SHOUT Shorts Narratives: Slice of Life

The Chimney

Directed by Michael McFarland and AP Boland

04:32 • United States

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, ALABAMA

Part of a 48 hour Sidewalk Scramble competition, "The Chimney" asks what lengths one might go to if you want to meet Santa again.

Sofia

Directed by Camila de Ilhéus

09:44 • United States • Alabama Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, WOMEN IN FILM, FESTIVAL DE CINE

A quick waxing session turns into a nightmare when a Brazilian accidentally gets a brazilian.

The Burial of the Black Cat

Directed by Maryam Esmaeli

14:58 • Iran • World Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT

An 11-year-old girl meets her sister, who has transitioned and is now her brother. Struggling to accept this, she makes him reenact scenes from their childhood to mend their bond.

I Am The Prize

Directed by Sai Karan Talwar

18:10 • United Kingdom • Southern U.S. Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT

A polarizing self-help figure (Russell Tovey – Plainclothes, The War Between the Land and the Sea), with a carefully constructed identity begins to unravel during the height of a lecture tour.

Cottonmouth

Directed by Ama Anane

14:51 • United States • Alabama Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, BLACK LENS

Cottonmouth is a romantic dramedy about a Black woman named Ayo, who's writing her graduate thesis about her namesake, Nana Ayo Forbes, who died on Cottonmouth Plantation. While on a trip to the plantation, she wrestles with the legacy of slavery and her romantic future of falling in love with her White girlfriend.

Tomorrow

Directed by Christian Meola

27:16 • United States • Southern U.S. Premiere

NARRATIVE, SHOUT, STUDENT

Eric and Oliver develop an unexpected bond after a hug that lasts longer than usual.