6:30pm, FRIDAY, 9/23 — Opening Night Short Films BUY TICKETS
October 30th, 1938. During Orson Welles’ infamous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds, a lonely man tries to bond with a panicked young woman as they fearfully wait for the end of the world together.
Director: Álvaro Congosto
Álvaro Congosto is an independent filmmaker located in the US East Coast. His two latest short films, The Dress and Uncle Phil, have been internationally awarded and screened in dozens of international festivals. Álvaro also teaches Film Production at Boston University. He’s been a Fulbright Grantee and his latest project, The Suitor, a short film settled during Orson Welles’ radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, has been fully financed through hugely successful crowdfunding campaign. Please visit www.alvarocongosto.com for more information.