SHORTS PROGRAM: JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH 76 minutes HIFF 2019 Short Film Programs VIEW HIFF ARCHIVE VIEW 2021 FILM GUIDE The madcap characters in this collection of comedic shorts are just trying to have a good time, thank you very much. DOSSIER OF THE DOSSIER 18 minutes | 2019 | Narrative Short Thai | Thailand US Premiere A young art house filmmaker struggles to secure funding for his new project. Directed by Sorayos Prapapan Produced by Sorayos Prapapan Written by Sorayos Prapapan Featuring Nattapong Pipattanasub Pisuth Penkul IT’S BEEN TOO LONG 8 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short English | USA Two ex-lovers meet at a romantic lodge to rekindle their passion—but first, they must confess the sins of their past. Directed by Amber Schaefer Produced by David Ebert Shane Osgood Written by Krista Jensen David Ebert Featuring Krista Jensen David Ebert JAEBORN BY NUMBERS 22 minutes | 2019 | Narrative Short English/French/Japanese/German | Canada New York Premiere The contemporary art world is thrown into chaos when a paint-by-number tableau is auctioned for $14 million at Christie’s. Directed by Roger Gariépy Produced by Roger Gariépy Written by Roger Gariépy Featuring David Lieber Anne Dorval LIFE IN MINIATURE 5 minutes | 2018 | Documentary Short English | UK Inspired by the whimsical world around her, this miniature artist’s creations are a far cry from the genteel museum pieces of her contemporaries. Directed by Ellen Evans Produced by Ellen Evans Written by Ellen Evans Featuring Kath Holden POZOLE 10 minutes | 2019 | Narrative Short English/Spanish | USA Things go terribly (and hilariously) wrong when Maia sets out to reconnect with her Mexican-American roots on her Nana’s 100th birthday. Directed by Jessica Mendez Siqueiros Produced by Jenn Garcia Jessica Mendez Siqueiros Written by Jessica Mendez Siqueiros Featuring Monica Sanchez Ana Isabel Dow SOUSAPHONE 13 minutes | 2019 | Narrative Short English | Switzerland/USA New York Premiere Much to his chagrin, a retiree’s tuba inexplicably goes mute in the days leading up to a long-awaited performance. Directed by Flo Linus Baumann Produced by Rajko Jazbec Emily Iason Written by Flo Linus Baumann Featuring Donavon Dietz Kelley Karel Joel Marsh Garland William Stephenson