2019 Macon Film Festival

TWO BALLOONS

Total Run Time: 9:08
Director: Mark C. Smith
Country of Origin: United States
Ratings: None
Synopsis: Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion.

* Female Filmmaker

PORTRAITIST

Total Run Time: 15:00
Director: Cyrus Neshvad
Country of Origin: Luxembourg
Ratings: None
Synopsis: A grandfather kindles a relationship with his dying granddaughter through art.

SWAGGER BACK

Total Run Time: 11:00
Director: George Kenyon
Country of Origin: United States
Ratings: Language
Synopsis: Can a veteran who has lost both his legs in combat get his swagger back?

MUTEUM

Total Run Time: 4:10
Director: Aggie Pak Yee Lee
Country of Origin: Hong Kong
Ratings: None
Synopsis: In an Art Muzeum, we better learn well, from outer to inner, from deep to very deep, serious and sincerely.

EVERY NINE HOURS

Total Run Time: 12:00
Director: Adam Margolis & Jim St. Germain
Country of Origin: United States
Ratings: Language
Synopsis: A modern-day exploration of skin color and gender and how they affect one's ability to participate in relationships and society.

GENERATIONS

Total Run Time: 11:00
Director: Sune Sorensen
Country of Origin: Denmark
Ratings: Language
Synopsis: In a final attempt to re-connect after years of falling out, Alex - encouraged by his mother - embarks on a road trip with his father in their old family Beetle. The car that Alex hates and his father loves, becomes an intimate setting for two stubborn men, who are forced to deal with their issues as they are both literally and figuratively brought together. The journey becomes a bumpy ride filled with conflicts as well as shared memories of a past closeness, which has long since turned cold.

WIRELESS

Total Run Time: 15:00
Director: David Fritzson
Country of Origin: United States
Ratings: None
Synopsis: James, an aging baby-boomer, arrives just after closing at a local cell phone store seeking help with a smartphone. Derek, an empathetic employee, takes what he knows best and tries to create a connection across generations, helping James find the courage and strength to say goodbye.

MY DAUGHTER YOSHIKO

Total Run Time: 15:00
Director: Brian Blum
Country of Origin: United States
Ratings: Language
Synopsis: With her daughter Yoshiko diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and her husband overseas serving in the military, Saki Omura is finding it harder and harder to cope. Too ashamed to burden others and too proud to ask for help, Saki faces the now-daunting task of giving her daughter the best life possible.