King Kong
Wed Feb 28, 2018 – 5:00 pm | Hendricks Arts Center
King Kong
Directed by Lo Xu-Ming Tong
Narrative Short
Canada | 19 min | 2017
Eliza and her brother Damian live in Toronto with their mother. After she suffers an accident, they must travel to Montreal to join their father. The story is centered on Eliza, a young teenager. Having to take care of her brother and their wellbeing, this trip represents her first outing into the world as an independent woman filled with responsibilities.
Lo Xu-Ming Tong
Director, Writer
Lo Xu-Ming Tong was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. From 2010 to 2015, he studied Fine Art at Central Saint-Martins College of Art and Design where two of his films were shown at numerous film festivals. He works across film installations, narrative film and branded content.
Film Information
Director: Lo Xu-Ming Tong
Country: Canada
Year: 2017
Language: French with English subtitles
Runtime: 19 min
Rated: R
Credits
Writer: Lo Xu-Ming Tong
Producer: Géraldine Feraud-Miniconi
Cinematography/DP: Ménad Kesraoui
Music: Sacha Ratcliffe
Hope Rooms, The
Wed Feb 28, 2018 – 5:00 pm | Hendricks Arts Center
The Hope Rooms
Directed by Sam Yates
Narrative Short
United Kingdom | 24 min | 2016
The Hope Rooms tells the story of estranged father, Eamonn (Ciáran Hinds, Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones), and his son Sean (Andrew Scott, Moriarty in Sherlock), who meet up after 15 years at a café in London to heal old wounds.
Sam Yates
Director
Sam Yates is an award-winning film and theatre director. He was voted one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2016, named a rising star in The Observer, and featured in GQ Magazine’s Men of the next 25 years. Yates has been described as “a major talent” in The Guardian newspaper and “a director of unusual flair” in The Observer.
Film Information
Director: Sam Yates
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2016
Language: English
Runtime: 24 min
Credits
Writer: David Watson
Producer: Bill Kenwright, David Konrad-Cooper, Sam Yates
Cinematography/DP: Luke Bryant
Music: Alex Baranowski
Editor: Christopher Watson
With You
Wed Feb 28, 2018 – 5:00 pm | Hendricks Arts Center
With You
Directed by Caroline Lindy &
Greta Titleman
Narrative Short
USA | 19 min | 2016
Sisters, Greta and Caroline, skip out on the reception of their mother’s funeral and spend the rest of the afternoon together. Determined to find distractions from their pain, they find their relationship tested by a narcissistic friend and an over bearing ex on the worst day of their lives.
Caroline Lindy, Co-Director
Caroline Lindy was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Kenyon College with a major in Drama.
She is based in Los Angeles and New York where she has cultivated a career in filmmaking, acting, and comedy.
Caroline is on the performance track at the Groundlings Theatre and writes and performs improv and sketch comedy in Los Angeles and nationally.
Greta Titelman, Co-Director
Greta Titelman is an actress and producer, known for Tevanik (2014), Moon Party (2016) and The Special Without Brett Davis (2015).
Film Information
Directors: Caroline Lindy, Greta Titelman
Country: USA
Year: 2016
Language: English
Runtime: 19 min
Rated: PG