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DULCE HOGAR (9:40)
Directed by Giovana Olmos, Mexico/Canada, 2018
In a rundown building, Susana, the doorkeeper, sets out to
collect the monthly rent. From the first floor to the highest
balcony, the excruciating nature of the transaction
jeopardizes the safety of the lodgers.
THEY WILL KNOW YOU BY YOUR FRUIT
(2:42)
Written, produced, and directed by Monika Estrella Negra,
Canada, 2017 Part of Monika Estrella Negra's 'Vengeance
Anthology', this short looks into the transgenerational
horrors of infertility/fertitlity, anti-blackness, and sacrifice.
MY FINAL GIRL: BLACK WOMEN IN
AMERICAN HORROR (11:48)
Directed by Kristina Leith-Malin, US, 2018
This documentary short unearths the hidden truth about
Black Women in American Horror films. Building on the 'Final
Girl' theory by Carol Clover, we look at the black heroines of
this genre.
11 minutes (17:23)
Directed by Hilda Lopes Pontes, Brazil, 2018, German
Premiere
It's night, and a woman needs to get to the airport, but there
are many obstacles on her path. A seemingly harmless taxi
ride gets darker and darker, and our protagonist must fight
for her safety.
catcalls (8:39) CW sexual harassment
Written and directed by Kate Dolan, Ireland, 2017
“Catcalls" explores the themes of street harassment and the
idea of women being made victims in safe spaces like their
own communities. In this fictional horror, the power is shifted
and the predator becomes the prey.