DATE NIGHT (short film block)

Friday, September 19th, 8pm
Memorial Hall Main Theater
Total Runtime: 90m 3s

We Are Always Hiding dir. Marcus Soltzberg
How Could I Forget You dir. Sacha Voteau
First Contact dir. James Crang
Bi-Nocular Panic dir. Anouk Witkowska Hiffler
Arcturus Beaming dir. Jackson Ezinga
The Protagonist Gene dir. Kyle Leland Cullerton
Magma dir. Meredith Dobbs
Hand on Camera dir. Phillip Wiedenheft

 We're just a film festival, standing in front of a film fan, asking you to love us. It's Date Night at Cindependent, so take a chance, snuggle up, and form a bond with 8 romantic shorts.

We Are Always Hiding

Interior of a modest kitchen with a white stove, cluttered counter, and a doorway leading to a sunlit room with a window and a blue wagon.

Directed by: Marcus Soltzberg

Trevor seeks a resolution amid a life filled with confusion and ennui.

Runtime: 13:25

How Could I Forget You?

A woman with long brown hair and freckles wearing a green shirt, indoors with a wooden dresser and a plant in the background.

Directed by: Sacha Voteau

Caroline, runs into her ex’s friend, Maggie, and leaves with questions: did what happen to her really happen? Did she make it all up in her head? And, if it did happen, does it matter at all?

Runtime: 11:06

Illustration of a farmer with a beard and mustache, wearing green rubber boots and overalls, standing in front of a wooden barn with a pitched roof, under a night sky with stars and dramatic cloud lighting.

First Contact

Directed by: James Crang

In isolation on the moon, a gardener tends to his small patch of life. When another person appears, he is forced to confront his fears of connection. Will he nurture a bond that could bring light to his lonely existence, or will his anxiety keep him in darkness?

Runtime: 8:06

Two women outdoors on a grassy field with trees and a partly cloudy sky in the background. One woman with black hair, wearing a blue shirt and sunglasses on her head, sits with her knees drawn up, reading a book titled 'Das Kapital' by Karl Marx. The other woman, with curly red hair, wearing a red shirt, is looking through binoculars.

Bi-Nocular Panic

Directed by: Anouk Witkowska Hiffler

Cass and Jane spend their afternoon doing what every normal teenager does on a sunny day: spying on boys. But when the captivating Melody appears, Cass realises she might be interested in more than just boys.

Runtime: 7:13

Arcturus Beaming

A woman with short curly hair and earrings is laughing and smiling in a dimly lit setting with colorful lights around her.

Directed by: Jackson Ezinga

Sam takes a road trip and discovers the beauty and the spectacle of virtual connections crossing into the real world. Set to the song Arcturus Beaming by The Crane Wives.

Runtime: 4:50

The Protagonist Gene

A woman with long curly blonde hair lying on a hospital bed, looking up with green eyes, and wearing a black shirt.

Directed by: Kyle Leland Cullerton

When a timid woman is medically diagnosed as a Supporting Character, she must undergo a radical procedure in order to attain Main Character energy.

Runtime: 8:05

Two women at a dinner table, with one woman smiling and the other looking down, in a cozy, dimly lit room with a lamp and decorative items in the background.

Magma

Directed by: Meredith Dobbs

Tensions between sisters erupt when one of them runs into an old flame.

Runtime: 11:54

A woman with brown hair in a ponytail looking at a man with curly hair and glasses, wearing a yellow shirt, in a dimly lit room.

Hand on Camera

Directed by: Phillip Wiedenheft

A struggling artist begins to resent his girlfriend after she borrows his camera for a work event and quickly receives high praise and new opportunities.

Runtime: 25:24