Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival

Snails | Directed by Grzegorz Szczepaniak | Documentary Short | 29 min. Poland. 2015.
The French are outraged! Every other snail on their table comes from Poland. The snail industry is growing and Polish breeders are exporting their snails not only to France or Italy, they are also conquering China and Japan.

The Gnomist | Directed by Sharon Liese | Documentary Short | 20 min. USA, 2014. New England premiere. 
When fairy homes mysteriously appear in a suburban forest, three women, driven by unquelled curiosity about the origin of this whimsy, find that believing in magic is the medicine they need to overcome their personal struggles and tragedies. 

Annie | Directed by Mathew Daunt | Documentary Short | 31 min. UK, 2015.
'Annie' tells the life story of Anmarie Spaziano, the American from Rhode Island who made Nottingham her home and brought us probably the best burgers in the world. 

SandorKraut | Directed by Emily Lobsenz, Ann Husaini | Documentary Short | 12 min. USA, 2014.

A portrait of the acclaimed food writer and fermentation guru Sandor Katz whose renegade revival of ancient culinary rituals has transformed his relationship with life and death.

Elgin Park | Directed by Danny Yourd | Documentary Short | 10 min. USA, 2014. 
Elgin Park dives into the life of Michael Paul Smith, a reclusive artist turned viral sensation, recognized for creating 1950s utopias out of pain, love, and miniature cars.
 
The Last Smallholder | Directed by Francis Lee | Documentary Short | 9 min. UK, 2014. 
The last farmer on a Yorkshire hillside meditates on his working life and the changing landscape around him.