Family Shorts Block

Duration: 110

 

    Claudia and her sister Lucía say goodbye to the rooftop where they once grew up together, after their mother’s passing. Through a journey of blurred memories, a small secret seems to shift the course of their lives.

Mrs. Lourdes has just become a widow. One day, she notices that a chess game, left unfinished by her husband in the middle of their living room, has moved

Driven by loneliness, a bachelor reaches out to an enigmatic company to rent a family. At first, it’s everything he’d hoped for, but it’s not long before this arrangement turns into something much stranger.

Two revolutionaries kidnap the child of a Swedish politician to prevent a vote on a draconian law that would allow the state to strip people of their citizenship. When the police arrive at the Persian restaurant where the kid is being held, the situation begins to spiral out of control.

A wife and mother who feels trapped in a life of service to her family, accidentally discovers the power to walk through walls.

 

Ahmad and Fatemeh are a brother and sister who are dreamers and have set out to realize the biggest dream of their lives—a dream that, although considered impossible by everyone else, they want to make come true through the power of their will.

 

Mireille promises her son Johnny the big screen, dragging him to an audition whose rules only she truly knows.

 

Family Shorts Block

Shown as a part of Finding Bright Film Festival  (Formerly Arlington International Film Festival)

All Tickets are $14, Capitol/Somerville Theatre Members are $12

Family Shorts Block Tickets

Friday November 6
8:30 pm