Short Films Block B | Friday 11am-12:30pm

NOTES FROM ABOVE THE CLOUDS. Directed by Jake Joynson. Adham used to sell software in a suit and tie. Now he spends his summers looking after more than a thousand sheep at the top of Europe's highest mountain ranges. What has it taught him? Watch the trailer.

TIGER. Directed by Loren Waters. Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger, passed away. She turned to his art as a way to know him, the richness of her culture, and the bounty of her family’s artistic tradition. Watch the trailer.

HOOPS, HOPES & DREAMS. Directed by Glenn Kaino. The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to connect with young voters, and how their strategy echoed in contemporary politics through President Obama’s historic campaign.

KUSI SMILES. Directed by Sisa Quispe. Kusi, a Quechua teenager, gets triggered by joining a traditional family gathering in the Andes of Ayacucho, Peru. Unable to sing since her mom passed away, Kusi is confronted by her grief and embarks on a path of healing among sisterhood, community, and connecting with the land. Watch the trailer. Filmmaker in attendance.