The Big Wait
Documentary | 14 min | Dir. Yannick Jamey
A remote desert town, with a population of two, is kept in pristine condition waiting for visitors that never seem to arrive.
Chicken Stories
Documentary | 17 min | Dir. Jonathan Pickett
A coop of egg-laying hens whose free-range lifestyle creates challenges; a coop of wild, rescue roosters who just might kill each other; a coop of newborn baby chicks for whom daily survival is a delicate, fragile thing. On a start-up farm outside Oakland, these various chicken flocks surmount obstacles while the newbie farmers attempt to Google their way to help.
Walking on Clouds
Documentary | 7 min | Dir. Renan Kamizi
This short film shows the highline crossing between two hot air balloons, performed at the end of 2021, in the city of Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, by athlete Rafael Bridi.
Purebred Passion — FILMMAKER Q&A!
Documentary | 19 min | Dir. Sam Powell
Purebred Passion is a documentary that invites viewers into the competitive spirit of "The Great American Dog Show", a weekend-long dog-show competition held at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center. Taking place in August of 2023, The documentary focuses on two distinctly different competitors: Laura & Robin - a team of professionals who have decades of combined experience on the dog show circuit, and Caroline - an owner-handler who lives with her 12 dogs, and has been competing for over 30 years.
Light Beams for Helena
Documentary | 10 min | Dir. Kirk Horton
Helena Bourdillon has pushed her limits in the free-diving world, using a single breath to dive to seemingly impossible depths. But her path to discovering her diving potential started 20 years ago when she was on the verge of suicide. Light Beams For Helena explores her journey with depression, her ongoing mental health efforts and what diving into the darkness of deep water has taught her about life and light.
Screenings
Saturday, April 13 at 6:15pm
About this Short Block
You’ll be amazed by what happens when filmmakers present all the emotion and visual delight of a feature film in a fraction of the time. We took our favorite documentary short films from around the world and put them into neat little packages for your viewing pleasure.
