The Lighthouse International Film Festival is proud to present this block of exciting new short films:

1

THE BREAK

USA, 7:30

Director: Michael Goldburg

An unhappy accountant works out her midlife crisis to become an artist during a "break" with co-workers at her office.

2

NOW OR NEVER

Canada, 10:30

Director: Rose Schimm

A young woman in denial about the state of her relationship is spending Christmas Eve alone in a bar, where she meets what could be a future version of herself.

3

PAY TO STAY

Canada/USA, 11:53

Director: Heather Taylor

A lesbian couple takes a mini vacation to repair their relationship, unaware of what awaits them in the apartment they rented.

4

M.I.A.

USA/Kazakhstan, 7:23

Director: Abylay Zhakashov

In the midst of the relentless Iraq War, an American soldier drags his wounded brother across the vast and unforgiving desert in hopes of reaching safety.

5

THE STATION

USA/Canada, 10:18

Director: Simon Mendes, Angus Borsos

An observational portrait of two lighthouse keepers living and working on a Lightstation in British Columbia, Canada (population 2).

6

BAGGAGE

USA, 6:45

Director: Stacey Maltin

In a dystopian future, where the government mandates happiness and people must cover their faces with smiling paper bags, two lovers discover what happens when real emotions are set free.

7

TIME MACHINERY

Canada, 6:25

Director: Mei Fa Tan

Language: French with English subtitles

A mother and her 9-year-old son, who is gifted with a fertile imagination, are briefly trapped in an old elevator. The boy is convinced that the elevator is more than an elevator.

8

MASTERPIECE

USA, 6:51

Director: Eden Martinez

A female actor has a strange audition that will challenge her commitment to her acting career.

9

RUN

USA, 10:32

Director: Brandon Broussard

A college student goes on the run when he finds out his name is on the execution list of a local drug dealer.

10

LOW ROAD

Australia/USA, 9:40

Director: Eleanor Wilson

A tense slow burning thriller about a woman consumed by the image of her husband’s affair. She takes to the country to clear her head and becomes entangled in a bigger injustice.