SHORTS PROGRAM: JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH
76 minutes

HIFF 2019

Short Film Programs

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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