2023 FILMS R-S Go here for Passes
Restless Is The Night
Two women: thirty-year-old Lin, a manager in a trading company; and twenty-year-old Fan, an intern at the same company. Set in modern-day China, the story explores the unwanted situations women find themselves in while navigating everyday urban life, and how they manage to find their way out.
4 min. | CHINA | Animation
PSCC April 1, 12:00 pm
Xiaoxue Meng, Yuehan Tan
In a light-filled Brooklyn studio, acclaimed Pakistani born artist Salman Toor is at work on a new figurative painting that’s going to be shown alongside canvases by art historical heroes like Johannes Vermeer at the Frick Madison in New York City.
8 min. | USA| Documentary Short
PSCC April 1, 4:30 pm
Adam Golfer
Sophia (CLOSING NIGHT FILM)
Inventor David Hanson is on a relentless quest to bring compassion and consciousness to Sophia, the most recognized humanoid robot in the world. As capitalist expectations threaten his lifelong vision, and with Sophia’s future in the balance, SOPHIA poses pressing questions around AI, the idea of engineering empathy, and what it means to be human.
89 min. | USA | Documentary Documentary Feature
PSCC April 3, 7:00 pm (CLOSING NIGHT FILM)
Crystal Moselle, Jon Kasbe
Strange Beasts
a look at the meteoric rise and fall of the Bacchus Marsh Lion Safari, as told through the eyes of Ron Prendergast; a then 18 year old keeper, who was savagely mauled. From its initial boom, to its protracted closure, the park remains shrouded in mystery and folklore. Until now.
10 min. | AUSTRALIA | Documentary Short
PSCC April 2, 2:00 pm
Darcy Prendergast
Seoul Song
Hyeon-Jeong is exhausted from sleepless nights and the noisy city. She finds a bright spot in the dark and depressive moments through her music. Music is her heart and soul. Music is the reason why she lives. She just doesn't know how long she will survive.
15 min. | South Korea | Documentary Short
PSCC April 3, 11:00 am
Su-Jin Song
Skyward
Young birdwatchers, Mya and Arjun, feel the pressure of climate change and the biodiversity crisis greatly. Although they feel isolated and judged by others, they are determined to stand up for what they believe in; coming of age in the age of climate chaos.
20 min. | UK | Documentary Short
PSCC April 1, 4:00 pm
Jessica Bishopp
Spear, Spatula, Submarine
With an avaricious appetite, no native predators, and rapid reproduction rates, the invasive lionfish is one of the planet's greatest eco-disasters. But a community of passionate Floridians use creative removal methods to save the waters they love.
13 min. | USA | Documentary Short
PSCC April 1, 6:30 pm
Shannon Morrall