First Take Shorts Series

Join us as we celebrate the work of local filmmakers with another installment of the First Take Shorts Series. Our diverse lineup will feature some of the best independently produced works by local filmmakers, who range from students to seasoned professionals. Supported by a grant courtesy of the Vesta Fund.

Followed by a Q&A and awards ceremony with the filmmakers. Garden, County, and Ambler screenings will feature different shorts – catch all three! Free for Members.

Official Selections

Wasting Time
13 min - dir. Ciana Bergey
Charlie, a man stuck in a cycle, meets a girl who shows him a different type of love.

Good for Comedy
2 min - dir. James Trofe
A jester performs for the royal court.

The Lonely Goddess of Graffiti Pier
3 min - dir. Lydia R. Conner
A Philadelphia-based artist reveals in guerrilla fashion a larger-than-life installation to an intimate crowd at an iconic local creative sanctuary.

Love on the Silver Screen
5 min - dir. Jacob Donahue
A man goes to the movies and finds love in the most unconventional way.

The Scissor Man
3 min - dir. Will Martinko
In 1917, Wilkes-Barre’s streets ran with terror as the Scissor Man emerged from legend into deadly reality. Based on a true story...

Big Time (my doodled diary)
11 min - dir. Sonali Gulati
As “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” dominates the pop charts, Maya writes in her diary everything that rocks her teenage world, from the assassination of Indira Gandhi and her parents’ divorce, to the latest pimple that made its appearance. But suddenly not much else seems to matter when a new girl arrives at school. A delightful and intimate exploration of youthful obsession, budding sexuality and what it means to be a teenager, which all too often sucks, big time.

Cereal Killer
7 min - dir. Dave Espositio, Ryan Crepack
Kevin and Bill’s quiet poker game is disrupted by a bizarre delivery when the cereal courier insists on coming inside. What starts as an awkward inconvenience slowly turns unsettling as the courier overstays his welcome and ignores basic social boundaries. As the day drags on and the behavior grows increasingly strange, Kevin becomes convinced that something is seriously wrong.

Long Distance
6 min - dir. Max Kane, Mike Overton, Joey Krulock
A young man struggles with his relationship, separated not by distance, but by time itself.

Director Various

Country USA

Language English

Aspect 1.85