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88:88
USA, 2012, 14 min.
Val goes to extraordinary lengths to secure and lock herself in her bedroom one night. But what kind of protection is she seeking -- and protection from whom, exactly, will this provide? She’s been trying to tell people for some time that aliens are abducting her, but since no one believes her, will... more
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Absence of Love
USA, 2012, 26 min.
Just when his five-year relationship hits a rocky patch, James is forced to head home from New York when he gets an unexpected call from his brother, whom he hasn’t talked to since he left abruptly years before.... more
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Another Bullet Dodged
USA, 2011, 13 min.
In the fading echoes of a relationship, character is revealed.... more
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Arms Race
USA, 2012, 5 min.
Sometimes the most entertaining part of going to the movies is watching the audience. An amusing reprise from the local talent who brought you last year’s Smartie Pants.... more
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Arthur and the Bunnies
USA, 2011, 20 min.
Ok, we all have issues but Arthur’s are multiplying faster than, well, faster than rabbits. Feeling rather squeezed, Arthur tries to hide from the world which only leads to a serious case of overcrowding.... more
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The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist
USA, 2012, 7 min.
Filmmaker Mark Columbus takes an inventive, probing and amusing look at his relationship with his dad, a once famous jazz guitarist from the Fiji Islands, whose career stalled when he moved to the U.S.... more
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Bee
USA, 2012, 20 min.
In this small, rural community, old prejudices run deep. Christine, now a young entomologist, reluctantly returns to her father’s bee farm after receiving his cryptic call for help. Her high school sweetheart, Sam, has never left and is now the town’s sheriff—his own father as troublesome as Christi... more
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Beside Her
USA, 2012, 16 min.
Rachel and Sofia are the perfect couple—sexy and romantic partners in love who live a ‘safe’ existence. A shift is in the air however when Sofia gets an uneasy feeling about Rachel going to work in a bad part of town—is it instinct? Intuition? Or the emotional connection couples have when they belon... more
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The Bride of Frank
USA, 2011, 18 min.
The amnesiac bride of a lonely butcher named Frank, kept isolated in his shop’s meat locker, tries to adjust to her surroundings but starts seeing disturbing flashes of her past life.... more
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Bunker 731
USA, 2011, 21 min.
After a nuclear attack, a married couple is forced into their government regulated bomb shelter. Starving, desperate and at end of any rope they may have had, the two desperately await their release date..... more
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Cadaver
USA, 2011, 7 min.
Kathy Bates and Christopher Lloyd lend their voices to this amusing animated tale about a stiff who gets his wish for one last visit with his adored wife. Be careful what you wish for!... more
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Caldera
USA, 2011, 11 min.
In this new world, a young girl throws away the medication which allows her to exist in the muted shades of grey uniformity that surround her. When she is free of the psychotropic influences, a vibrant and unrestrained world emerges to her delight. But how long can beauty and light survive before be... more
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The Chair
USA, 2011, 12 min.
This haunting, poetic tale of a young man’s search for answers in his mother’s unexplained death was one of only 12 short films chosen to grace the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.... more
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Children of the Deployed
USA, 2012, 5 min.
Children from the Morongo Valley Elementary School near the 29 Palms Marine Base provide rarely heard and moving perspectives on what it is like to be the child of someone who is currently deployed to the Middle East.... more
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The Contract
USA, 2011, 19 min.
Having promised his wife that he’ll always be there for their son, a young widower confronts a daunting choice when he finds himself a bystander during a convenience store holdup gone wrong.... more
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Crossing
USA, 2011, 18 min.
1965 rural Georgia is a difficult place to take a stand for anyone bristling under the rules of segregation, but especially so for 15 year-old Moses, who feels the racism of his world with the great indignation of a young boy on the brink of manhood.... more
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Dancing with the Trees
USA, 2012, 40 min.
The extraordinary 19th century ceramic artist and master potter, Ohr, rose from devastating personal and professional loss to create a stunning body of work from his home in Biloxi, Mississippi. Referred to as the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”, Ohr’s one-of-a kind artwork had no formal home. Although artis... more
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Do You Have a Cat?
USA, 2011, 11 min.
Most women have dozens of dating standards. Marissa only has one: You cannot, CANNOT, own a cat. Violently allergic, she falls from feline-infested beds to dander-infused couches, looking for a love that won't leave her snot-nosed and sniffling.... more
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Double or Nothing
USA, 2011, 11 min.
A seemingly serene evening is interrupted once a young man (Adam Brody) and his date leave the bar as they confront a panhandler in the street. Written by Neil LaBute.... more
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Elliott Erwitt: 'I Bark at Dogs'
USA, 2011, 12 min.
Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, Che Guevara, and some really cute dogs – all of these and more have been subjects of the celebrated photographer Elliott Erwitt, responsible for some of the most enduring and captivating images of the last 60 years. Winner: Best Documentary, Aspen Shortsfest ... more
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Empire
USA, 2011, 14 min.
On a quest to find himself, Rick instead finds himself falling in love with a man who’s his polar opposite on his first visit to a gay bar. But when his self-doubts reemerge in the course of their courtship, he takes a step that threatens to undermine the one true thing he’s gained. ... more
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Empty Sky
USA, 2011, 9 min.
Samantha and Taylor are both odd girls out—one is new to town, the other devoted to her music. When they recognize their kindred spirits, the two girls begin to discover they both have a great deal to teach the other.... more
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The End (USA)
USA, 2012, 13 min.
Teenager Jamie, hoping to land dream girl Frankie, chooses the worst possible time to sneak out of the house.... more
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Fallen Comrade
USA, 2012, 12 min.
Two soldiers form an indelible bond in training camp, but when shipped to the Afghan front, one is forced to deal with the spectre of his partner’s death when their unit is caught in an ambush.... more
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The Five Stages of Grief
USA, 2011, 11 min.
Daniel’s father died yesterday, and he seems totally fine. Luckily, his friends can fix that.... more
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Folkswagon
USA, 2011, 21 min.
Anxious to be far from his just completed army service and grandmother's recent death, Gill leaves Israel for a new start in New York City. He accepts an invitation to live with Jacob, an elderly holocaust survivor whose odd habits may just open new doors for the young man.... more
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GoldenBox
USA, 2011, 19 min.
Two friends, buds since birth, have been playing video games in one's parent's basement for what seems like forever, but now, as one prepares to leave for a job in Russia, it's time to put away childish things. His friend, crestfallen that their games have come to an end, asks for his buddy's help o... more
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A Good Thing
USA, 2011, 22 min.
An elderly couple running an isolated desert gas station are shaken by reports of an elusive killer who stalks his prey in their region. Things heat up considerably when a man fitting the killer's description suddenly arrives on their doorstep…... more
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Half-Life
USA, 2011, 15 min.
Retirement these days is no longer the pastoral and idyllic rest it once was. So for one couple, the decision to trade their city apartment for a country house seems like a good swap. Even if the country house is in Chernobyl Park.... more
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Hellion
USA, 2012, 6 min.
Being a single father like Bill is never easy, but when he comes home to find his three sons have set the yard on fire and taped the babysitter to the side of the house, special measures are called for…... more
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Hiding From Adults
USA, 2012, 10 min.
Forced to attend a cocktail party for his wife's boss, Michael hides out in the kitchen. But when the boss’s teenage daughter joins him, the two begin a game of psychological warfare that leaves at least one of them precariously teetering on the edge. ... more
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Hot in the Zipper
USA, 2011, 18 min.
In this hilarious madcap comedy, when naïve Mildred Plotnik arrives in New York City to move into the apartment she’ll be sharing with two wildly worldly roommates, she ends up learning way more about life in the big city than she ever needed to know… ... more
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Howard Cantour
USA, 2012, 12 min.
Shia LaBeouf steps behind the camera to co-write and direct this dryly amusing tale about a pompous online critic who’s only too happy to explain it all for you.... more
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I'm Coming Over
USA, 2011, 25 min.
Josh Hamilton stars as the “I’m-coming-over-man”—a fix-it kind of emotional handyman whose oblique view of the world informs his approach to holistic happiness. ... more
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In The Pines
USA, 2011, 9 min.
A young woman, convinced she has experienced an encounter with the extraterrestrial, becomes fixated on re-establishing contact in this striking study of the paranormal and the human psyche.
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Incest! The Musical
USA, 2011, 23 min.
Alex and his twin sister Katie have it all; smart, popular and the object of hot pursuit by other classmates, each of them is among the most sought-after kids in school. There’s just one problem: Alex is in love with Katie, and lately Katie has found something lacking in her boyfriend Mark. With the... more
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Incident
USA, 2012, 12 min.
With James’ lover soon returning home from his military service, James has ended his brief fling with Steve and is preparing to greet his lover with the perfect home and the perfect partner. There’s just one problem: Steve, who shows up on James’ doorstep hoping to rekindle their relationship…... more
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Installation
USA, 2011, 8 min.
Sculpture and construction, as well as art and labor, are often imagined as not only unrelated but at odds with one another. This beautifully composed visual poem captures workers and steel in moments of unexpected grace.... more
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Jesus Was a Commie
USA, 2011, 16 min.
Was Jesus a communist? Written and co-directed by Mathew Modine, this provocative short film explores this and other questions as it traces the ways in which society as a whole could benefit from a deeper understanding of the parallels between today’s world and the world that Jesus inhabited two tho... more
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Jin
USA, 2011, 20 min.
Jin, the lone caretaker of his young brother, finds himself at a crossroads within the organization he works for—tapped by the higher ups to tie up the loose ends costing them money, Jin must now face a choice that may put everything at risk.... more
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Julian
USA, 2011, 40 min.
When a young man named Julian looks straight into the camera and talks about the lure of joining the Marines and the possibility of not returning home, so begins this riveting portrait of a young soldier and his family.... more
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Jungle
USA, 2011, 40 min.
In this fascinating documentary portrait with local production ties, Kid Jungle, an extremely talented hiphop dancer from Chicago tries to make his dreams come true while balancing his responsibilities as a young father. Warning: be prepared for some amazing dance moves!... more
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Kiss Me
USA, 2012, 11 min.
A young boxer grapples with parallel dilemmas, as he deals with the aftermath of a particularly ugly fight in the ring even as he begins to recognize the more urgent call of his own repressed attraction to men.... more
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The Last / First Kiss
USA, 2011, 16 min.
Two strangers meet—she, on the eve of her marriage to the one man she has ever been intimate with; he, a smooth talking charmer with an electric smile. As the words fly fast, so too do the sparks, and soon only one question remains unanswered.... more
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Little Consequences
USA, 2012, 13 min.
When David returns home early from a business trip, he’s startled to find a young man tied naked to the bed in the home he shares with his longtime lover, Gordon, causing the two to reassess their relationship and grow a little in the process.... more
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Love Hacking
USA, 2011, 21 min.
Tim is a Silicon Valley computer whiz; Sarita lives in a modest home in Nepal. Three months after they meet on a Latter Day Saints dating site, they will marry in a traditional Nepalese ceremony. A fascinating and humorous look at love in the contemporary world.... more
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Maddoggin'
USA, 2011, 24 min.
Pedro is on his last day of hustling drugs to the rich folks driving up in their expensive cars in his East LA neighborhood: He’s got a promised new, legitimate, job. But leaving the neighborhood means walking away from the gangs, and that’s not an easy thing to do. ... more
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Missing You
USA, 2012, 8 min.
Memories of former visits to a sheltered beach cove come back to haunt a man and a woman, once lovers, who reencounter each other at the cove on the anniversary of one particularly painful day they spent at the seemingly idyllic site. ... more
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The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
USA, 2011, 3 min.
The combined premiums of beauty and youth infiltrate one woman’s emotion and professional core.... more
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The Most Girl Part of You
USA, 2012, 18 min.
Teens Kate and Big Guy are lifelong best friends. When tragedy causes charming oddball Big Guy to unravel, Kate finds herself both appalled by his behavior and driven by an attraction she never before realized.... more
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