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shareThe ties that bind us to family run deep—filled with love, conflict, silence, and longing. These narrative short films explore the delicate threads that hold us together, even when they’re stretched to their limits.
In this program
An Island
Directed by Ricardo Muñoz Senior
Amidst uncertainty of emigration, a family takes refuge in imagination and fantasy.
Waiting For Aphrodite
Directed by Richard Stephen Bell
It’s after midnight, and Atticus Bates is not happy. In this tidy tale of a broken curfew, we find that family bonds are not always what they appear to be.
Cascades
Directed by Brian Russell
A couple walks towards a crossroads on the day of their 30th wedding anniversary.
PUNTER
Directed by Jason Adam Maselle
Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.
Stronghold
Directed by Meghann Artes
When a group home closes, the house mother must go in search of the last boy’s mother before heading off to reconcile with her own daughter.
For Every Breath
Directed by Erika Arlee
A young girl goes on an illicit scavenger hunt to find drugs for her strung-out grandmother.
Summer’s End
Directed by Adam Conversano, Grant Conversano
Elliott discovers his father on a hookup app while on a family vacation. His confrontation with his alcoholic father’s infidelity becomes a reckoning with himself and his own demons.
The Hermit Of Cape Fear
Directed by Robert Cummins
Guided by a mysterious Hermit, Mark navigates multiple realities, coming to terms with his past and reconnecting with his daughter in this captivating sci-fi journey.
Ya Hanouni
Directed by Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib
While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?
Dates & Times
The Independent Picture House
September 26, 2025
1:20 pm
