World Student Shorts shorts program
Shorts Program

World Student Shorts

Saturday, November 21 at 1:30 PM, Tropic Cinema + Q&A

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7 films · 91 min

The next generation of filmmakers is in the spotlight as new directors from across the globe lead this diverse and dynamic set of shorts.

  1. Trife film image

    Trife

    After a basketball exercise gone wrong, a homeless father resorts to robbery to pay for his young son's medical treatment.

    Directed by Christian Yosef · 13 min

    University of Southern California

  2. An Alien (In America) film image

    An Alien (In America)

    During a cricket watch party in New York City, Pakistani and Indian twenty-somethings fall into flirtations and feuds as diaspora tensions explode.

    Directed by Abdullah Shahid · 12 min

    New York University

  3. The View Was Everything film image

    The View Was Everything

    A young couple spends their days chasing an elusive and uncertain future.

    Directed by Blais Cameron · 12 min

    Savannah College of Art and Design

  4. Europa film image

    Europa

    In a future where we have exhausted our water on Earth, three astronauts land on Jupiter's moon, and undergo human nature's ultimate test.

    Directed by Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal · 20 min

    University of Southern California

  5. La Partenza film image

    La Partenza

    Caught between duty and escape, Martina must confront the cost of carrying everyone and the possibility of finally letting go.

    Directed by Laura Calle · 19 min

    Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema

  6. Rookie Run-Thru film image

    Rookie Run-Thru

    A 3D animated short film, telling a simple yet heartfelt story of finding your true “Esprit de corps”: to achieve something greater than ever thought possible.

    Directed by Sarah Soriano · 3 min

    Savannah College of Art and Design

  7. Tapioca Esophagus film image

    Tapioca Esophagus

    A Gen-Z Weekend at Bernie’s with corpse puppetry, botched robberies, crossbow assaults, and a crack-fueled funeral rave.

    Directed by Jack Cosgriff · 12 min

    University of Colorado - Denver