Another super collection of shorts.
LELII’S PHOTO
A sweet tale of a young girl who struggles to get her family together in order to take a photo with a pin hole camera.
THE APRICOT
A boy works on his families apricot farm for the summer.
This is a lovely little film. While I never picked peaches I did try to work with my family and I could relate to the issue of trying to get up to speed. It's a film that made me laugh and brought a tear ro my eye in the end
HELPING HANDS
The story of some people putting on a performance of Beauty and the Beast where we only see their hands. I don’t think this film really worked. If it wasn’t for how it was filmed there wouldn’t be much here. Possibly the weakest short in the festival.(Though understand that NYICFF sets the bar so high every year the mere fact that a film is picked to screen means that it’s weak only compared to the films around it)
SOMETHING GREATER THAN YOU
Two racoons riding out a blizzard take in a frozen bird. Absolutely lovely
THE DAY I LICKED A PEBBLE
Three kids decide to go to the bakery on a sunny afternoon- but the story told about a monster gets out of hand. If you have siblings this story is going to ring true- especially if you've ever tried to scare them and have it go wrong. It a note perfect film.
MOM’S PRANK
A son gets his mother an automatic vacuum and things spiral unexpectedly. This is a sweet film that doesn’t go as you expect- with one moment that got a rise out of the people around me.
LOLA AND THE SOUND PIANO
A girl asks her friend to make piano that makes different sounds so she can tak to her little brother. This is not what you expect and deeply moving as a result
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