GIFF 2023 Program Guide - Flipbook - Page 31
PROGRAMS
Juried competition featuring the best Short Films
FILMMAKERS
FILMMAKERS
IN ATTENDANCE
IN ATTENDANCE
FOCUS ON FLORIDA
Photo from the film: ROOSTER RUN
SHORTS
COLLEGE
Photo from the film: SACRIFICIOS
CHASING JUSTICE DIR: DREW PETRIMOULX | 23:02 MIN
FORGIVE ME, FATHER DIR: CHRISTIAN CARREIRA | 12 MIN | DRAMA
A former drug addict turned law student works with a transgender inmate to fight for
justice after the inmate is abused by guards at a Florida prison.
A grieving pastor confronts past mistakes when he hears a devastating confession.
ROOSTER RUN DIR: AMANDA VAN METER BURCH | 3 MIN
Don’t slow down or they will catch you.
SACRIFICIOS DIR: LARISSA SALAZAR | 12:30 MIN | DRAMA
Salvadoran immigrant Carla Rudas, struggles to navigate her rocky relationship with
Texas gubernatorial candidate Blake Phillips.
MIXED FEELINGS DIR: SYDNEY PARKHURST | 7:18 MIN
THE BIG PITCH DIR: ROBERT ENRIQUEZ | 17:37 MIN | COMEDY
A biracial college student is forced to choose between her identity: the side that she is
most familiar with (white) or the side she has yet to embrace (black).
After landing an important pitch meeting with a powerful group of Venture Capitalists,
Peter must convince his co-founder not to mention their apps most valuable selling
point.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE RATMAN? DIR: JAMES BERRY | 14:46 MIN
A mysterious occurrence caught on video snowballs into a local phenomenon on a
college campus.
LAVENDER DIR: JORGE GARCIA | 14 MIN | DRAMA
A young queer man searches for his missing love during the height of the Lavender
Scare.
PAPER LINE DIR: RYAN WATSON | 32 MIN
Paper Line is a short film about a secret fraternity of black martial artists at a prestigious
HBCU in Florida.
MARCH 25 SAT 3:15 PM | AMC WESTSHORE - THEATER 2
ARTIFICE DIR: CHRIS HALL | 9:50 MIN | COMEDY
When a young convict is caught by law enforcement, his only way out is to infiltrate and
deceive his own team as they gear up for their biggest score yet.
TOY PHONE DIR: GABE BRADEN | 15 MIN | DRAMA
When her young son starts “speaking” to his recently deceased father on a toy phone,
a mother is forced to confront the loss she never quite dealt with.
LIMINAL TIMES DIR: COREY MARR | 14:25 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
After life threating news, a twenty-two-year-old is caught between his youth and
adulthood.
MARCH 26 SUN 2:15PM | AMC WESTSHORE - THEATER 6
Dates and showtimes are subject to change. Please visit www.gasparillafilmfestival.com for the most current info.
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