Shorts Program 2

Film

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Sabura. 2025. Portugal. Directed by Falcão Nhaga. Courtesy Portugal Film

Bleat! (கத்து! Kattu!). 2025. Malaysia/Philippines/France. Directed by Ananth Subramaniam. New York premiere. 15 min.

An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple is giving away their male goat for an upcoming ceremonial slaughter. One night, they discover it is pregnant. Unsure what to do, they consider whether to get rid of it or find out how local deities will receive it.

TAXI MOTO. 2026. Switzerland/France. Directed by Gaël Kamilindi. North American premiere. In French; English subtitles. 20 min.

A film director has to rethink his project after he is unable to shoot a love story between two men in his home country. In a new location, he meets another actor and walks him through the story as they consider what to show and explore in a new testament to freedom.

Buckskin. 2026. USA. Directed by Mars Verrone. New York premiere. 17 min.

Mars Verrone turns the camera on their grandfather Carroll B. Williams Jr., a Black pioneer in the natural sciences, whose reflections on facing institutional discrimination throughout an accomplished career offer a template for resilience and survival for future generations.

Seuls les Anges (Only Angels). France. Directed by Clément Pinteaux. North American premiere. In Ukranian, Russian; English subtitles. 22 min.

Natalia, Igor, Andrei, and Anna came from Eastern Europe to work in the shipyards of Saint-Nazaire. Late into the night, they open up about their lives.

Sabura. 2025. Portugal. Directed by Falcão Nhaga. US premiere. In Guinea-Bissau Creole, Fula, Hindi, Portuguese; English subtitles. 26 min.

A young African couple finally reunites in Portugal after a young woman immigrates to Lisbon, where her lover has been working in construction. After settling into a house shared with other immigrants, their future is upended when she shares news of a personal opportunity in another European country.

Program approx. 100 min.

This film accompanies New Directors/New Films 2026.

Past events

Sun, Apr 19, 3:30 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Mars Verrone

Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater
Sat, Apr 18, 3:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with Mars Verrone

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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