THE LETTER
Directed by Matvei Zhivov, Russia/Canada, 2007, 17 minutes, Narrative
After spending nearly three years as a partisan fighter in the wilderness, Stepan is heavily wounded and rescued by the advancing regular army in the bitter spring of 1944. Healed and sent home, the battle for Stepan is hardly over. Best film at the Miami International Film Festival 2007, Barbados Film Festival 2007 and IIFC 2008.
APROP
Directed by Aitor Echeverria, Spain, 2007, 35mm, 6 minutes, Experimental
Sleep becomes interrupted by the familiar touch of another body. A finger brushes across a back as a sigh sends the invitation for play. When viewed closely, everyday body movements are an extraordinary dance.
GOD OF LOVE
Directed by Luke Matheny, USA, 2010, Red One Camera, 18 minutes, Narrative
A love-struck, lounge-singing darts champion finds his prayers are answered — literally — when he mysteriously receives a box of love-inducing darts. Last year’s winner at the Academy Awards!
SHORT TERM 12
Directed by Destin Cretton, USA, 2009, 22 minutes, Narrative
Brad William Henke (Choke, Sherry Baby, World Trade Center) is Denim, the supervisor for a residential facility housing 15 kids who are all affected by child abuse and neglect in unimaginable ways. Inside the gates of Short Term 12, fights and blow-ups happen daily and Winner jury prices in short filmmaking at Sundance Film Festival 2009. Winner, grand jury prize, Seattle International Film Festival. Winner of grand jury prize, Cinevegas.
FRANKIE
Directed by Darren Thornton, Ireland, 2007, 12:07 Minutes, Narrative
Frankie is 15 and preparing for fatherhood he is determined to be the best dad ever, but as his day goes on, he starts to realize how impossible this will be for him. Winner of the Best Short Film at the 2008 Berlinale Film Festival and the Miami Short Film Festival.
LIGHTHEADED
Directed by Mike Dacko, USA, 2009, 5 minutes, Animation
Lightheaded is a journey we take with temperature sensitive candle creatures who sacrifice what they know to become who they are. Winner of the Bodega International short Film Festival 2011, London Children Film Festival 2010, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2009, FirstGlance Film Festival Hollywood 2010 and Miami Short Film Festival 2009.
GRISEN
Directed by Dorthe Warno Hogh, Denmark 2008, 23 Minutes, NarrativeIs personal freedom more important than religious rights? An epic debate staged over a tiny painting in a bare hospital room. Nominated for the Academy Award, this clever short won the Miami Short Film Festival in 2008, and snapped the audience awards at the The Warsaw Film Festival and the Hamptons Film Festival.
THE SCREEMERS/ LOS GRITONES
Directed by Roberto Pérez Toledo, Spain 2010, 2 minutes, Narrative
Be careful what you scream. Spanish with English Subtitles.
CHICORY ‘N’ COFFEE
Directed by Dušan Kastelic, Slovania, 2008, 9 minutes, Animation
Based on a poem from Iztok Mlakar , the film is a love story between a man and woman, The story turns on a small deception – since they were married, instead of the real thing, the wife has always made Chicory (a cheap substitute for Coffee) for her husband.
Winner of over twenty awards at international film festivals.
Directed by Dorthe Warno Hogh, Denmark 2008, 23 Minutes, Narrative
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