We are pleased to be opening the 2024 edition of Third Horizon Film Festival with the world premiere of the short films of Third Horizon Forward. Launched in 2023, Third Horizon Forward is an initiative created for filmmakers working out of Miami who trace their lineage to the Caribbean, to interrogate and explore the culture, character, spirit, people, and legacy of the region through film. Through this program, we are interested in supporting short films with an authentic, enduring and vital connection to the region Third Horizon calls home.
*These films are all world premieres
A Q+A with the filmmakers will follow the screening.
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Dir. Al’ikens Plancher / 10 minutes / 2024 / USA
Inspired by true events, Boat People follows a Haitian refugee fighting to survive the inhumane conditions at Guantànamo Bay.
*This film is world premiere.
Dir. Berenicé Brino / 12 minutes / 2024 / USA
Te Amo Tanto, Pero Eres Tan Difícil, reimagines the relationship between mother and daughter as they traverse the tropics and topics in a series of travels through tender and emotionally charged terrains, finding parallels amongst differences and bonds through reflection.
*This film is a work in progress.
Dir. Rachelle Salnave / 29 minutes / 2024 / Haiti, Guadeloupe
Art: By Any Means Necessary follows the defiance of two art institutions in the Caribbean: one closed but squatted by artists, the other fighting to stay open. Against the backdrop of political strife, Haitian and Guadeloupean artists grapple with the concept of freedom in their battle to preserve their spaces.
*This film is world premiere.
Dir. Nile Saulter / 9 minutes / 2024 / Jamaica, USA
Written and directed by Nile Saulter and based on a concept by Shamar Watt, Summon follows Suno, a young dancer torn between his Jamaican roots and life in Miami, USA. The story intricately weaves together past and present, as Suno grapples with questions of identity and belonging.
*This film is world premiere.
Dir. Greko Sklavounos / 18 minutes / 2024 / USA
Miami is shrouded in darkness; glimmers of light and laboring bodies in shadow begin to form an abstracted portrait of a city with a precarious future.
*This film is a work in progress.
Dir. Hansel Porras García / 10 minutes / 2024 / USA
Ana y la Distancia tells the story of a Cuban mother, exiled in Miami, as she anxiously waits for her son who, after the anti-government protests that occurred in Cuba in July 2021, decided to cross borders to reunite with her in the United States.
*This film is world premiere.
