• Best of Fest 3

Best of Fest 3

Short Films

FRANK

At 99 years old, Frank Lucianna is America’s oldest practicing attorney. He’s now preparing for his final criminal trial.

GUTS

Desperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.

KOWLOON!

As the biggest Chinese restaurant in the US, Kowloon is a fantasyland that represents the Wong family’s American Dream come true. However, as third-generation owner Bobby Wong approaches his seventies, he considers the weight of this family and community legacy.

SHELLFISH

In a rocky French inlet, a small and selfish hermit crab named Bernard loses his shell, and must face the dangers of the beach to find another.

FAVOURITES

Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip goes terribly wrong.

JELLYFISH AND LOBSTER

When two elderly, terminally ill patients discover the pool in their care home restores them to their younger selves, they are forced to reconcile with the inescapable truth of their mortality, or drown in the illusion of their past.

MOG’S CHRISTMAS

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and their children Debbie and Nicky are busy making preparations for Christmas. Mog, the cat, is feeling ignored and confused. Looking for peace and quiet, Mog steps outside to enjoy the winter sun.

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