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Entries for Third NELAart Short Film Series Announced

The third installation of the series will feature seven short films.

The third installation of the NELAart Short Film Festival will be held on Thursday, May 16, with five new shorts screening for local cinefiles at 7 p.m. at the Highland Theatre.

Submissions of all genres were accepted for NELA's second film night, according to film series director Alessandro Gentile.

Gentile released the the names of the films via the NELA Short Film Series Facebook page:

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1) IL CONSENSO directed by Luigi Scaglione - In this three part tale, each of the characters, rises against the corrupt system that overruns our society. (Italian, English subtitles)

2) THE LAST MOUNTAIN directed by Sally Rubin - Ten years after her father's death in a mysterious hiking accident, the filmmaker returns to find out what happened.

3) MÄDCHEN directed by Andy Schlachtenhaufen - Newlyweds Phil and Jenn host a dinner party with their closest friends, but a secret unravels the whole evening.

4) APPNTMNT directed by Kays Al-Atrakchi - A homeless man is driven by premonitions to only witness a woman who's life is about to change.

5) ELEGY FOR A REVOLUTIONARY directed by Paul Van Zyl - Two friends betray each other when they turn to violence to fight racial inequality. (South African)

6) ZOE KEATING: OUT OF THE TREES directed by Jeff Dolen - Music documentary on a cello player, who explores the use of electronic looping and layering in her live performances.

7) BETWEEN THE UPPER LIP AND THE NASAL PASSAGEWAY: directed by Ryan Steven Green - Short but honest glimpses into the moustache's place in modern society.

 

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