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Tuesday Feb 21 – Made in NY Shorts Matinee
February 21, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Cinema Village Theater 1, 22 East 12th Street
New York,NY10003United States
New York,NY10003United States

These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children.

The stop-motion animation video for Rachael Sage’s self-produced single REVELATION GROUND was created by Antje Duvekot, who has a two-decade career as both a touring musician and animator. Antje explains: "I wanted to reflect the gentle femininity and also the boldness and strength that the song evokes for me. The scenes are meant to reflect the process. Moving from dark and cold to light and warm, as well as finding your community. I wanted to allude to the metaphor "resilience through music and through self-expression". The bird flying out of the typewriter and the ice breaker and the opening cocoon and the recurrence of people playing music in various settings is meant to highlight the superpowers that are music and community.
Directed By:
Antje Duvekot
Country:
United States
Genre:
Music Video
Minutes:
4
Showing:
24227, 24236

Through the lens of an actress unintentionally involved in a controversial commercial, WHAT'S THE MARK explores the power of media and advertisements in influencing public opinion and the perpetuation of stereotypes and its effects.
Directed By:
Country:
United States / Puerto Rico
Genre:
Short
Minutes:
14
Showing:
24216, 24236

When Debargo inexplicably bolts from the party where he and Kevin have just met and hit it off, Kevin gamely follows along. The two encounter (and flee) a number of antagonists - a cop, an ex, a bratty kid and his entitled mom - building friendship along the way, but when they run into Debargo's cousin and Kevin learns why they've been running this whole time, Debargo runs away from him too. Kevin follows and helps Debargo find a bit more peace with the fact that wherever you go . . . there you are.
Directed By:
Country:
United States
Genre:
Web Series
Minutes:
12
Showing:
24216, 24236

This short-form series is a dramedy that follows Quinn and Nik, two New York City transplants, best friends, and roommates who enjoy an open and blunt sisterly rapport with one another. In this pilot episode, their friendship is challenged when, after a night full of surprise endings with their respective boyfriends, they are both faced with big emotional life events. Dealing with the aftermath of this night triggers one of them to hold a big secret in a misguided attempt to help mend the other’s broken heart.

Two descendants of the infamous 1857 Dred Scott Decision meet in a cafe off the New Jersey turnpike. Jim Taney, a descendant of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney who penned the opinion, offers an apology from his family to the family of Walter Scott, a descendant of the formerly enslaved Dred Scott. Through a vulnerable conversation about racism in America, Jim awakens to his own ignorance and discovers why an apology alone just won’t cut it. This film is an adaptation of a short play written by Kate Taney Billingsley.

Lu is a Chinese immigrant living day to day on tips from his job as a delivery worker. He supports his wife and ailing mother as they desperately try to make ends meet in the unforgiving city. One night, his bicycle, and in essence his livelihood, are stolen from him. He’s forced to embark on a desperate journey to reclaim his bike or shatter the fragile life in America he’s built.


