Café de Temporada
Four Nicaraguan kids move to a Costa Rican coffee farm with their families to work during their summer break. They spend the majority of their day helping their parents pick and sort coffee, but their adventurous spirit takes them on unusual breaks.
13 minutes
Directed by Luisa Santos
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
In Our World
Witches are evil. Ghosts are evil. Fire girl is evil. A non-fiction travelogue led by 5-year old Unna Katla.
2 minutes
Directed by Kyja K-Nelson
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
Kinderchomper
A mild-mannered artist from Minnesota leads a double life as a baby-eating professional wrestler in Japan.
17 minutes
Directed by Mike Scholtz
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
*Director attending!
Language Lessons
Faced with the global refugee crisis, many people feel they don’t know how to help. But a group of women who speak both Arabic and English found a way to make a difference -- even with limited time and resources.
5 minutes
Directed by Lucy Kreutz
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
Scent of Geranium
Immigration is a new chapter in one's life, a chapter with unexpected events that can take one's life down paths different from the one imagined. This film is an autobiographical account of the director's experience with immigration.
5 minutes
Directed by Naghmeh Farzaneh
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
Stems
A eulogy to the short lifespan of stop motion animation puppets.
2 minutes
Directed by Ainslie Henderson
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
Strawberries Will Save The World
Yuko's love for strawberries knows no bounds and she believes they will save the world.
6 minutes
Directed by Yoko Okumura
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
This Little Piggy Went to Market
This documentary captures a slice of Central Californian life as it follows Austin Blomquist, a 15-year-old pig farmer, from the field to the county fair, where Austin is determined to be crowned this year’s “Grand Champion.”
15 minutes
Directed by Jeanine Fiser
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema
*Director attending!
The Traffic Separating Device
A traffic separating device is installed in the middle of Stockholm, Sweden, intended to keep cars out and only let buses pass. It turns into a tragicomic disaster as cars continue to go there and get destroyed every week.
14 minutes
Directed by Johan Palmgren
Documentary Shorts Block: “In Our World”
1:30 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018
Minema