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“Aspirations” | Season 4, Episode 5

Season 4 Episode 26 | 26m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

Love, loss, and longing take many forms in this shorts collection.

At a beach, in the snow, and underwater, stop-motion short Bottle details a transoceanic conversation. Directed by Kirsten Lepore. In Glory Days, Jack, a recovering alcoholic and divorced father of two, has to look after his kids on New Year’s weekend. Directed by Benjamin Rutkowski. Léa chronicles the life of a delusional actress with an affinity for burning bridges. Directed by Connor Simpson.

11/07/2016 | Rating NR

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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.

“Aspirations” | Season 4, Episode 5

Season 4 Episode 26 | 26m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

At a beach, in the snow, and underwater, stop-motion short Bottle details a transoceanic conversation. Directed by Kirsten Lepore. In Glory Days, Jack, a recovering alcoholic and divorced father of two, has to look after his kids on New Year’s weekend. Directed by Benjamin Rutkowski. Léa chronicles the life of a delusional actress with an affinity for burning bridges. Directed by Connor Simpson.

11/07/2016 | Rating NR

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