Event Details
The first block of Adirondack Film’s long standing shorts program. This block features a collection of nine shorts, carefully curated by Lake Placid Film Festival judges.
Directors
Ryan Jenkins
Anomaly
A renowned magician features an inexplicable illusion in his final run of performances. Meanwhile, a government agent who witnesses the baffling act becomes hell-bent on uncovering its method.
Fred Midgley
Arrival Through Departure
While waiting at a train station, five strangers find themselves lost in their individual journeys bounded by their struggles to discover themselves.
Frank Harts
Be True to Your School
Ruby Saint-Fleur finds it takes more than being a genius to save your life.
Mmakgosi Anita Tau
For Them That Prey
A psychological drama about Sadi, a young woman in transit, perpetually harassed both in reality and as trauma sub-consciously in a motel as she attempts to enjoy a simple night of sleep.
Mark Kiefer
The Day Keeper
A comedy mockumentary about a lighthouse keeper who struggles to keep his own inner light shining.
Victoria Diana
Second Coming
A strict Christian family sits down for Christmas dinner when Jesus magically appears and tells them the World is going to end, and sleeping with their daughter, Kimberleigh, is the only way to stop it.
Derrick Benton
September 13, 2004
A 17-year-old kid from South Chicago, coexists with his selfish foster mother. On September 13, 2004, on his way to school with his best friend they discover something that will change their lives forever.
David Ambrose
Tomorrow’s Bandits
After two rookie criminals recruit a “friend of a friend” for a heist, the three men find themselves stranded, anxiously waiting for their driver to pick them up.
Sam Kimbrell
Vance and the Afterlife
A corporate stiff named Vance dies and ends up in his own imagination… or lack thereof. Through an appeal process administered by his afterlife guide Sarah, Vance is given a second chance at life that’s focused less on superficial career goals and more on creative expression and appreciation for the world around him…
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