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ALTFEST

Jason Lee Courson SEEKING … (USA, 40 minutes)

IRANIAN & MIDDLE EAST FILMS

Nina Valibeigi ZERO COORDINATES

SHORT FILMS

$eck BUTTER AND JELLY (USA, 3 minutes)
Anastasia Sitnina LAND OF JOY (United Kingdom, 7 minutes)
Ava Breslin IRISH BEEF STEW (USA, 8 minutes)
Asoq Pathak NIRDESH (Nepal, 10 minutes)
Emily Cohn BEST ALL AROUND (USA, 11 minutes)
Luke Bond SAMUEL COURT (USA, 15 minutes)
Eleni Doucas POLARIS (USA, 17 minutes)
Natalia Sanchez Pennington CIRIOS (Guatemala, 18 minutes)
Bernadette Louise Mergaerts WINTER SWIMMERS (Belgium, 25 minutes)
Gerald Alan Decker CUL-DE-SAC (USA, 48 minutes)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Matthew Wagner WHEN HOPE BREAKS THROUGH (Canada, 90 minutes)
From Award Winning director Matthew Wagner comes When Hope Breaks Through, the inspiring story of Mike Shoreman, a disabled paddleboarder who attempts to become the first person with disabilities to cross all five Great Lakes. 

SPANISH FEATURES

Javier Ruiz TIENES 24 HORAS (Spain, 61 minutes)
Some friends are having a good time when suddenly a card falls into the hands of one of them. The card says “You will die in 24 hours unless you find someone who willingly takes it”. An argument arises within the group, and their friendship will be tested.

Carlos Aceituno SEPTIEMBRE (Spain, 83 minutes)
Some friends are having a good time when suddenly a card falls into the hands of one of them. The card says “You will die in 24 hours unless you find someone who willingly takes it”. An argument arises within the group, and their friendship will be tested.