The Arlington International Film Festival

Join Us For The Arlington International Film Festival 2024

Schedule Of Events:

Voices Of Our Youth - 12pm
Forever Mine (3:25min)
Isabella Dewitt - Oaks Christian High School - Usa/Ca - 2024 - Music Video
Reminiscing On The Memory Of A Past Relationship.

Four Seasons (2min)
Nerea Martinez - Spain - 2024 - Animation - Usa Premiere
Daisy Is A Girl Worried About The End Of The World: The Y2k Effect, The Mayan Calendar, Or The Coronavirus Pandemic. But Nothing Ever Happens. Now, It Turns Out That A Meteorite Is Going To Hit The Earth. Margarita Thinks That, Once Again, Nothing Is Going To Happen. But This Time She May Be Wrong.

Roast Lamb (6:44min)
Melina Nantes And Maria Eugenia Tellechea - Uruguay - 2024 - Nar - Usa Premiere
Laura Is A Housewife Who Kills Her Husband With A Frozen Leg Of Lamb, Then Decides To Prepare And Cook It To Fool The Investigators So That They End Up Eating The Murder Weapon.

I Lied On My Resume (4:15min)
Davis Craddock - Usa/Medford, Ma - 2024 - Comedy - Usa Premiere
A Man Is Going To An Interview With False Information On His Resume. Determined To Get The Job He Continues To Go Along With The Interviewer's Strange Tests.

Abandoned Soul (2:24min)
Richard Kozák - Czech Republic - 2023 - Exp - Usa Premiere
What Is It Like To Feel? A Mysterious Soul Awakens In An Unknown Place, Where For The First Time She Can Reflect On The Lives She Has Lived.

Born2ride (1min)
Ja'nya Coleman, Aislinn Albert, Sara Thomas - Wqed Film Academy - Usa/Pa - 2023
New England Premiere
Frankie Escapes Into His Future As He Rides His Bike.

Old Paws: Gray Paws (4:57min)
Gabriel German - Wqed Film Academy, Pittsburgh, Pa - 2023 - New England Premiere
Celebrating The 10th Anniversary Of Gray Paws, A Nonprofit Sanctuary That Takes In Abandoned Elderly Dogs Or Those Left At Shelters.

Mika On The Street-Wear: Senseless (Pgh) (2:24min)
Mika Szabo - Wqed Film Academy, Pittsburgh, Pa - 2023 - Doc/Fashion - New England Premiere  
Join Mika As He Visits Streetwear And Vintage Stores Around Pittsburgh In Our Series, Mika On The Streetwear. In This Episode Mika Learns About Senseless And One Of The Owners Javed.

Guiding Light (5min)
India Anne Mitchell - Kenilworth Junior Hs/Ca- 2024 - Doc - New England Premiere
Through Compelling Interviews Of The Lead Prosecutor, The Defense Attorney, And The Police Chief, Guiding Light Tells The Story Of A Young Teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) In A Small Town In America Who Was Kidnapped From Her Bedroom During A Slumber Party While Her Family Was In The House. India Mitchell, A Teen Growing Up In The Same Town Thirty Years Later Brings A Fresh Perspective And Highlights The Importance Of The Legacy Of This Case And The Continuing Endeavor To Keep Children Safe.

True Story (5:26min)
Mariana Ibarra - Uruguay - 2024 - Nar - Usa Premiere
A Young Student Receives A Call From A Friend Whom She Has Not Seen In Years. While Explaining The Reason Why They Distanced, She Slowly Realizes What She Suffered.

Looks (6:22min)
L'illustre Ciné - Zaragoza, Spain - 2023 - Nar - Usa Premiere
New Year, New Relationships. Something Simple At First Glance, But When Clara, Hugo And Mateo's Emotions Take Control, Feelings Get Mixed Up, Everything Gets Complicated, And The ‘Looks' End Up Speaking For Themselves.

The Ocean Belongs To Everyone (2:59min)
Rui Duque, Mónica Velosa And Sónia Rodrigues - Maderia, Portugal - 2023 - Animation - Usa Premiere
The Normal Day Of A Family Turns Out To Show That Many Of The Actions We Take Can Have Serious Consequences For The Environment.

The Feiticeiro And His Verses (4:59min)
Curso Profissional Tecnico - Maderia, Portugal - 2022 - Usa Premiere
A Humble Farmer Has A Special Ability To Compose Verses. One Day He Is Challenged To Gather A Group To Sing And Dance At A Big Event.

Scheherazade (2:03min)
Elly Hiranandani- Northampton High School - Usa/Ma - 2023 - Nar - Boston Premiere
Based On The Poem Of The Same Name, Scheherazade Tells The Story Of Friends Who Fall In Love.

Chessmate (3:48min)
Drew Paratore - Arlington High School, Ma - 2023 - Comedy
An Inexperienced Teenager Finds Himself In The Final Round Of A Prestigious Teen Chess Tournament.

The Message From Nature (3:05min)
Fiorenza Sepdwina Susanto - Smpn 1 Waru Sidoarjo, Indonesia - 2024 - Nar - Usa Premiere
A Story Of A Girl Who Seeks Inspiration Amidst The Silence Of The Mangroves.

The Lens Of Truth (3:49min)
Reece Wright - Martin High School, Arlington, Tx - 2023 - Music Video - New England Premiere
Putting On A Pair Of Glasses Can Miraculously Change What We See.

Mute (6min)
Ashley Meier - Hickory-Ridge High School, Nc, Usa - 2022 - Exp - Arlington, Ma Premiere  
In A Metaphorical World Where Specific Groups Of People Are Stripped Of Their Voice, A Girl Learns The Power Of One And How To Use It To Fight For Those Who Cannot Be Heard.

Wild Birds (2:27min) Best Narrative Short
Estefany Lara - Wide Angle Youth Media, Baltimore, Md - New England Premiere
A Poetic Approach In Raising Awareness To Some Of The Main Issues Concerning Latinx Communities: Home, Forced Immigration, And Belonging Set In A Culturally Rich Area Of Baltimore.

Under (5:31min)
Xiwei Cui - University For The Creative Arts, Uk - 2024 - Nar - Usa Premiere
An Orphan Who Was Adopted By A Convent Grows Up With Numerous Challenges That Finally Require A Decision To Wither Let Go Of The Pass Or Allow The Past To Consume The Future.


A Tribute To The Stary-Eyed Girl (9:58min)
Zoe Epperson - Classen Sas High School - Usa/Ok - 2024 - Nar - New England Premiere
Four Eccentric, But Earnest Musicians Drop Out Of University To Try Their Luck In The Boston Music Scene. Each With Their Motivations And Vices, The Story Focuses On The Character's Relationships, The Tension That Comes With Drastic Change, And The Repercussions Of Prescription Drug Abuse.

1 2 3 Red Light, Green Light (5:07min)
Liangyu Chen - Taipei Municipal Song-Shan Senior High School, Taiwan - 2023 - Usa Premiere  
Taiwan, Being One Of The Best Places In The World For Hot Springs, Grandpa Capybara Travels From South America To Taiwan As He Likes The Life Of Soaking In The Springs. He Brings Along His Grandchild Gogou And As They Walk Through The Forest, Grandpa Realizes It Is Getting Smaller And Smaller And The Homeland Is In Jeopardy.


Face To Face (.30min)
Ester Vilà - Nou Patufet High School,Barcelona, Spain - 2024 - Horror/Comedy - Usa Premiere
Can You Beat Your Own Shadow?

Dreamer (2.33min)
Piotr Kaźmierczak - Poland - 2023 - Animation - Usa Premiere  
A Simple Story Of A Fisherman - A Tale Of Excessive Ambition And Missed Opportunities.

Love Don't Bully (No Bloopers) (8min)
Ryan Oakley Hunter, Yoselin Anchondo, Alina Luna - Mesa/ Turquoise Trail Middle - Usa/Nm - 2023 Doc - New England Premiere
Students Speak About Their Personal Experiences With Being Bullied.

Refill (2.59min)
Naoto Joboji - St. John High School - Usa/Ks - 2023 - Doc - New England Premiere
Even The Most Mundane Thing To You Could Be The Most Wonderous Discovery For Someone Else!

Belonging (9min)
Malden Catholic High School, Malden, Ma - Filmbuilder's Program- 2024 - Doc
A Film Exploring The Essence Of 'Belonging' By A Group Of Four Malden Catholic High School International Students.

Three Colours (9:56min)
Lana Gredelj - Stjepan Kefelja Primary School - Croatia - 2024 - Nar/Experimental - Usa Premiere

Metamorphosis (2:24min)
Max Rideout - Hollins High-Academy Of Entertainment Arts - Usa/Fl - 2023 - Exp/Doc
New England Premiere  
An Abstraction From Trans Film Student Max Rideout, Exploring His Personal Struggles With Himself And The World.

Unseen Heros: Caregivers In America (6.2min)
Brianna Johnson, Leah Cerulli - Troy Athens High School - Usa/Mi - 2024 - Doc - New England Premiere
Caregivers Sacrifice Time, Energy, And Money Supporting Those In Need. It Is Time To Support Caregivers.

Feature - 2:45
Porcelain War

Amidst The Chaos And Destruction Of The Brutal Russian Invasion Of Ukraine, Three Artists Defiantly Find Inspiration And Beauty As They Defend Their Culture And Their Country. In A War Waged By Professional Soldiers Against Ordinary Civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko, And Andrey Stefanov Choose To Stay Behind, Armed With Their Art, Their Cameras, And, For The First Time In Their Lives, Their Guns. A Stunning Tribute To The Resilience Of The Human Spirit, Embodying The Passion And Fight That Only Artists Can Put Back Into The World When It's Literally Crumbling Around Them.

Documentary Shorts - 4:30

I Am Kanaka (15min)
Genevieve Sulway - Uk - 2022 - Doc - Usa Premiere
A Local Hawaiian Hero Fights To Save His Culture By Teaching Traditions, Sustainability, And Life Skills To Disadvantaged Indigenous Kids.

Not Just A Statistic: Stories Of Survivors (37:20min) Best Doc Short
Jordan Gustafson - Usa/Ca - 2024 - Doc
The Story Of The South Shore Resource And Advocacy Center, Five Survivors Of Domestic Violence, And Their Experience In The Massachusetts Justice System. Raised In Ma, A Graduate Of Emerson, Gustafson Is Now Living In La.

Arsenal: Inside Boston's Busiest Kitchen (15:15min)
Noah Lapid - Usa/Ny - 2024 - Doc
A Story About The Fraternity Of Three Passionate And Dedicated Chefs Trying To Navigate The Difficulties Of Boston Fine Dining Culture. In A Time Where Shows Like The Bear And Films Like The Menu Have Vaulted Service Industry Work Into The Cultural Forefront, Arsenale Provides A Valuable, Hyper-Local Inside Look Of Restaurant Culture In Boston.

Virus (4:50min)
Réal Junior Leblanc - Wapikoni Mobile Of Canada - 2022 - Doc - New England Premiere
Leblanc Is An Innu From Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam. Virus Is A Powerful Cinematographic Slam, With A Mastery Of Words In The Language Imposed By Colonization; This Film Expresses A Criticism Of Ourrelationship To Mother Earth.


Ocho Años Y Noventa Millas (Eight Years And Ninty Miles) (18:00min)
Outstanding Ma Filmmaker Awarded By Talamas Boston
Luca David Higonnet- Faithfull - Somerville, Ma - 2024 - Doc
This Doc Follows Professional Soccer Player Bruno Rendon After He Chooses To Defect From His Home Country Of Cuba To Begin A Professional Career In The Us. The Film Shines A Light On The Community Rendon Creates In The Us While Investigating The Cost Of His Decision To Chase His Dreams And His Trajectory Since. Luca Higonnet-Faithfull Is A Filmmaker From Cambridge, Ma Who Graduated From Hampshire College In 2018, And Is Currently In The Second Year Of The Syracuse University Mfa In Film Program.

The Katz Tapes (25min)
Adam Fischer - Arlington, Ma - 2024 - Doc
From 1980-2005, Larry Katz, A Reporter For The Boston Herald, Interviewed Music's Biggest Stars And Recorded Their Conversations Onto Cassette Tapes. His Collection Has Been Sitting Untouched And Unheard For Decades...Until Now. Adam Fischer Is An Accomplished Filmmaker Currently The Director Of Northeastern Films.

Feature - 6:30
Call Me Dancer
Leslie Shampaine And Pip Gilmour - India/Uk/Israel/Usa - 2023 - Doc
Torn Between His Artistic Dreams And His Parents' Expectations, A Mumbai Hip-Hop Dancer Makes A Precarious Choice After A Chance Encounter With A Curmudgeonly Ballet Master. Leslie Shampaine, Director, And Former Professional Dancer From Nyc, Captures Dance And The Dancer's Lives Like No Other Filmmaker. It Is An Insider's Sensitivity And Perspective Conveying The Difficulty Of The Profession But Most Of All The Passion And Inner Joy That Pushes Dancers Past The Pain.

International Shorts Animation Block - 8:15
The Sound Of Clouds (3:45min)
Mohammad Lotfali - Iran - 2024
Friday, October 20,2023 - The Children Of Gaza Write Their Names On Their Hands So That In Case Of Being Killed In Israel's Bombing During The October 7 War With Hamas, Rescuers Can Identify Them.

Forever Seven (9:26min)
Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert - Germany - 2024
A Box Is A Box Is A Box. Sometimes Though It's Just A Matter Of Perspective To Discover Something Completely Different Behind It.

The Sistine (8:13min)
Juan Camilo Fonnegra - Colombia - 2023
Vincho, A Street Dweller Spends His Time Recycling And Classifying Waste Produced In The City To Transform It Into The Source Of His Creations. Under A Bridge, He Works On His Master Piece, The Sistine.

Cafune (8min)
Carlos F. De Vigo, Lorena Ares - Spain - 2024
Alma, A Solitary Refugee Child, Is Thrust Back Into Her Traumatic Past When Her Doll Falls Into The Swimming Pool, Mirroring The Shipwreck Of The Refugee Boat Where She Was The Lone Survivor.

Bright Souls (8min)
Anastasia Zhakulina - Russian Federation - 2024
Of Love And The Little Things.

Chimborazo (7:19min)
Keila Cepeda - Spain - 2024
Chimborazo Ice Pickers Have Long Been Subjected To The Inclemency Of The Volcano, Located In The Ecuadorian Andes. In Exchange, They Crush Some Of Its Ice To Provide For Their People. Baltazar Ushca Is The Only One Who Continue This Profession, Daily Walking For Hours To Get Blocks Of Ice As He Recalls His Youth And His Companions.

The Shadow Of Dawn (14:54min)
Olga Stalev - Estonia - 2024
An Incorporeal Shadow Takes Up A Dangerous Adventure Through A Mystical Forest And Dream World To Save Her Frivolous Owner From A Cursed Beast.

The Boat (17min)
Rodolpho Pinotti - Brazil - 2024
An Isolated Island, A Teenager, And Her Mother. A Boat Docks At The Pier, Bringing Promises And Desires. Against Her Mother's Wishes, The Girl Sets Off To Explore The World, And A Few Years Later, She Returns With Passions And Memories In Her Baggage. The Film Delves Into Rites Of Passage And The Inherent Transformations Of Life.

Vita Nova (7:20min)
Dmytro Zavora - Ukraine - 2024
Based On A Story By German Author Josef Reding, This Story, Set In Post-War Germany Follows A Man Who Visits A Pharmacy With The Intent To Buy Poison To End His Life. As He Stands At The Counter, His Indecision Leads Him To Reflect On His Circumstances And The Potential Reasons To Continue Living. Vita Nova Is An Exploration Into Themes Of Despair, Resilience, And The Search For Hope Amid Adversity

Fierce (8min)
Asghar Safar, Antoine De Bujadoux - France - 2024
Franco's Dictatorship, Spain, 1945. Manolo, A Famous Bullfighter Must Leave The Country To Find Safety For His Family. Before He Leaves, He Has One Last Fight To Take Up.

Jiroft (6:04min)
Marjan Keshani - Iran - 2024
The Camera Captures A Potter Making A Simple Clay Container When The Image Of An Eagle Is Seen Rotating The Clay Container On The Machine. It Enters The Space Of The Container, And The Snake And The Eagle That Are On The Container Hear A Sound When They Both Open Their Eyes And See Each Other. Each Feel That The Other Has Occupied The Space Of His Life.

Town Hall Square (8:35min)
Christian Kaufmann - Germany - 2024
Bernard Works Behind The Windows Of A Ticket Booth At The Town Hall Square Subway Station And Is Waiting For Something He Seems To Have Forgotten. One Day, However, A Little Tiger Shows Up And Turns Bernard's Orderly Life Upside Down. A Short Film About An Unexpected Visitor, Annoying Radio Songs And The Lust For Life!

The Splint (5:27min)
Mehdi Sedighi - Iran - 2024
A Truck Driver Mechanically Doing A Routine Job, Is Driving On A Dirt Road Replacing Old Wooden Power Poles With New Concrete Ones When He Hits Two Birds.

International Shorts Program 3 - 3:50pm
Off The Page (20min)
Joan Oliver Nadal And Diego Gomez Tejedor - Spain - 2023 - Nar
Phill Is Devastated After Hearing From The Doctor That His Wife Will Die In A Few Hours. However, His World Changes When He Realizes He Lives Inside A Novel In Which He Is The Main Character. Phill Embarks On A Journey Find The Author In Order To Safe His Wife, But The Author Will Write Every Obstacle In His Imagination To Stop Him.

Resemblance (12:39min)
Mahdi Marvdashti - Iran - 2023 - Nar
An Innocent Little Boy's Attempt To Solve Problems Between His Mother And Father In A Special Way.

Inheritance (22:32min)
Jonas Laumann - Norway - 2024 - Nar
Never Speak Ill Of The Dead. After The Death Of Her Father Amalie Reunites With Her Brother At Their Old Family Cabin Deep In The Woods. As They Sort Through Their Father's Belongings, Amalie Confronts Their Shared Past And How Their Father, For Better Or Worse, Made Her The Person She Is Today.

Mon Coeur En Arriere (17min)
Sarah Gouret - Belgium - 2023 - Nar
Anastasia, 27 Years Old, Decides To Provoke A Meeting With Jef, 54 Years Old. Together, They Will Experience The Suspended And Intense Moment That Only The First Meeting Between A Father And His Daughter Can Provoke.

The Night Inside (23:54min)
Antonio Cuesta - Spain - 2023 - Nar
Belén, A Young Nurse, Wakes Up After Being Attacked. She Is Accused Of Ending The Life Of A Child After Giving Him Medicine. But She Claims She Injected The Right Medication And That She Can Prove It.

Destination Paradise (19:51min)
Eshaan Rajadhyaksha - India - 2022 - Nar
An Illegal Indian Immigrant, On His Way To His Paradisiacal Destination, ‘London', Finds Himself Stuck On A Farm In The Czech Countryside. He Builds An Unlikely Friendship With His Caretaker, Who Himself Is A Ukrainian Immigrant. Seeing Another Immigrant's Struggles, He Realizes, That Maybe There's No Such Thing As A Paradise At The End Of The Road.

Shattered (14min)

Elyssa Skaff & Jihad Saade - Lebanon - 2023 - Nar
When Everything Is Repaired From The Outside, What Do We Do About The Broken Parts Inside? This Is The Story Of Yasmine. She Often Takes Refuge In Her Imagination. After The Beirut Explosion Happens Though, Her Coping Mechanism Does Not Work So Well Anymore.

Sola (16min)

Oscar Cardenas Navarro - Chile - 2023 - Nar
Camila Has The Dilemma Of Having To Work Or Not As 'Escort Under' To Raise Money And Thus Be Able To Help Her Sick Mother. Through Private Chats, The B-Side Of Paid Sex Is Revealed In Contemporary Chile.

Feature - 6:30pm

Anxious In Beirut (93min)

Zakaria Jaber - Lebanon - 2023 - Doc
A Personal Diary That Documents The Events Of The Last Two Years In Lebanon (Revolution, Post-War, Explosions, Demonstrations...). Living With Constant Anxiety, Zakaria, The Film's Young Director, Narrates His Own Life, While Trying, On Numerous Occasions, To Leave His Country.

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