This year’s Matinee One program is quite the journey for an early morning! We begin with a surprising tale of romance, and end with an obsession over a shocking “delicacy”. As you reach your destination, you will also encounter beautiful and complicated relationships, strangers in the park, and an insomniac bear. Get ready to be energized by this truly fantastic work!

Q&A moderated by Caryn Coleman, The Future of Film is Female

Forever Yours
Elliott Louis McKee / Germany / 2024 / 16 min. / English
After a tragic accident leaves Sebastian paralyzed, Valeria becomes his devoted caretaker—but beneath her love, a disturbing obsession begins to take hold.

Desync
Minerva Marie Navasca / Canada / 2023 / 12 min. / English, Tagalog
A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.

Unbearable
Stephen Sues / U.S. / 2024 / 7 min. / English
A bear struggling with insomnia during hibernation season seeks help from a rabbit hypnotist, who uses unorthodox methods to get to the root of the problem.

Classmates
Major Dorfman / U.S. / 2023 / 19 min. / English
An apathetic teenager is dropped off on the outskirts of town to work on a project with the school outcast. The two boys form a connection, but not without consequences.

Fowl Play
Anabelle LeMieux / U.S. / 2024 / 12 min. / English
A struggling single mother’s Thanksgiving plans spiral wildly out of control…

Traveling Man
Graham Mason / U.S. / 2024 / 15 min. / English
A guy named Doug meets a mysterious stranger in the park and strikes a deal.

Sudden Apathy
Ryan Weatrowski / U.S. / 2024 / 11 min. / English
A former prima ballerina, now an Alzheimer’s caregiver, suffers from an identity crisis.

Chow
Kevin Armento, Jaki Bradley / U.S. / 2024 / 15 min. / English
A man’s life begins to unravel after he eats an unsettling meal abroad and becomes obsessed with recreating it at home.