Category: ARRF Paris 2023

Original Film Title: Pink Booth Confessions

Director’s Name: Millie Heckler

Writer’s Name: Millie Heckler, Britt Ford

Producer: Millie Heckler, Schivona Johnson

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 28 minutes 44 seconds

Film Description:

Pink Booth Confessions relishes in what it means to be woman: dark, whole, broken, bent, drunk, woke, silent, brash, slutty, strong, prude, wise, forever-changing and deeply committed to humanity and love. Through a pressurized “pink booth,” performers testify to their experiences as women, illuminating their secrets and discharging them simultaneously. Directed by UVM Dance Faculty Millie Heckler in collaboration with Schivona Johnson, Britt Ford, PhaeMonae, Camille Breslin and Elias Hill, this work features original music, dance, costume design, set design, and videography. This project is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council, the Vermont Community Foundation and the Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund.

Original Film Title: SIDELINES

Director’s Name: Fiori Miari

Writer’s Name: Fiori Miari

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 19 minutes 44 seconds

Film Description:

After a tragic loss, a young student struggles to navigate life and let go of the guilt threatening to take everything from her.

Original Film Title: A Job

Director’s Name: Andre Pironi

Writer’s Name: Andre Pironi

Producer: Andre Pironi

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Language: English

Runtime: 3 minutes 50 seconds

Film Description:

Interviews for a job are held at an office. Only three people remain: two men and a pregnant woman.

Original Film Title: Falling In Love In Broken English

Director’s Name: Alice Rehemutula

Writer’s Name: Alice Rehemutula, Dante Basco

Producer: Rawn Erickson II

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English, French, Mandarin Chinese

Runtime: 8 minutes 27 seconds

Film Description:

An Uyghur girl who comes to America without speaking the language, miraculously falling in Love in Broken English. This film has no subtitles letting the English speaking audience experience how it feels to walk around a foreign world.

Original Film Title: punktò – la la la

Director’s Name: JONAS ŠARKUS

Writer’s Name: JONAS ŠARKUS, BENAS ĄŽUOLAS ŠARKA, AGNĖ ROVERŠTEINAITĖ

Producer: URTĖ SAVICKAITĖ, AISTĖ NAVECKAITĖ, GRETA LECHAVIČIŪTĖ

Country of Origin: Lithuania

Country of Filming: Lithuania

Language: Lithuanian

Runtime: 6 minutes 25 seconds

Film Description:

The music video for “punktò‘s“ single „la la la“ is a narrative of artists thoughts and what’s going in inside even if it is doesn’t make any sense or have a logic explanation. It is expression of artists inside world.

Original Film Title: Broken Bones

Director’s Name: Ron David Longo

Writer’s Name: Ron David Longo

Producer: Ron David Longo

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 minutes 45 seconds

Film Description:

Whimsical journey through the growth of a relationship from fear of being hurt to opening your heart to true love.

Original Film Title: “Between the Sea and the Sky”

Director’s Name: Dave Doobinin

Writer’s Name: Craig Greenberg

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 3 minutes 39 seconds

Original Film Title: Summer Kite

Director’s Name: Omer Luz

Writer’s Name: Omer Luz

Producer: Omer Luz

Country of Origin: Israel

Language: English

Runtime: 4 minutes 2 seconds

Film Description:

“Summer Kite” is a captivating music video that takes viewers on a journey through a vibrant, quilled-paper animated world. 


Featuring electronic producer/DJ Peter Spacey and singer-songwriter Loren Noyman, this electronic-indie-pop track seamlessly blends upbeat, danceable choruses with introspective verses, visually manifesting the lyrical meaning accordingly. 

The video showcases a skillful direction that employs innovative animation techniques and striking aesthetics, and a keen artistic vision, creating a compelling contrast between the joyful energy and deeper emotions of the lyrics.

During the danceable sections, colorful kites fill the sky, while in the verses, the redhead main character, inspired by
singer Loren Noyman, reflects by a lake, contemplating love and loss.

Peter Spacey makes a special appearance during the synth solo part, integrated into the animated world with innovative Cutting Edge effects. Summer Kite” is a visually stunning and emotionally resonant experience that invites audiences to dance, reminisce, and enjoy the beauty of music and visuals, as well as appreciate the director’s remarkable vision and execution.