2019 Dawson City International Short Film Festival Program DCISFF_2019_program_web | Page 14

FRIDAY, April 19, 9:30pm Introduction to Epilogue Indra Sproge, Latvia, Animation, 9m ‘Introduction to Epilogue’ is a colorful, allegorical film about the fear of death. Life will always last a lifetime and it will always end in death. And the end will always be a new beginning. -21 Colin Nixon, QC, Narrative, 17m Jessica, a young woman living with Down syndrome, seeks to quench her thirst for fishing. Trapped in Diane’s group home, she decides one night to flee towards the frozen lake. Red Sweater Uygar Tanrıkulu, Turkey, Narrative, 8m Mert is a university student who hides his sexual orientation from the rest of the world. Mert transforms to Cansu at her condo with women outfits. One night, Mert goes out as cross dresser and walks on the streets, then enters a bar. The Taxidermist Lorentz Celo, Norway, Narrative, 11m A taxidermist has been living alone on an island for more than forty years after the loss of his love. A visit from a doctor confirms his biggest fear – the life he knows is coming to an end. Can his life and love be replaced somehow? Starvation Zara Rostampour, Iran, Animation, 7m A hungry wolf gets stuck in stereotypes about being the big bad wolf of the story. She has to flee when everybody accuses her of violence and murder. She faces the danger of getting killed. 12