2020 Hobnobben Film Festival Sunday Schedule

October 23 - 25, 2020

Sunday: 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM • Embassy Theatre

Tough Topics: Family Edition

Parenting is hard. Sometimes just existing is hard (thanks, 2020). This block of four films addresses the complexities of raising the next generation and keeping your act together.

2020 Films
From Here
From Here

A washed-up musician struggles to be a father to his talented teenage daughter as he battles his own addiction to alcohol and an aversion to growing up.

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My Bother’s Keeper
My Bother’s Keeper

Cole, a boxer, is responsible for his younger brother Keegan, but underground fighting is a tough way to pay the bills. When complications arise, Cole has to decide whether to fight for what he believes in most.

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Dignity
Dignity

"Dignity" is a love story between a woman and her family. However, the family's strength is tested when a moral decision must be made.

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Stand Still
Stand Still

The darkness of postnatal depression threatens to overwhelm Susannah, but a chance encounter with Rupa might be the help she needs.

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Sunday: 12:00 PM - 1:15 AM • Embassy Theatre

Filmmaking Imaginarium

Sometimes films defy cohesive descriptions: This applies to all of the fantastic films in this block. The filmmakers of these short films show us just some of the creative and mind-bending ways the medium can be used.

2020 Films
Third Kind
Third Kind

Earth has been abandoned for a long time now and the human race has found refuge in outer space. Three archeologists return to Earth to investigate where a mysterious five-tone signal is coming from.

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clarity.
clarity.

Is it possible to escape the feelings that trap us in our minds? Is it possible to know which way to go? Perhaps, the journey starts from within. “Because there is only light and hope in my world and you belong rooted beside me.”

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Circle of Fourths
Circle of Fourths

When the seasons mysteriously reverse their order, an artist seeks to channel the energy to resurrect her dead husband.

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NIMIC
NIMIC

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

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Sunday: 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM • Embassy Theatre

Weddings + Family + Drama

Weddings don’t always bring out the best in everyone, but there is always a story to tell. These short films explore underlying tensions within familial and cultural relationships.

2020 Films
Violet
Violet

Just before the wedding ceremony, Azi notices that her sister’s wedding rings are lost. She tries to find a solution before the groom’s family finds out. Shot in Iran, this film never received permission to be screened in the filmmaker's home country.

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Henet Ward
Henet Ward

Halima, a Sudanese henna painter, goes to prepare a young Egyptian bride (Basma) for her wedding. Under the watchful eyes of Halima's daughter Ward, the encounter between the two women grows from complicity to suddenly unveiled tensions.

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Changing Room
Changing Room

A teenage girl in Iran is a model unbeknown to her traditional and religious father. At her sister’s wedding, her father finds out about her job. The girl, who has spent her income to help her sister get married, realizes that her sister has exposed her to her father. The father scissors her long hair, but she tries to continue her career with her new style.

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Sunday: 3:00 PM - 5:15 PM • Embassy Theatre

(Not An) American Dream

How do you find your place in your country, your city, your family… Who exactly is allowed to dream? This block of four shorts highlights the lived experiences of those trying to find their place in a world that was not built for them.

2020 Films
The Voice of the Voiceless
The Voice of the Voiceless

Indie rapper Marcel "FloStorm" Jones reflects on his experiences as a protestor who was arrested during the George Floyd-inspired protests during the late spring of 2020.

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Temper
Temper

What do we all have in common? In the landscape of life, Temper explores the emotional trips of the human condition. Through a series of street interviews and deeper dive portraits, New Yorkers share their feelings and experiences on love, loneliness, addiction, motherhood, identity, connection, and purpose.

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Harbor
Harbor

When Adèle, an English teacher, spontaneously lets a young 15-year-old migrant illegally board a ferry for England with her class, she is far from grasping the importance of her gesture and its consequences on this overnight trip.

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The Door Across The Hall
The Door Across The Hall

After an innocent immigrant mother is left no choice but to abandon her child, a now matured orphan searches for a sense of home.

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Sunday: 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM • Embassy Theatre

Making It Work… Together

Overcoming life’s hurdles is hard. Whether it’s creepy pervs at a bar, quitting a vice, or beginning/ending a relationship, it’s better to have a buddy by your side to help you get through. This block of films explores the various relationships – romatic, parental, and even cyborg– that help us keep it together.

2020 Films
The Voice of the Voiceless
The Voice of the Voiceless

Indie rapper Marcel "FloStorm" Jones reflects on his experiences as a protestor who was arrested during the George Floyd-inspired protests during the late spring of 2020.

Read More →
Temper
Temper

What do we all have in common? In the landscape of life, Temper explores the emotional trips of the human condition. Through a series of street interviews and deeper dive portraits, New Yorkers share their feelings and experiences on love, loneliness, addiction, motherhood, identity, connection, and purpose.

Read More →
Harbor
Harbor

When Adèle, an English teacher, spontaneously lets a young 15-year-old migrant illegally board a ferry for England with her class, she is far from grasping the importance of her gesture and its consequences on this overnight trip.

Read More →
The Door Across The Hall
The Door Across The Hall

After an innocent immigrant mother is left no choice but to abandon her child, a now matured orphan searches for a sense of home.

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 Saturday: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM • Embassy Theatre

Angie: Lost Girls

This films is about the challenges that trafficking survivor, 16-year-old Angie, faces reintegrating with her family and reclaiming her self-worth while combating ongoing threats to herself and loved ones from traffickers.

2020 Films
Angie: Lost Girls
Angie: Lost Girls