Overview

Tales of resistance and resilience, the short films of the 3rd Annual FFFS are as beautifully complex as they are diverse. Stories about immigration, displacement, and our environment, often reduced to one minute, one-sided, or oversimplified representations in the news, tv, and film, can quickly become a tangled web of misinformation and misrepresentation. The films of the 3rd Annual FFFS take us deeper than ever before, inviting us to rethink our perceptions. Represented this year are films from El Paso and Juarez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Syria, Lithuania, and Australia.

The Showcase Lineup for the 3rd Annual Event-

BIRTH ON THE BORDER:
The Complexities of life and birth on the U.S.-Mexico border
Documentary Short
Directed by Ellie Lobovits

BEFORE I FORGET:
An autobiographical exploration of how memory and identity are fractured by forced displacement. Following her journey from Syria to the Netherlands, Razan Hassan begins to question the veracity of her recollections of home, family, and childhood.
Documentary Short
Directed by Razan Hassan

7 PLANETS:
A tale of one girl's dream to escape Planet Earth.
Narrative Short
Directed by Milda Baginskaite

MUD (HASHTŁ’ISHNII)
A women's craving for a connection with her son, which is hindered by alcoholism.
Narrative Short
Directed by Shaandiin Tome

SALT IN WOUNDS:
Abyss, a reckless Filipino Aussie teen, after discovering her boyfriend watches only caucasian porn must re-find a sense of belonging in White Australia.
Narrative Short
Directed by Alison Adriano

ON THE MARGINS OF ART:
En la Frontera del Arte centers the stories of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez-based contemporary artists challenging U.S. border imperialism through their art practices.
Documentary Short
Directed by Miranda Harris-Martinez and Mike Curran