The Bureau of Creative Works: NYC Shorts

Name: The Bureau of Creative Works: NYC Shorts
Duration: 1 h 40 min

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Run Time: 100 min. Format: DCP

THE BUREAU OF CREATIVE WORKS is an invaluable, inspirational and international collection of short films by award-winning emerging filmmakers. This 100 minute, one night only event consists of a mix of never-before-seen short films as well as festival favorites from Sundance, Berlinale, AFI Docs and more.

The BUREAU presents: program series is a traveling short film program curated by THE BUREAU OF CREATIVE WORKS, with the goal of bringing exciting filmmakers to new audiences both in a theatrical setting, and later through a digital release in partnership with an online distribution platform.

Films

She’s Revolutionary

A portrait of Tarana Burke, civil rights activist and creator of the #metoo movement.

Directed by Brittany B Monét-Fennell

(4 minutes)

Rebuilding in Miniature

Directed by Veena Rao

An Iraqi refugee bides his time in immigration limbo by creating obsessively detailed dioramas.

(8 minutes)

The Joyous Farmer

After an encounter with a government official, Ratnapala is prescribed an experimental drug to enhance his work ethic.

Directed by Hiran Balasuriya

(15 minutes)

Superior

Directed by Erin Vassilopoulos

A stranger passing through town sparks a teenage girl’s desire to distinguish herself from her identical twin sister.

(16 minutes)

Lucia, Before and After

Directed by Anu Valia

After traveling 200 miles, a young woman waits out Texas’s state mandated 24-hour waiting period before her abortion can proceed.

(13 minutes)

Yanvalou

Directed by Angeline Gragasin

An awkward computer programmer learns to dance to impress his next-door neighbor.

(5 minutes)

Nobody Loves Me

Directed by Farihah Zaman & Jeff Reichert

High in the Andes, a frog with an unusual appearance is threatened with extinction.

(13 minutes)

Agua Viva

Directed by Alexa Lim Haas

A Chinese manicurist in Miami attempts to describe feelings she doesn’t have the words for.

(8 minutes)

Home Exercises

Directed by Sarah Friedland

A short dance film and hybrid doc investigating the gestural habits and choreographies of aging individuals at home.

(22 minutes)

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Dec 3

Spoons Toons & Booze XMAS After Dark

Join us for a night of late-night and prime-time Christmas cartoons, festive cocktails, and an all-you-can-eat cereal bar

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Dec 7

Dead City Punx

Four outcasts from society’s margins ignite a pandemic-era music movement

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Dec 8

Air Mail

The mail must go through!

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Dec 12

Spoons Toons All Ages Christmas

Introduce your favorite childhood cartoons to the next generation and enjoy a very merry afternoon of festive animated entertainment and unlimited cereal!

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