Shorts Sighted: Maryland Film Festival

Published: May 10, 2019, 2:18 p.m.

The Maryland film festival is rolling out its red carpet: for the first time this year they’ll screen a Charm City-centric program, called ‘Balti-shorts.’ It’s a suite of five short films -- fictional and non-fictional -- that focus on Baltimore.We meet writer Shannon Shird and hear about her film, ‘Bodymore’ … based on her experience as an activist. And director-producer Gabe Dinsmoor talks about why he made “Sage,” ... a behind-the-scenes look into the work of Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire .