Queens World Film Festival x Bronx Frame present
(Mis)Fortune:
Seven short films to remind us that not everything desired is promised.
Join Us
Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Andrew Freedman Home
Admission: Free
Come experience a powerful evening of short films in a historic Bronx space.
Watch the films. Meet fellow film lovers. Be part of the conversation.
Reserve your free seat today.
Queens World and Best of the Fest come to the Bronx
Exciting Films. Unexpected Turns. Shared Experiences.
Join Queens World Film Festival and Bronx Frame for this FREE event celebrating indie film. (Mis)Fortune is a curated bloc of seven short films from the past 16 years of the Queens World Film Festival. These films represent some of Artistic Director Donald Preston Cato’s favorites from over 2000 films he has selected to screen at the festival.
Each film explores the space between what we hope for and what actually unfolds. Together, they remind us that not everything goes as planned. The selection of films goes all the way back to the 2013 edition of the festival.
About the Screening
This dynamic program brings together seven short films from around the world, including works from the Bronx, Brooklyn, California, Spain, China, and Portland, Oregon. The bloc includes narrative, documentary, and one irreverent animated film, offering a range of styles and perspectives.
As with all Queens World screenings, the films are grouped thematically to spark conversation across stories, genres, and lived experiences. There will be an artist talk back after the screening with the Queens World Film Festival Artistic Director Donald Preston Cato and the attending filmmakers.
About the Films
The Vacation by Jarreau Carillio from Brooklyn is a 9 minute narrative short that was in the 2022 Festival. It takes place in Flatbush, where four friends are stuck in their car after it breaks down on the way to the beach on the last day of the summer.
Pain Staking by Adolfo Martinez Perez from California and Spain is an 11 minute short that was in the 2013 Festival. The story takes place in a garage during a beautiful, sunny day. Everything is wonderful until the best friend with a request from hell shows up.
Sauerdogs by Guillermo de Oliveira from Spain is a 15 minute short narrative that was in the 2022 Festival. The film is about Bill and Hans, two unlucky prospectors and a battered dog sled, just trying to make it home.
Carry On by Yatao Li is a 16 minute short narrative from Japan that was in the 2015 Festival. A desperate father does whatever he has to do to save his daughter during the brutal withdrawal of the Japanese forces at the end of WWII.
Caregiver by Rafael De Leon, Jr. from The Bronx. (2022 Festival) is a 5 minute narrative short about a graduate student who interviews a young volunteer caregiver for his class project, but something juuuuust isn’t quite right.
Con Fuerza by Andrés Eduardo and Alejandro Mercado from Los ANglees and Spain is a 9 minute animated short in the historic 2020 festival. A young Venezuelan refugee woman living in Colombia struggles through the pain of leaving home with the help of some local folk characters.
Sixteen Thousand Dollars by Simone Baptiste from Los Angeles, (2020 Festival) is a 17 minute narrative short film that imagines a world in which a struggling black college grad wakes up to find that reparations have finally been paid to descendants of slaves in America. With this new found capital, he will decide how best to spend his reparations, totaling a mere $16,000. Receiving reparations opens up old wounds of slavery, Jim Crow, and systemic oppression that he must evaluate on his journey.
About Bronx Frame
Bronx Frame is the film and moving image public programming initiative of the historic Andrew Freedman Home.
Dedicated to amplifying Bronx storytellers across generations, Bronx Frame presents screenings, artist talks, workshops, and community centered programs that expand access to cinema and media arts in the borough.
Their seasonal Screening Series highlights a dynamic mix of experimental, documentary, and narrative films from both Bronx based and global creators.
For more Information
Pierre Guillet, Media Director for the Andrew Freedman Home
theafh.org
About Queens World
Queens World Film Festival is an international film festival dedicated to bold storytelling, community connection, and filmmaker support. Through curated screenings and year round programming, Queens World creates spaces where films spark conversation and audiences connect with artists.
