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From inward storms to outward calmity; from vague uncertainties to specific fears, from heartfelt loss to contrived anxieties, we are proud to present a group of films reflecing our growing state of loss and grief as the year 2017 continues to plod on, one day at a time. Please... come share with our catharsis. As always, FREE shorts from the 2017 Moviate Underground Film Festival. IDIOT KING Steven Lapcevic, USA – 4 Minutes, Digital Animation A king and his followers Participate in My Relaxed State Katya Yakubov, USA – 20 Minutes, Digital A hybrid, docu-fiction film—this fractured narrative follows one woman's coming to terms with the elusive mind-body split. GUN, HAT, GIRL, SCREAM Mary Billyou, USA – 12 Minutes, 16mm A compendium of narrative film using only its iconic elements: a gun, a hat, low-key lighting, screams, and a sexy lady. GUN, HAT, GIRL… recalls film noir and its surrounding fantasies of nostalgic return. Lighting is used to great effect in the film to not only recall the film noir aesthetic, but also in conjunction with the film’s other elements, to illustrate the Godard directive that in order to make a film, “all you need is a girl and a gun.” âh S.Buse Yildirim, Turkey – 17 Minutes, Digital The film portrays the loss of sense of belonging to the earth, the milieu where she is being. "Ah" does not tell a story, It brings up an abstract narration of a state of being, in other words it depicts a kind of visual narration of a young woman’s psychological state of mind that tell us about the trajectory of the vicious cycle of her inner world.