Heartstrings - Show Me Shorts Film Festival

What is love? Placed into a variety of pressured situations, the characters in these short films still manage to find their humanity, their heart, and their compassion—exposing their bravery. If only we all had their courage! Drama, romance, coming-of-age, and of course musical romance can be found here, exploring exactly what tugs on our heartstrings. Run Time: 91 min Rating: M - Offensive language. Friday is Mushroom Soup Drama, 17m, United Kingdom In an impossibly allocated 15 minutes, a burnt-out home carer rushes to meet all the needs of her favourite cranky client. Dir/Prod: Arnold T Rice Writ/Prod: Katy Trevor Prod: Oscar Hewitt, Gus Herbert-Müller Best Practice Drama, 14m, Denmark When a young locksmith is called to aid the authorities with a forced removal, he faces a dilemma: is he enabling a harmful situation? Dir/Writ/Prod: Martin Strange-Hansen Prod: Per Ankjær Kiloran Bay Musical, 13m, United Kingdom Emmy Award winner Alan Cumming stars as a gay man who returns to Scotland with his partner after years away to attend a wedding celebration, where he confronts long-buried memories from his past. Dir/Writ: Michael Bruce Prod: Rebecca Wolff, David Harwood, Beth Levison Soleil Pâle (Pale Sun) Drama, 16m, France On a beach in summer, 12-year-old Abel is ashamed of his father’s body, marked by cancer. Dir/Writ: Adrian Moyse Dullin Dir: Jawahine Zentar Writ: Emma Benestan Prod: Lucas Tothe, Jessica Arfuso Breakfast for Dinner Drama, 10m, NZ Mac and Jordyn broke up. Kind of. Is it time to let go this time? Dir/Writ: Tū Māia Curtis Dir/Writ/Prod: Te Waiarangi Ratana Chemistry - Tyrun Music Video, 4m, NZ Music video for the song Chemistry by Tyrun. When Tyrun stumbles across a group of feuding friends, he does what comes naturally: hits them with his chemistry. Dir: Gwen Lin Prod: Tommo Jiang Cheers Camden Coming of Age, 11m, United Kingdom Theo has a secret he’s never shared with his laddish football mates. On his way to their party, he steps into a lift wearing a dress and heels. Dir/Writ: Joshua Black Prod: Katie Callander, Esmeralda Maloufi, Isaac Money