Shorts Program I

Abortion Helpline: This is Lisa
Directors: Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater
Documentary Short, 2019 [USA] English, 13 minutes
At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors answer non-stop calls from women and teens who cannot afford an abortion, demonstrating how economic stigma and cruel laws determine who has access to reproductive health care in America.

Welcome Back {World Premiere}
Director and Writer: Tiffany Kontoyiannis
Narrative Short 2019 [USA, Ecuador] Spanish, 20 minutes
After being deported to Venezuela, one of the most dangerous countries in the world, Rosa and her daughter must find a way to escape to Colombia.

Une Soeur (A Sister) {New York Premiere}
Director and Writer: Delphine Girard
Narrative Short, 2018 [Belgium], French, 16 minutes
A night. A car. A woman in trouble. To avoid danger, Alie must make the most important phone call of her life.

Bodies Like Oceans
Director: KC Cory
Documentary Short, [USA] English, 13 minutes
A dreamy portrait of photographer Shoog McDaniel, a self-described queer, fat, southern freak, whose work with fat bodies in nature finds beauty in new places.

Couper Was Here {New York Premiere}
Director and Writer: Nicole Foley
Documentary Short, 2019 [USA] English, 22 minutes
Couper Oroña, a former firefighter injured on the job, lives with disabilities on the streets of San Francisco and uses her paramedic skills to provide medical care to others living in tents or street encampments.

Q&A to follow screening.