Boulder International Film Festival: Short Films 2

Extra Innings

USA, Short Film, 2019, 9 min

An aggressive sports reporter interviews a major league baseball manager, trying to uncover secrets from his past.

Directed by John Gray

Colorado Premiere

John Gray and Melissa Jo Peltier (in person)

A Sister

Belgium, Short Film, 2018, 16 min

Nominated for a 2020 Academy Award

An emergency services dispatcher finds her professionalism put to the test when she receives a call from a woman in a desperate situation​. SUBTITLED

Directed by Delphine Girard

Colorado Premiere

The Other Fab Four

USA, Short Documentary, 2019, 17 min

In the mid-1960s, four teenagers from Liverpool were changing the face of pop music. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val. Meet The Liverbirds!

Directed by Ben Proudfoot

Homesick

France/Japan, Short Film, 2018, 27 min

Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Murai braves danger and wanders through the no-go zone to spend time with Jun, his eight-year-old son. SUBTITLED

Directed by Koya Kamura

Colorado Premiere

The Bird and the Whale

Ireland, Short Animation, 2018, 7 min

Winner of more than 33 awards​

The Bird and the Whale is a story about a young whale and a caged songbird. Together, they struggle to survive lost at sea. This short film​​ was created using a near obsolete form of animation—paint-on-glass.

Directed by Carol Freeman

Colorado Premiere

Danny Daycare

Scotland, Short Film, 2019, 4 min

In this funny short, Danny Macaskill takes on childcare the only way he knows how…and it involves a wee bike ride around Scotland!

Directed by Stu Thompson