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shareFinding yourself isn’t always straightforward. It happens in moments of uncertainty, change, and often times, profound realization. This collection of narrative short films follows people as they confront identity, purpose, and the search for where they truly fit in.
In this program
The Artis Residence
Directed by Sarah Dresser
When Vera, the matriarch of the quirky Artis family, decides to make a break with her old life, she finds she has to resort to unique measures.
Journey To The AfroFuture
Directed by Montë Murphy, Sidney Beeman
Through the medium of dance, this film moves through three key eras: the harrowing realities of plantation life, the struggles of Black sharecroppers whose lands were taken for societal gain, and finally, a reflection of hope rooted in the Harlem Renaissance.
Hāfu
Directed by Josh Wolff
When an American bride-to-be spends the day reuniting with her Japanese grandmother, she
discovers through the dance of communication that she is more connected to her heritage than she realized.
Loss
Directed by Sivan Levy Zakin
Goni is nine. She always runs faster than the boys. Always scores more goals. Until one day, they decide they’ve had enough. Goni’s brother finds her in the yard, rinsing blood from her knees. He carries her into the desert. There, he teaches Goni how to defend herself among red rocks and wide silence. Fifteen minutes of quiet rupture, about the cost of being who you are, when that’s exactly what no one wants to see.
Retirement Plan
Directed by John Kelly
At apathy with his life, Ray dreams of the beauty and joy he will find in retirement.
You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)
Directed by Lillian Lion
After making a plan to hook up with boys for the first time, two curious thirteen-year-olds are quickly confronted by their own shifting friendship.
Teenage Waistband
Directed by Lee Wilkof, Liv Boren
Bullied by his brothers and father, 15-year-old Kippy’s only real friend in 1967 Ohio is his grandparent’s maid, Josephine, who has always seen something more in him.
We Buy Houses
Directed by Scott Burkhardt
When a house flipper encounters something unexpected at one of his properties, he is forced to reconsider the role he plays in his community.
Dates & Times
The Independent Picture House
September 27, 2025
6:30 pm
