09/05/2019
Aembras rides onward this weekend at the Lake County Film Festival! They're also playing our short documentary, Still Sophie! If you're in the Chicago area this weekend, head on up north to Lake County and see some great films! Each of our films has four screenings over Saturday and Sunday, check out https://www.lakecountyfilmfestival.org for tickets
LCFF's “This Is America" Short Film Program features shorts that adopt heightened reality to critique aspects of American culture, including prescription drugs, consumerism, gun culture, immigration, and discrimination. This thought provoking program includes:
AEMBRAS - Companies like Trina's don’t reward small, quiet people. Sales are slow, inventory is stacking up, and she feels like her moment is slipping away. Her dreams feel like they are right in front of her, should she grab them?
GUN SHOP - Juxtaposes the frightening visual power of guns with a whimsy of Jazz percussion, and a dose of cultural irony.
NEGROLAND - An African-American father fights to save the life of his young zombie daughter, embarking on a torturous journey that makes him question his own existence.
HIDING IN DAYLIGHT - Four best friends are survive a "gay purge" by living in fake marriages to one another and meeting in secret over a three year period.
CANDY SHOP - Pharmaceuticals are choreographed into a cacophony of shape, color and size, resulting in a satirical commentary about our cultural, recreational, and economic infatuation with prescription drugs.
ILLEGAL - A traffic stop due to speeding takes a turn for the worse landing a mother and her 6 year old daughter in jail.
Read more about "This Is America" at https://www.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/2019-films/shorts-11-this-is-america/
Check out our full lineup of Short Film Programs at www.lakecountyfilmfestival.org
Tickets start at just $3 for short programs, $7 for feature films and $15 for day passes.
