| Thursday, June 7th, 2012 | |
| Windrider Shorts Program 7-9pm Three award-winning short films followed by a filmmaker Q&A | |
Kunjo
Written and Directed by Terrie Samundra – San Francisco State University
Story of the burgeoning friendship of two girls from across the class divide in a rural village in North India. Betrayed by her new friend, Kunjo faces a crossroads between standing up for herself or submitting to her place of silence in society.
2010 Wake Up to Justice Award, Angelus Student Film Festival
http://www.kunjothefilm.com/
Shoot the Moon
Written and Directed by Alexander Gaeta -- Chapman University- Dodge College of Film
Faced with piling bills and an imminent home foreclosure, Marcy Meyers places all her faith in a national game show that promises an once-in-a-lifetime chance to win it all. But Marcy’s faith comes with a price as her relationship with her daughter is put to the test as the clock ticks towards a seemingly inescapable fate.
2011 Directors Choice Award, Angelus Student Film Festival
http://shootthemoonfilm.com/
Thief
Written and Directed by Julian Higgins -- American Film Institute
Tells the haunting story of Mehdi, an Iraqi boy who befriends a stranger in 1959 during the Revolution. Forty years later, the two men come face-to-face a second time and Mehdi must weigh his desire for revenge against his need to make peace with the past.
2011 Gold Medal Winner, 38th Student Academy Awards
http://www.julianh.com/










