Staff reports
The 2024 Shorts @ High Noon, presented by the Beaufort Film Society (BFS) continues next week.
Every Wednesday at noon through November 13, BFS will screen short film selections from the 2024 Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Auditorium at 921 Ribaut Road, Building 12, in Beaufort. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m.
Screenings last approximately an hour. Admission is free.
Wednesday, Oct. 23 schedule
Ivy’s Dream (18 minutes, Short): After a tragedy that she struggles to understand, a wife and mother falls into alcoholism, unable to cope. Her confused husband, fed up with her dangerous behavior in front of their children, is torn between hopefully waiting for her to recover, or breaking up their family. Their home becomes the scene for a confrontation long overdue.
Stalking The Bogeyman (10 minutes, Short): The true story of investigative journalist David Holthouse who plots to kill the man who sexually abused him when he was 7 years old. A reconstruction of the intended murder and outcome, blending live-action, animation, and documentary elements.
Estela, Is It You (22 minutes, Short): A grieving woman communicates with her dead husband through her car radio.
Wednesday, Oct. 30 schedule
Purgy’s (17 minutes, Short): At a magical bar, spirits from the other side are able to take the form of another human and interact with those in their past who need closure and re-connection.
Us, Together, Alone (12 minutes, Short): Milo and Ollie, half brothers, realize that loyalty and devotion can have horrendous results.
Infraction (22 minutes, Short): When a prison guard is murdered on the job, his replacement and an inmate form an unlikely relationship with life-altering ramifications. This film is based on the real life story of Philadelphia native Terrance Lewis who served 21 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
Wednesday, Nov. 6 schedule
In Search Of (13 minutes, Short): Detective Angelica Lang questions Tina Burnett, a suburban mom, after her daughter goes missing only to discover she has become a victim of one of the largest child trafficking rings.
That’s Not My Mother (16 minutes, Short): Sarah, a precise and measured art gallery director, struggles with the duality of her emotional response over the death of her estranged mother.
Spray Away (20 minutes, Short): An unlucky man’s problems immediately dissolve when he gets a bottle of “Spray Away” – that is, until he becomes a lead suspect in multiple disappearances.
Wednesday, Nov. 13 schedule
Rough Draft (4 minutes, Short): A writer struggles to write a scene, but some progress just can’t be deleted.
Night Voices (24 minutes, Short): A jaded talk radio host in a cycle of hopeless and demoralizing monotony makes a life-altering decision while on-air.
Hedgehog (18 minutes, Short): As the war starts in Ukraine, six years old Nina is sent to her grandma’s remote village. In the shack outside, Nina discovers a badly wounded Russian soldier.
