CFCA Shorts Program #1

Opens May 4

Part of: The Chicago Critics Film Festival

2024 91 mins DCP

Rated
g

Filmmakers in Attendance for a Post-Film Q&A

A Part of the Chicago Film Critics Film Festival

SHORTS INCLUDED

ME - A mysterious new musical from Don Hertzfeldt, Academy Award-nominated director of “It’s Such A Beautiful Day” and “World Of Tomorrow.” (23 min.)

 

Trapped - A high school janitor runs into a series of dangerous obstacles. Winner of the Special Jury Award for Narrative Shorts at SXSW. Directed by Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz. (15 min.)

 

If I Die In America - A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his traditional Muslim in-laws demand their son's body be sent back to the Middle East mere hours after the untimely death. Directed by Ward Kamel. (15 min.)

 

Patient - Fiction, reality, the private, and the performed overlap on a routine but emotional day at a medical center. Directed by Lori Felker. (19 min.)

 

Bob’s Funeral - Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director sneaks a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral. Directed by Jack Dunphy. (19 min.)

2024
USA
English
91 mins
Drama

Showtimes for CFCA Shorts Program #1

CFCA Shorts Program #1

Theatre 1 / DCP

Filmmakers in Attendance for a Post-Film Q&A