"The Meaning of Love"

This month, love is in the air. Whether it is compassionate or complicated, love comes in all kinds of ways. For the February screening of the Miami Short Film Festival, we are bringing you the top selections from MSFF 2014 that explore what defines love, heartbreak, and everything in between. Join us February 25th at the Cinepolis in Coconut Grove for an evening of international short films that all speak the language of love.

Mediation, TRT 14:00, United States, Narrative, Dir. Francisco Lorite

A divorce mediation spirals way out of control for a husband, his soon-to-be ex-wife and their court-appointed mediator.

 

Solecito, TRT 20:00, Denmark, France, Colombia, Narrative, Dir. Oscar Ruiz Navia

The protagonists of this film met the director during a casting process at their high school. Right there, they told him, each one by his own side, the story of their love relationship breaking up. What if a fiction could allow them to get back together?

 

A Marriage to Remember,  Dir: by: Banker White and Anna Fitch, Documentary 8:23 USA

In this short documentary, the filmmaker Banker White explores how Alzheimer’s disease has revealed the strength of his parents’ marriage.

 

La Loteria, TRT 8:20, United States, Narrative, Dir. Shahir Daud

While waiting to board his plane so that he can immigrate to America, Augusto Ramirez recalls the three biggest regrets in his life.

 

Toutes Des Connes, TRT 6:43, Canada, Narrative, Dir. Francois Jaros

Love grief. Shock. Denial. Sleeplessness. Bubble bath. Mucus. Masturbation. Pop tart. Pigeons. Toothpaste. Hospital. Fuck. Bye. Hair. Sports. Chicken. Bootie. Kids. Rejection. Squirrels. Cries. Awkward. 95 scenes. 5 minutes. Life's a bitch.

 

Virgenes, TRT 19:56, Spain, Musical Narrative, Dir. Asier Aizpuru

LENA lives trapped in her sad routine. When Angel bursts into her life, Lena’s world explodes in a magical way, realizing then that life is: a matter of love