Other Worlds July 17, 2010

OTHER WORLDS: Each of these short films has a unique story to tell: Kenny Johnston & Steve Richard Harris’ “Signal Lost" (18 min, USA) starring Sean Young, asks if a disconnected family can come together to cherish what they have and recognize what they stand to lose; Chris Perry's "The Incident at Tower 37" (11min, USA) is a CG animated story of two men determined to restore nature's balance; Joe Gallina’s "Walk" (15 min, USA) follows a man running from hell and purgatory; Alicia Braun's "Hummingbird Magic" (22 min, USA) follows the life, survival and symbolism of hummingbirds; Ryan Mullin’s "Volta" (13 min, USA) is a documentary on a crumbling Art Deco cinema in Ghana; and in Maria Biber-Ferro’s "Hermanos" (7 min, USA) Juan fights the odds to escape gang life. Q&A to follow screening with Kenny Johnston & Steve Richard Harris, Joe Gallina, Alicia Braun and Maria Biber-Ferro.

NOTE: Showing is at the Speilberg Theatre inside the Egyptian