SHORTS PROGRAM: EXPLORE! SHORTS FOR ALL AGES 56 minutes HIFF 2019 Short Film Programs VIEW HIFF ARCHIVE VIEW 2021 FILM GUIDE Sponsored by The colorful characters in this family-friendly program remind us to keep on keepin’ on! ALL IN GOOD TIME 15 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short English | Ireland With the help of a magical bottle, two children living 100 years apart strike up a time-traveling correspondence. Directed by Bonnie Dempsey Produced by David O'Sullivan Written by Rodney Lee Featuring Thethe Kazadi Ruby Dunne CYCLE 2 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short | Netherlands Following a bike-riding lesson from her grandfather, a young girl discovers that the real adventure begins where the road ends. Directed by Sophie Olga de Jong Sytske Kok Produced by Nancy Fornoville Willem Thijssen Written by Sytske Kok HORS PISTE 6 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short | France An alpine rescue mission goes way, way off course… Directed by Léo Brunel Loris Cavalier Camille Jalabert Oscar Malet Produced by Julien Deparis Written by Léo Brunel Loris Cavalier Camille Jalabert Oscar Malet TREE #3 20 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short English/Hebrew | USA After he’s been cast as a tree (again!) in his annual middle school play, Itai decides to make the most of his seemingly small role. Directed by Omer Ben-Shachar Produced by Iris Xuan Yang Written by Omer Ben-Shachar Sydney Meadow Featuring Lior Malka Rita Zohar Eva Du Alex Gonzalez Kelly Ryan Shira Gross Ohad Bitton THE WRONG ROCK 13 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short | UK A lonely mushroom embarks on an epic adventure to find his place in life. Directed by Michael Cawood Produced by Julie Pifher Written by Michael Cawood