BLOCK: Way of the future
SCREENING DATE: saturday, february 4, 2023 at 12:30pm
Location: Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall
A Monolingual Nation
Florida, US - Directors: Pierce Thomas & Isabella (IBE) Engala
"A Monolingual Nation" explores the barriers that dissuade many English-speaking Americans from learning another language as well as the opportunities that await those who try.
Tunnel Vision
Austria - Director: Lara Marlies Rabitsch
Fear, solitude and loss … Jonas tries to cope with a traumatic incident, but the people who are supposed to help him only see their own issues and concerns. In the process, reality is suppressed and the truth is ignored.
A Killing Opening Night
Florida, US - Director: Isabella Valencia Green
The audience is packed, the lights are up, and the lead is missing. Erratic stage manager Ellie must save the show - after she hides a body.
Rose
Florida, US - Director: Aidan Whitman Baker
Two young and naive star-crossed lovers are caught between their forbidden relationship and the expectations of the world around them. While hiding their innocent romance from the devious and calculating Lady Redwood in her antebellum estate, they try to find a way for love to conquer all.
The Aviary
US - Director: Tatum Lenberg
On a night like any other, 16-year-old Naomi is ripped out of her bed in the dead of night without any indication of where she’s going. Driven hours from home, she finds herself in the middle of an uninhabited forest at a youth camp designed to rehabilitate troubled-teens into upstanding members of society.
Five
US - Director: David Orantes
At the age of 16, Malcolm was convicted of reckless homicide. While inside he converted to Islam, and after 7 years he is released. Now 23 years old, with no diploma, no work history, and no place to go, he returns to his childhood home seeking the forgiveness of his Mother. His crime has hurt her more than you can imagine.