Shorts Program: NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN
97 minutes

HIFF 2018

Short Film Programs

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These tales of rebellion – big and small – prove that sometimes, rules are meant to be broken.


THE DRIVER IS RED 15 minutes | 2017 | Documentary Short
English | USA

In 1960s Buenos Aires, an Israeli secret agent hunts down a notorious Nazi war criminal on the run.

Directed by
Randall Christopher

Produced by
Jared Callahan
Randall Christopher
Spencer Rabin

Written by
Randall Christopher

Featuring
Mark Pinter



I AM BISHA: THE REBEL PUPPETEERS OF SUDAN “انا بشة : عرائس ثورة السودان” 15 minutes | 2018 | Documentary Short
Arabic | Kenya/USA

New York Premiere

The story of one puppeteer’s quest to pull the strings of Sudan’s ruthless dictator.

Directed by
Roopa Gogineni

Produced by
Roopa Gogineni

Written by
Roopa Gogineni



MAGIC ALPS 14 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short
English/Italian/Arabic | Italy

New York Premiere

An Italian immigration officer finds himself in a difficult position when an Afghan refugee seeks asylum for both himself and his goat.

Directed by
Andrea Brusa
Marco Scotuzzi

Produced by
Andrea Italia

Written by
Andrea Brusa
Giuseppe Isoni
Marco Scotuzzi

Featuring
Giovanni Storti
Hassan El Aouni



RAYMONDE OR THE VERTICAL ESCAPE “Raymonde ou l’évasion verticale” 17 minutes | 2018 | Narrative Short
French | France

New York Premiere

Raymonde, who has dutifully lived a life of solitude and chastity, can’t seem shake her sinful urges. More importantly, she may no longer want to…

Directed by
Sarah Van Den Boom

Produced by
Richard Van Den Boom
Sarah Van Den Boom
Jean-François Bigot
Camille Raulo

Written by
Sarah Van Den Boom

Featuring
Yolande Moreau
Jade Van Den Boom
Yan Volsy
Valentine Van Den Boom



SKIP DAY 17 minutes | 2018 | Documentary Short
English | USA/UK

An intimate glimpse into a timeless teenage tradition.

Directed by
Ivete Lucas
Patrick Bresnan

Produced by
Ivete Lucas
Patrick Bresnan
Maida Lynn

Written by
Ivete Lucas
Patrick Bresnan



WOULD YOU LOOK AT HER “Vidi ja ti nea” 19 minutes | 2017 | Narrative Short
Macedonian | Macedonia

New York Premiere

A stubborn tomboy finds the unlikely solution to her problems in an all-male religious ritual.

Directed by
Goran Stolevski

Produced by
Tomi Salkovski
Dimitar Minov
Kristijan Burovski

Written by
Goran Stolevski

Featuring
Sara Klimoska
Igor Angelov
Milica Stojanova
Goran Ilik
Izabela Novotni