SHORTS PROGRAM: COME TOGETHER
94 minutes

HIFF 2017

Short Film Programs

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Spanning multiple generations, these thoughtful and witty stories from around the world explore our universal desire for human connection.


CONNECTION “Conectifai” 16 minutes | 2016 | Documentary Short
Spanish | Cuba

New York Premiere

Wi-Fi has come to Havana, and with it, new opportunities for Cubans to interact with one another.

Directed by
Zoe Garcia

Produced by
Zoe Garcia
Sheyla Pool

Written by
Zoe Garcia



A FRIENDSHIP IN TOW/TOE “Até a pró/cima!” 10 minutes | 2017 | Documentary Short
Portuguese | Portugal/Hungary/Belgium/Japan

US Premiere

An unlikely friendship blossoms between two strangers on the long, arduous journey up five flights of stairs.

Directed by
Atsushi Kuwayama

Produced by
Atsushi Kuwayama

Written by
Atsushi Kuwayama

Featuring
Maria Idalina



HOLD ON 9 minutes | 2017 | Narrative Short
English | USA

New York Premiere

Family bonds are put to the test when a young man is left to care for his ailing grandmother.

Directed by
Christine Turner

Produced by
Duana Butler
Christine Turner

Written by
Christine Turner

Featuring
Bethann Hardison
Jimmie Jeter



MANIVALD 13 minutes | 2017 | Narrative Short
English | Estonia/Croatia/Canada

East Coast Premiere

Manivald, 33, still lives at home with his overbearing mother—that is, until the arrival of a dashing repairman prompts him to make a change.

Directed by
Chintis Lundgren

Produced by
Chintis Lundgren
Draško Ivezić
Jelena Popovic

Written by
Chintis Lundgren

Featuring
Tyrone Benskin
Trevor Boris
France Castel
Drasko Ivezic



NAKO 18 minutes | 2017 | Narrative Short
French | France

East Coast Premiere

On their weekend getaway in the countryside, a young couple discovers they can only communicate through the air vents of the house.

Directed by
Nyima Cartier

Produced by
Nyima Cartier

Written by
Nyima Cartier

Featuring
Nelli Tsay
Jonathan Cardonnel



SCAFFOLD 15 minutes | 2017 | Narrative Short
Bosnian/English | Canada

Two immigrant construction workers observe the neighborhood from their unique, precarious and ephemeral vantage point.

Directed by
Kazik Radwanski

Produced by
Daniel Montogomery
Nikolay Michaylov
Kazik Radwanski

Written by
Kazik Radwanski

Featuring
Jasmin Geljo
Igor Drljaca
Nicole Fairbairn



SEARCHING FOR WIVES 12 minutes | 2016 | Documentary Short
Tamil/English | Singapore

New York Premiere

A migrant worker visits a Singaporean photo studio, hoping the professional portrait will be the ticket to finding him a bride back home.

Directed by
Zuki Juno Tobgye

Produced by
Vigneswari Nagaraj

Written by
Zuki Juno Tobgye