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shareNarrative Shorts 3 takes audiences into strange and striking worlds where imagination meets emotion and every story asks what it means to see, to hope, and to let go.
In The Cube and the Sphere, a man’s miraculous surgery to restore his vision leads to unexpected darkness, exploring the limits of perception and desire. Les Bêtes conjures a twisted stop-motion dreamscape of magic keys, monstrous delights, and royal cruelty. ANNA – A Tale for Tomorrow thrusts a teenager into a climate-ravaged future where she must face both the collapse of the planet and her own growing courage. And in Hard to Say, love and mortality collide in a surreal odyssey through a world balanced on one woman’s final breath.
This program is full of imagination and unease, inviting viewers to look closer at what’s real, what’s possible, and what we’re willing to face when both begin to blur.
Filmmakers will be present for a post-screening Q&A.
In this program
The Cube and the Sphere
Directed by Adam Yorke
A man born visually-impaired receives an experimental new surgery to become sighted, only to realize that living with sight is not the improvement he thought it would be. Inspired by the real life story of Sidney Bradford.
Les Bêtes
Directed by Michael Granberry
A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.
ANNA – A Tale for Tomorrow
Directed by Jonathan B. Behr
Plagued by nightmares of a future devastated by climate disasters and wars, 16-year-old Anna believes the world is doomed and she is powerless to change it. When she inexplicably awakens in the year 2082, her worst fears have come true. To find a way back to her own time, Anna must team up with a mysterious girl from this bleak future. Together, they embark on a journey through the ravaged world, uncovering unexpected strength and hope.
Hard to Say
Directed by Brandon XIV
In a world where one woman’s death means the end of everything, a man sets out on a surreal journey to ask her permission to die before she does.
