Trapped in a horrid, animated asylum, a disabled orphan discovers a beautiful, real world exists outside the gate.
Izidor is a disabled orphan trapped in a world of animation. He lives in a hidden asylum where “defective” children are banished and abused in 1988 communist Romania. Izidor spends his days staring out the window at a world he is not allowed to touch. That is, until the day nanny Onisa takes him home for the night. Once they step outside the asylum gate, the world transforms into live action – it’s real! Izidor is spellbound by the sights and sounds of village life. He delights in the beauty of love and belonging in Onisa’s family. But all too soon, Izidor remembers where he really belongs. Was Onisa’s courageous act of kindness a terrible mistake?
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Ladies First Premieres Shorts Program #3
Date:Sep 26, 2025
Starts:19:15
Ends:20:55
A wonderful curated group of film premieres! See it here first in Program #3
*Maybe This Is How Life Should Be (Music Video ) - Written by Kayla Bohan 0:03:39 Starborn - A forgotten goddess wanders the desert only to realize we are never truly alone. We are the angels we seek. 0:01:40
PLACE OF INACCESSIBILITY - In the spot in the Swedish mountains farthest away from any road in any direction, lies the Place of Inaccessibility. One of the few places left that mankind has not exploited. What happens when a dancer finds her way to this site? 0:07:07
She's Got It* She’s Got It is a cinematic pop reverie that turns self-doubt into sparkle. In this whimsical and satirical music video, an aspiring starlet flubs a tennis lesson, only to be knocked out and launched into a surreal daydream where she becomes the radiant icon she has always imagined. 0:05:49
WINNY* In this hilarious comedy, Malcolm is mortified when he arrives home to find his eccentric mother casually watchng TV with Winny, the most outlandish service animal. 0:02:17
The Artis Residence* When Vera, the matriarch of the quirky Artis family, decides to make a break with her old life, she finds she has to resort to unique measures. 0:10:14
Drain* A meditation in movement on the strained limitations of the California landscape. 0:04:45
izidor* Izidor is a disabled orphan trapped in a world of animation. He lives in a hidden asylum where “defective” children are banished and abused in 1988 communist Romania. Izidor spends his days staring out the window at a world he is not allowed to touch. That is, until the day nanny Onisa takes him home for the night. 0:29:56
Lamentations* A dancer, Jo, agrees to participate in a self-made piece as a favor to a choreographer-friend of hers. In doing so, she agrees to perform with Victoria, a fellow dancer who used to be Jo's best friend. While developing this new dance, Jo is also having to process the loss of her grandmother. The two did not have the best relationship, and Jo struggles to express her mixture of emotions in the way she wishes she could. 0:18:02 1:23:29
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