Description

In these shorts, excessive women trouble, arouse, twist, and trespass the limits of the familiar.

Co-presented by: UCSD Women’s Center

In This Program

1. 

   ADVANTAGEOUS

   Jennifer Phang / USA / 2012 / Short / 23 mins

   Sci-fi technology and desperate times set up an aging spokeswoman to make a chilling decision.

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2. 

   BLEACHED

   Jessica dela Merced / USA / 2011 / Short / 14 mins

   Beware the Filipino ex-beauty queen armed with whitening cream, especially if she’s your mother.

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3. 

   EVERY DEATH HAS A STORY

   Joseph Mangat / USA / 2012 / Short / 15 mins

   Woman rolls on gloves, watches infomercial, wipes blood off toaster, walls, cabinets, floor.

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4. 

   MOTHERLAND

   Shariq Siddiqui / USA / 2012 / Short / 16 mins

   When mother becomes smother, Amed schemes escape in this sketch comedy.

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5. 

   PRETTY PICTURES

   Christina Sun Kim / USA / 2012 / Short / 15 mins

   Desire twists in this gothic tale of a girl, her sexy imaginary friend, and a perverse family web.

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6. 

   TWO SECONDS AFTER LAUGHTER

   David Rousseve / Indonesia, USA / 2011 / Short / 16 mins

   A docu-dance odyssey based on the explosive Indonesian dancer Sri Susilowati.

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