DAY TWO

Wednesday, June 21st

9:00PM – 11:00PM

 

FOREIGN SHORT AND FEATURE

 

Liberation, directed by Veronica Andersson. A mother is torn between her faith and her duty to assist her 14-year-old daughter with an abortion. (WP, 2016, Drama, 12 min. 50 sec., Poland)

 

FEATURE PRESENTATION

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Little Feather, directed by Petr Klein Svoboda and Lucia Klein Svoboda. Martina, 18, has reached adulthood and is leaving her long-term state-run foster home in Eastern Slovakia. Excited to join her boyfriend, Roman, in Prague, she promises before leaving to return for her best friend, Jana. Tragedy ensues when Martina is betrayed by her boyfriend and sold into prostitution. (WP, 2016, Drama, 1 hr. 30 min., Slovakia, Czech Republic)

 

Total run time: 93 min. Audience Q & A with filmmakers Petr Klein Svoboda and Lucia Klein Svoboda (Little Feather) and Veronica Andersson (Liberation). Hosted By Leslie-Ann Coles.