SUNDAY 12PM STUDENT SHORTS

Elegy of salt

On the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, a photographer with generations of family history on Antelope Island and a Shoshone elder reflect on their relationships with a landscape facing an environmental crisis.

flowers

Through the perspective of Mother Earth, this poetic short follows snapshots of Rose's life from childhood to adulthood, reminding us that life is all about reveling in the temporal beauty.

butcher’s stain

(Oscar-Nominated Short Film): Samir, a Palestinian butcher working at an Israeli supermarket, is accused of tearing down the Israeli hostage posters in the break room. Samir sets out to prove his innocence in order to keep his job he desperately needs.

cleared for takeoff

An overprotective mother must decide whether her teenage son is ready to fly the family ship.

not cut out for this

When Ted cuts the wrong string of Fate, he must take a lost soul to the gate of the underworld in order to keep his job.