2020 FILMS
PURL (9:00)
An earnest ball of yarn gets a job at a
fast-paced, high-energy, bro-tastic start-up.
Filmmakers: Kristen Lester and Gillian
Libbert-Duncan, Emeryville, California
THERE YOU ARE (16:00)
A trans woman must dress like a man to say
goodbye to her dying grandmother.
Filmmaker: Lisa Donato, Austin, Texas
BALLET AFTER DARK (16:00)
A young woman finds strength after an attack
by creating an organization to help survivors of
sexual abuse and domestic violence through
dance therapy.
Filmmaker: B. Monét, New York, New York,
and Los Angeles, California
XMAS CAKE—THIS AMERICAN
SHELF-LIFE (10:00)
This coming-of-middle-age story follows a pop
singer’s journey from hot to not, and what ensues
across cultures from New York to Tokyo.
Filmmakers: Petra Hanson, New York, New York,
and May Yam, San Jose, California
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GAME (15:00) LADY PARTS (10:00)

A new kid in town shows up at the high school
boys’ basketball tryouts and instantly makes an
impression. Will talent and drive be enough to
make the team?
Filmmaker: Jeannie Donohoe, Brooklyn, New York
A struggling actor finally gets her big break,
only to realize the glass ceiling can also be
a camera lens.
Filmmakers: Erin Rye and Jessica Sherif,
Los Angeles, California

HOW TO SWIM (15:00)

In the last days of her pregnancy, a terrified
mother-to-be kidnaps a maternal stranger
for an afternoon of hijinks.
Filmmaker: Noa Gusakov, Tel Aviv, Israel

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© 2019