Screening #9 – Fragments of Light

Screening #9 – Fragments  of Light

Deering State
16701 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33157
Sunday, November 16th / 7:00 PM

Six stories of lives seeking warmth and meaning in unexpected places. A forgotten star, a fragile kitten, and an unlikely friendship between employer and housekeeper reflect hidden human ties. Animation gives voice to silence, an absurd thriller unravels Cold War paranoia, and a lonely man floods his darkness with lamps. Each film leaves behind a quiet trace of longing.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Alondra

Dir by: Tete Pacas, Joan Cabrera, Kevin Araúz – Documentary – 5:47 Min – Panamá

The charismatic woman Ildaura Saucedo fights against her memory to relive a glorious past on Panamanian stages and radio stations.

Cats

Dir. By Danilo Stanimirović – Narrative – 10:00 Min – Serbia, Switzerland

When eight-year-old Misa discovers an abandoned kitten on the street, he sees a chance to feel the warmth missing at home.

The Housekeeper

Dir. By Surya Balakrishnan – Narrative – 23:00 Min – India

Deepa Didi gently explores the unnoticed connections in Mumbai’s busy life through Abhi, a young man lost in routine, and Deepa, his housekeeper. Though they share the same apartment at different times, their experiences of the space couldn’t be more different—Abhi rushing through days, Deepa finding calm in solitude.

The Alpaca Connection

Dir. By Tom Brown – Narrative – 18:00 Min – USA

In 1976, two rising film producers celebrate the success of their Cold War spy thriller but panic when their elusive screenwriter disappears. They soon discover the script reveals Top Secret information, putting their careers and lives in danger.

Luisa

Dir. By Kiyomi DallasKidd – Animation – 2:21 Min – USA

In Luisa, silence, textures, and colors take center stage as a young girl seeks refuge from her parents’ fights. Without words, the film lets light, shadow, and hue speak, turning quiet into a language of its own

Lumen

Dir. By   Stéphanie Bélanger – Narrative – 13:21 Min – Canada

It has been raining heavily for months, and the sixth wave is depressing humanity. In this prevailing darkness, Claude, 70 years old, compulsively buys lamps online to break his solitude and bring light into his life, at any cost.