Box 4 -- Narrative Shorts
Box 4 rounds out the festival with five more narrative shorts. The coming-of-age story, golden, and The Idler, a gloomy rendition, explore university life and beyond in very different ways. Future Shock is a time traveling romp of pandemic proportions, and unexpected romance finds its way in of Masquerade and Rhymes. The dark comedy Taco Soup shows that a holiday family dinner can offer more than any of the guests bargain for.
golden
Katie’s three best friends all seem to have their lives planned out post-graduation, but she just can’t envision a future without them. The four spend one last night together, unsure of where life will go and scared of the possibility of being separated.
Future Shock
A woman unexpectedly gets the chance to go back in time and give herself the heads up about an event that rocked the world.
of Masquerade and Rhymes
It's a dilemma old as time; how do you mend a broken heart? Writer Jesse Collins uses her quick wit as a shield. Her best friend Calvin meddles, trying to help her start living again. Could a woman in her writing group be the one to help Jesse move on?
The Idler
This short student project is of a montage played along with a reading of a poem called "The Idler" by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson. Watch a very melancholic man go through everyday life’s motions as he thinks the thoughts read aloud in the poem one day at University.
Taco Soup
On the brink of breaking up, Natalie, a young college student, joins her boyfriend Sam to a family dinner at his bizarre Aunt Tilly’s house. Burnt rolls, twisted forks and soggy taco soup are the least of her worries in this sublimely dark comedy.
Also screening
Box 1 features three theatrical performances. Love at First Slice and A Cup of T were produced and filmed specifically for BoxFest Detroit 2020. These directors used their creativity to experiment with theatrical storytelling in a post-Covid world. Selections from Cleopatra Boy presents excerpts from A Host of People’s devised production, Cleopatra Boy, featuring live music, projections, toy theater and more to examine justice and representation.
Box 2 features three compelling stories, all told through documentary film. Breaking the Cycle follows the private life of Indi Jackson, a record-breaking college athlete, revealing that life’s biggest challenges are often encountered off the field. The Way of Art shares the riveting and precarious journey of one theatre’s quest to bring a giant puppet to life, and The Impact examines MSU students’ responses to racially biased incidents.
Box 3 features five narrative films that are sure to entertain. Chatterboxing! delights as the festival’s only animated short. Personal trials take center stage in the substance-fueled dramedy, A Basement Film, and ASTRAY: The Justification of Grace, a story with faith-based themes. A Good Day is a surreal, existential trip, and Flame Out offers an apocalyptic tale of interpersonal strife. Day of Reckoning unsettles as the only horror short.
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