Rafal Sokolowski Retrospective

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Event type: Ages 12+

Short Narratives, Directed by Rafal Sokolowski

Chelo (2025, USA, 13 min)
Chelo, a Colombian immigrant and a single mother, struggles to provide for her family. She chases a personal dream to land a part in a movie that could change their life.
The film just entered the festival circuit.

River (2023, USA, 12 min)
A trans woman returns home to attend her father's funeral. Nothing can prepare her for the extraordinary reunion. Winner of Best Indy Short Award at the Budapest Movie Awards. Winner of the Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival, Bucharest Rolling Ideas Film Festival, and Short Film Factory Festival; Nominee at the Montreal Independent Film Festival and the Semi-Finalist at Flickers' Rhode Island International and Miami Short Film Festival; Officially selected and screened at Los Angeles International Film Festival, Berlin Indie Film Festival, 48th Cleveland International Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, Cinema Columbus, Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival, Shorts Miami International Film Festival, Budapest Movie Awards, Reelout Queer Film Festival, SHORT to the Point, Pride Film Fest, Rolling Ideas – Bucharest, Romania, Short Film Factory, and Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival, and anticipates many more screenings worldwide.

Seventh Day (2011, Canada, 24 min)
Two recent immigrants try to beat prohibitive Toronto rents by working their taxicab 24/7 – when one drives, the other sleeps in the trunk.
Winner - EKRAN 2011; played at festivals around the world.

Three Mothers (2009, Canada, 16 min)
Three women are caught in unique circumstances and grapple with life altering decisions that challenge their sense of motherhood.
Produced with the support of the National Film Board of Canada and the Ontario Arts Council.

Lightchasers (2007, Canada, 15 min)
Three strangers meet at the crossroads of their lives. Unknowingly, they have a lifesaving gift for each other.
Produced with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.

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