FILM @ Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) showcases the best in new short film from new and emerging independent filmmakers from United States and around the world.

Short films make up a unique medium, one that lends itself neatly to subtler scenes and visual experimentation. They also, not-so-coincidentally, carve out a space for voices often quelled in the world of big-budget blockbusters It provides the movie-loving public with access to bold, daring and innovative cinema. (Huffington Post)

Our mission is to promote and stimulate creation and innovation in the film industry and provide support, opportunities for new voices that otherwise might not have been heard. FILM believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness and fostering activism.

Friday, May 5, 2017 @ 7:00PM

My Story (MEXICO)

A young family man, hard worker, lower class that loves his family too much is about to die. What should you do if you were about to die?

Normal (VENEZULA)

Fabricio, a Chavista young man, is stuck home during the rioting in Venezuela in 2014. Alejandra, his former girlfriend, who is participating in the street rioting, is pursued by the National Guard, and arrives without knowing, to Fabricio’s apartment.

Now What?

Two lifelong friends discuss the complicated nuances of getting older and rerouting their dreams.

Toyed

A precocious Junior High school graffiti artist risks it all to compete against a mysterious new rival to earn respect from his peers during the dawn of the golden age of hip-hop culture in Miami circa 1991. Jaime, a newcomer in a women’s anger management program, manipulates her sponsor and friends through the guise of her beloved grandmother’s teapot in order to confront her ex about the break up text he recently sent her.

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**Please Note: Recommended for ages 16+**

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