xtrasBEST OF FEST MID-LENGTH Program C
PROGRAM C – MID-LENGTH FILMS Streaming June 10 – June 23 Three bold and stylistically distinct films exploring memory, transformation, and the search for connection across time and space. DIRECT CONNECTION Argentina | 20 min Dir. Andrés Reid An experimental meditation on fatherhood, technology, and emotional connection in a hyperconnected world. HER LAST DAY IN THE U.S. United States | 19 min Dir. Armando Ibanez An undocumented family faces an impossible goodbye when their matriarch prepares to leave the country after decades. VOLLÚPYA Brazil | 21 min Dir. Éri Sarmet & Jocimar Dias Jr. A sci-fi odyssey transports an explorer from a desolate future to the vibrant queer nightlife of 1990s Brazil.
- Jocimar Dias Jr., Armando Ibanez, Andrés Reid, Éri Sarmet
- 60 minutes
About Open Space Arts
The OPEN SPACE ARTS showcases powerful LGBTQ+ storytelling through five exciting components:
- Full productions of bold and innovative plays.
- Staged readings of classic and new plays.
- Staged readings of winners from our QUEER EXPRESSION WRITING CONTEST FOR STAGE AND SCREEN.
- In-person screenings of feature films at FACETS in Chicago.
- A virtual selection of short and mid-length films, available for streaming anywhere.
Learn more about our programs at openspacearts.org.