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SHORTS: The Cosmos in Us
Friday, September 13, 2024 10:00 AM EDT
Journey's End

Five films that take us into diverse worlds, persuading us to question our perceptions and to see the world more humanely. These films transform our perspectives on what constitutes identity, how we build resilience against adversities, and how we seek to heal our traumas.

A Body Called Life

Short
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A self-isolated young human known delves into the hidden world of microscopic organisms, forging a tender connection with these nearly invisible creatures and developing a massive online following, as he seeks to understand his own place in the cosmos and accept the scars of his past.

Showings – select to order tickets:
Fri, Sep 13th, 10:00 AM @ Journey's End
  • Year:
    2024
  • Country:
    USA, Switzerland, Poland

    Adura Baba Mi

    Short
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    Intimate recollections by the filmmaker's father, a religious leader within the Celestial Church of Christ, and the filmmaker's mother, his once devoted wife.

    Showings
    Fri, Sep 13th, 10:00 AM @ Journey's End
    • Year:
      2024
    • Country:
      Nigeria, Jamaica, UK
    • Premiere:
      World Premiere

      Familia 💖💎

      Short
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      With the help of his friends, Picho coordinates through WhatsApp to get a profile picture that represents him. Meanwhile, there’s a crisis on the family WhatsApp chat: the demand to be present during the dizzying loss of autonomy of his grandfather, the patriarch of the family. Between missed calls, bombardment of images, emojis and stickers, we access the digital intimacy of a young man conflicted with the expectations of others and his own.

      Showings – select to order tickets:
      Fri, Sep 13th, 10:00 AM @ Journey's End
      • Year:
        2024
      • Country:
        Chile

        Contractions

        Short
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        In the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade, “Contractions” takes us to Memphis, Tennessee where we contemplate the discontinuation of abortion services at a women’s health clinic. We listen to an obstetrician and a reproductive rights activist who movingly lay out these vital issues. We watch 14 women and their male allies who witness and perform with their backs to the camera. In a state where a woman can no longer make decisions about her own body, they can only “speak” with the full force of their collective presence.


        In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ended a woman’s right to a safe and legal abortion in the United States. In a place where a woman can no longer make decisions about her own body, a group of activist performers  “speak” with the full force of their collective presence.

        Showings
        Fri, Sep 13th, 10:00 AM @ Journey's End
        • Year:
          2024
        • Country:
          USA

          One Night at Babes

          Short
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          At Babes Bar Cribbage tournaments overlap with afternoons of karaoke and nights of raucous queer dance parties. When the aging rural townsfolk of Bethel, Vermont and the younger queer leftists begin sharing the same watering hole, delicate lines of communication open, but not without some drama.

          Showings
          Fri, Sep 13th, 10:00 AM @ Journey's End
          • Country:
            USA
            Journey's End
            120 Tillson Ave
            Rockland, ME 04841
            September 13, 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT