Pink Noise
Director Nickole Klarou (USA 2021, 20 mins)
After a supernatural encounter, a foreign exchange student from Ivory Coast unearths the truth about her new retro American suburb.
Mama Duke
Director Cyrille Phipps (USA 2022, 14 mins)
A single mother devastated by a job loss and badly settled divorce finds her computer compromised on the verge of a desperate and dangerous new business venture.
Pruitt & Igoe
Director Rachael Daniels (USA 2022, 10 mins)
An undead white supremacist targets an African American teenager on the harsh, impoverished streets of North St. Louis. I like to describe "Pruitt & Igoe", as “Boyz N Da Hood” meets “Halloween”. The film’s central question is simple: what would happen if your typical slasher villain skipped over the suburbs and infiltrated one of the most dangerous streets in America? The residents of the fictionalized neighborhood, "Pruitt & Igoe", -named after the infamous St Louis Housing Projects of the 1950s- are no strangers to violence, so if you come to their hood, you better come correct. Shot directly on location in North St. Louis’s Walnut Park East neighborhood, Pruitt & Igoe looks to make its mark as a unique entry into the slasher genre.
That’s Our Time
Director Alex Backes (USA 2022, 10mins)
Danny's stuck in a dead-end job. It keeps him focused on the clock and unable to connect with those around him. At their final session, his sympathetic therapist tries to help him realize that it's more important to focus on the time you have left than the time you've already spent.
Followed by a Q&A
Co-presented with Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFB).
