers in Attendance
5. Freeze
SINGAPORE/TAIWAN | 15 MIN | DIRECTOR: NELICIA LOW
Washington State Premiere
We all do terrible things when we think that no one is watching. When her distant husband cannot give her the love she desires, the lonely and insecure Hui will do anything to feel loved.
6. Forever Now
DENMARK | 18 MIN | DIRECTOR: KRISTIAN HÃ…SKJOLD | CAST: FREDERIKKE DAHL, FERDINAND FALSEN
West Coast Premiere
After several years together William and Cecilie break up. To treat their sorrow, they decide to do the drug, MDMA, together. This results in a emotional rollercoaster ride for better or worse over a whole weekend, isolated together in their apartment.
Filmmakers in Attendance
7. NICOLE’S CAGE
GERMANY | 15 MIN | DIRECTOR: JOSEF BRANDL
Washington State Premiere
The big wheel in the city is the perfect real estate for Jakob and Nicole, a young and ambitious couple. When one of the popular gondolas becomes free, they do not hesitate to move in together. Unfortunately none of them have taken the time the time to get to know eachother.
