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Saturday, July 29 through Saturday, August 5, 2023

SHORTS: Art In Many Forms SHORTS: Be The Change SHORTS: Conversations
July 29 at 4:00pm • Redfield Auditorium July 31 at 7:30pm • Clapp Auditorium August 5 at 3:00pm • Redfield Auditorium

The Right One Seeds of Change Confessions
Animation • Anthony Deptula • USA • 2023 • 10 min. Documentary • Maximilian Armstrong • USA • 2023 • 27 Comedy • Stephanie Kaznocha • USA • 2023 • 11 min.
A young girl is forced to pick between a violin and a min. After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden
cello only to discover the right instrument for her is An organic Farmer in Maine sets out to transform the years contemplate what their future holds. One confes-
something entirely out of the ordinary. prison food system. sion leads to another and before they know it, they’re
Big Three Hawawshi embarking on an adventure.
Dramatic • Julian Turner • USA • 2022 • 18 min. Dramatic • Waleed Bedour • Egypt • 2022 • 6 min. Rips
In the early 1960s, a budding soul music label brings When Farida witnesses a sexual harassment incident, Dramatic • Major Dorfman • USA • 2022 • 13 min.
in a savvy group of local teenage musicians to offer she interferes trying to help the victim. A 9-year-old girl discovers that her favorite sweatshirt is
feedback and inspiration to its early signees. Infraction a hand-me-down.
Dragon Poets of Boston Dramatic • Timothy Blackwood • USA • 2023 • 21 min. Jack and Sam
Comedy • Gordon LePage • USA • 2022 • 9 min. When a prison guard is murdered on the job, his re- Documentary • Jordan Matthew Horowitz • USA • 2023 •
Two underemployed dragons have a revelation when placement and an inmate form an unlikely relationship 20 min.
they audition for a podcast. with life-altering ramifications. This film is based Jack and Sam” is a poignant documentary about two
Holocaust survivors who became very close friends
on the real life story of Philadelphia native Terrance
OtroLado [OtherSide] Lewis who served 21 years in prison for a murder he while in a concentration camp together, and were
Documentary • Gabriela Cavanagh, Grace McNally • USA did not commit. miraculously reunited after 80 years. Now in their late
• 2023 • 13 min. Run Amok 90s, they are spending what precious time they have
Three of Cuba’s most celebrated dancers leave the Comedy • Nitzan Mager • USA • 2023 • 13 min. left rekindling their friendship.
national company to form their own trio. Part docu- Panda
mentary, part performance, OtroLado is a behind-the- Meg, professional teacher’s pet and amateur harpist, de- Dramatic • Sasha Briggs • UK • 2023 • 12 min.
scenes-look as they test the boundaries of contempo- cides to stage a full musical reenactment of the shooting
rary dance, friendship and art. that took place at her high school 10 years ago. Chef Antonia’s estranged mother pays a surprise visit to
her restaurant. Struggling with feelings of abandonment
The Mural Master Deciding Vote she seeks solace from her twin brother, who died 10
Documentary • Andrew Eldridge • USA • 2023 • 21 min. Documentary • Robert Lyons, Jeremy Workman • USA • years ago.
2023 • 20 min.
A Roxbury iconoclast whose work defined hip-hop’s Quote Me Outside
golden age, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs made his name 50 years ago, a now-forgotten New York assemblyman Comedy • Nicholas Bentgen • USA • 2023 • 3 min.
cast a single tie-breaking vote that legalized abortion in
with murals New York and laid the groundwork for Roe v Wade. This morning before he bounces, Nina’s one night stand
Wabanaki Modern would like to offer some inspirational words.
Documentary • Clem McIntosh • Canada • 2022 • 21 min. The Unreliables
An exploration and celebration of a forgotten, yet highly Dramatic • Adam Linkenhelt • USA • 2022 • 18 min.
influential art movement within the Indigenous com- A troubled young babysitter and an absent father must
munity in New Brunswick, Canada in the 1960’s. decide how to deal with his wife’s death, his children,
and their own responsibilities.
A Bringing Science to the Screen screening. The Vacation
This film/program screens live only. Comedy • Jarreau Carrillo • USA • 2022 • 10 min.
A Black man attempts to take a vacation.

Welcome Doc Lovers to the annual Woods Hole Film Festival!! We had a significant
number of submissions as well as films we invited. Finalizing the doc program to 25
Doc Features was challenging as we had so many good films. An embarrassment of
riches for 2023!
There are exciting films about music, oceans, space travel, women, environment,
human rights, social justice, LGBTQ, grief, joy, disability, politics, International stories….
the changing landscapes of our planet and more!
We are so pleased to present all these stories that will inspire, challenge, awaken
and bring joy. Many filmmakers will be in attendance as they will get to see your 9:30pm • Grumpy’s Pub
shining faces lit by the screen. Be sure to meet them! Thursday Night Party
I’m proud to be a WHFF programming teammate! See you at the movies! with music by

- Jane Julian, Documentary Programmer the Willie J. Laws Band

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