GIFF 2023 Program Guide - Flipbook - Page 30
SHORTS
PROGRAMS
Juried competition featuring the best Short Films
FILMMAKERS
FILMMAKERS
IN ATTENDANCE
IN ATTENDANCE
DOCUMENTARY
HIGHLIGHTING
UNIVERSITY OF
TAMPA
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
Photo from the film: PYTHON HUNTRESS
PYTHON HUNTRESS DIR: NICHOLAS ORRIS, MATT DEBLINGER | 18:50 MIN
A documentary short about Donna Kalil and why she spends her nights hunting
Burmese Pythons in the Everglades.
A CUP OF DEJA BREW
DIR: JASMINE LIAW | 10:31 MIN | MUSICAL ROMANCE
A Cup of Deja Brew tells the story of Barista Juli experiencing a romantic Deja Vu moment
at work.
LET’S MAKE IT DIR: CALEB DUPLAIN | 6:07 MIN
A furniture designer explores parenting intention and creativity into the next generation.
BELOW SURFACE DIR: LUKAS HAUSER | 19:22 MIN
BELOW SURFACE: The extraordinary healing power of community
WHEN WE MET DIR: XIMENA SALAZAR | 13:59 MIN | ROMANTIC COMEDY
Based on a true story, this short film is a romantic comedy set in the 80s, following a
young Gretta who one summer day by chance meets the boy of her dreams, Rene.
Alongside their respective friends, they get to spend the entire summer together,
and they become best friends. By the end of the summer, Gretta has developed deep
feelings for Rene, but it seems that they aren’t reciprocated.
BAAR DIR: DEV WALKER | 14:20 MIN
After battling a life-threatening disease, a young man with Down Syndrome proves that
challenges are meant to be overcome and that there’s no obstacle big enough to steal
his joy. His determination is inspirational. His kindness is golden. His name is Joey Baar.
FOR WHO I AM DIR: JOSHUA BOWEN | 7:39 MIN
One community shares their homeless experience and current success inside Gospel
Inc., a program housing chronically homeless at no financial cost.
JOHN DEE DIR: D. STOKES PIERCY | 16:49 MIN
The title character John Dee recalls his experience of being discovered in the hills of East
Tennessee and cast to work on Terrence Malick’s WWII epic The Thin Red Line, which
inspired him to join the military himself shortly after the tragedies of 9/11 and eventually
volunteer for a combat deployment to Afghanistan where he would begin to carve a
path of self-rescue from his own tragic childhood.
MARCH 24 FRI 6:30PM | UT-THE FERMAN BLACK BOX THEATER
SWIM DIR: CASEY BOND | 11:39 MIN | LGBTQ+ ROMANCE
Dylan is an openly gay male and the captain of his college swim team. One day after
practice, he bumps into a quiet and reserved boy named Phoenix and begins to fall
for him. The only catch is, Phoenix is nervous about getting in the water. A budding
romance between the swimmer and someone who is afraid to swim.
RESCUE. REHAB. RELEASE
DIR: KAIDEN HANCOCK | 6:32 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
Following the story of Hanson Buoy, a rescued and rehabilitated green sea turtle in
the Florida Keys, this documentary highlights everything The Marathon Turtle Hospital
does to help sea turtle populations and their environments.
CHALLENGE DIR: DENIS VUKOSAVLJEVIC | 18:30 MIN | DRAMA
The story of Lisa, junior tennis champion from Chile, recently enrolled in an American
university as a student athlete.
THROUGH A SCREEN OF SMOKE
DIR: FRANCESCA IPPOLITO | 5:09 MIN | EXPERIMENTAL
Having a smoke after her shift, a bartender reminisces on her past relationships,
decisions, and losses. These feelings whisk her away to her teenage years, spent in the
countryside with her first love.
LOCKED OUT DIR: JOSEPH THOMAS | 7:50 MIN | EXPERIMENTAL HORROR
While in the middle of a live broadcast, Station 9 succumbs to an event that has been
covered up.
SUBURBIA SWAMP
DIR: NICOLE FLORES | 12:00 MIN | COMEDY HORROR
A parolee must keep his job no matter what nature throws his way.
MARCH 25 SAT 12:15 PM | AMC WESTSHORE - THEATER 2
30 Dates and showtimes are subject to change. Please visit www.gasparillafilmfestival.com for the most current info.
