CLOSING NIGHT
Our Closing Night Shorts program recognizes the innovation and artistic vision of the emerging and established filmmakers alike who have long been the raison d’etre of the Maryland Film Festival. As we close out our 25th Anniversary Festival, we celebrate these voices and stories that carry us into the future of the moving image and of visual storytelling. Trt 89min
CLOSING NIGHT SHORTS PROGRAM
Our Closing Night Shorts program recognizes the innovation and artistic vision of the emerging and established filmmakers alike who have long been the raison d’etre Read More→
CIELA
Mauricio Sierra, 2022, 15 Min
A young outcast with a vivid imagination, Ciela forms a secret friendship with an octopus in this impressionistic fable. As her fantasy world collides with Read More→
A young outcast with a vivid imagination, Ciela forms a secret friendship with an octopus in this impressionistic fable. As her fantasy world collides with reality, Ciela sets off a chain of events that disrupt her sleepy fishing village.
Director: Mauricio Sierra
2022 | Mexico | 15 min
JUDY'S GARDEN
Evie Metz, 2023, 7 min
In Judy’s Garden, a woman is confronted by death and taken on a journey through her past. The garden is shown as a cosmic arena Read More→
In Judy’s Garden, a woman is confronted by death and taken on a journey through her past. The garden is shown as a cosmic arena of continuous death and renewal, one which all living things, including the gardener herself, are a part of.
Director: Evie Metz
2023 | USA | 7 min
DYNASTY AND DESTINY
Travis Lee Ratcliff, 2023, 7 Min
A psychological portrait of the mother-daughter duo, Kanesha Jackson and Kortnee Solomon, bound together by their passion for the rodeo and the weight of their Read More→
A psychological portrait of the mother-daughter duo, Kanesha Jackson and Kortnee Solomon, bound together by their passion for the rodeo and the weight of their family's legacy in the sport.
Director: Travis Lee Ratcliff
2023 | USA | 7 min
THE STEAK
Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi, 2023, 8 Min
A birthday ceremony preparation gets upside down as something horrible takes place. Director: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi 2023 | Iran | 8 min
ONE NOTE
Jamie Ting, 2023, 13 Min
After spotting a mistake in her Harvard application at the last minute, a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist embarks on a midnight rampage through Read More→
After spotting a mistake in her Harvard application at the last minute, a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist embarks on a midnight rampage through her magnet high school, blackmailing a socially-awkward teenage hacker to deliver the perfect audition for the elusive Dean of Admissions before the deadline.
Director: Jamie Ting
2023 | USA | 13 min
AUSPICIOUS RETURN
Mahsati Fidel Moorhead, 2024, 5 Min
Sayeed, on vacation with his family, is perpetually wearing earphones and wandering off to nearby bodies of water. His connection to, and obsession with, open Read More→
Sayeed, on vacation with his family, is perpetually wearing earphones and wandering off to nearby bodies of water. His connection to, and obsession with, open waters has been concerning and perplexing to his family, except for his Grandmother, who holds a secret only Sayeed can access.
Director: Mahsati Fidel Moorhead
2024 | USA | 5 min
THE SHADOW WRANGLER
Grace Rex, 2023, 13.5 Min
An audiobook narrator is bombarded by disturbances as she tries to finish recording a western erotica novel in her closet. Featuring rising star Mitzi Ahaka, Read More→
An audiobook narrator is bombarded by disturbances as she tries to finish recording a western erotica novel in her closet. Featuring rising star Mitzi Ahaka, whom you may recognize from the feature film Chaperone.
Director: Grace Rex
2023 | USA | 13.5 min
INCOMPREHENSIBLE DOKRA
Sneha Das & Monjima Mullick, 2023, 8 Min
Incomprehensible Dokra (Dokra Keu Bojhey Na) is an animated documentary that explores the perils that the 4000 year old craft of Dokra faces in West Read More→
Incomprehensible Dokra (Dokra Keu Bojhey Na) is an animated documentary that explores the perils that the 4000 year old craft of Dokra faces in West Bengal, India. We converse with artisans and sellers to discuss the lack of patronage that may lead to the extinction of the craft and the possible ways to revive this artform.
Director: Sneha Das & Monjima Mullick
2023 | India | 8 min
LOOK BACK AT IT
Felicia Pride, 2024, 12 Min
A forty-something single mother gets her groove back with a little assistance from her teenage daughter in this Baltimore set comedy short. Director: Felicia Pride Read More→
A forty-something single mother gets her groove back with a little assistance from her teenage daughter in this Baltimore set comedy short.
Director: Felicia Pride
2024 | USA | 12 min
CLOSING PARTY
No film festival is complete without a wrap party. After screening over 120 films in four days, we need to leave it all on the dance floor! DJ Ty, take us away!
MdFF WRAP PARTY
No film festival is complete without a wrap party. After screening over 120 films in four days, we need to leave it all on the Read More→
Date: May 5th
Time: 9pm
Venue: The Garage
Admission:
• Included with ticket to Closing Night
• Not available for standalone purchase, must have ticket to screening
All inclusive catered event
Performers/Special Guests: DJ Ty Alexander