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The Applicant
United Kingdom, 2007, 10 min.
There is something to be said for dogged determination when looking for a new job, but just how long can determination carry you when the rejections are mounting? What if you just said "no" to the no's?... more
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Arafat & I (Arafat et Moi)
United Kingdom, 2008, 15 min.
A would-be lothario, convinced that he knows the way to a Western woman's heart, does his best to help out his friend, obsessed with all things Arabic, whose attempts at wooing a woman cause him nothing but fruitless frustration.... more
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ARK
United Kingdom, 2008, 4 min.
A man, a woman, a furtive tryst in a car. Nothing turns out quite as it appears to be on the surface of this enigmatic psychological thriller set in a remote wooded area away from prying eyes.... more
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Dog Altogether
United Kingdom, 2007, 17 min.
Joseph is a painfully angry man who has no outlet other than on those who are weaker. When Joseph takes refuge in a shop, cowering under a dress rack, his anger leads to regret and the two emotions threaten to engulf him as he struggles against them both.... more
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Exit Strategy
United Kingdom, 2007, 7 min.
Preparing for the imminent departure of his wife -- who is alive and kicking in more ways than one -- a man calls a funeral parlor to make the arrangements, but she's already made her own.... more
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F. Stop
United Kingdom, 2008, 7 min.
This pixilated tale follows the fortunes of a young man with a camera and the young woman he encounters on a train.... more
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For the Love of God
United Kingdom, 2007, 11 min.
WON: Second Place, Best Student Animated Short
Ian McKellen provides one of the voices in this strange animated tale of a young boy who lives with his mother. Each of them loves God, but in very different ways. Winner, Best Animated Short: Chicago, Rhode Island and Santa Barbara Film... more
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Friends Forever
United Kingdom, 2007, 23 min.
WON: Future Filmmaker Award; Second Place, Best Student Live Action Short Over 15 Minutes; Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography
Returning to school following the death of his closest friend, young George is bedeviled by his friend's ghost who seems to follow him everywhere. But... more
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Get off My Land
United Kingdom, 2007, 5 min.
A couple bickers as they make their way overland on a hike but are halted by a man who claims they are trespassing. The hen-pecked hiker and his needling girlfriend are stumped for a reply, but find their voices soon enough. Too bad they couldn't just keep quiet.... more
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HeavenScent
United Kingdom, 2007, 4 min.
A man finds his love in the most unlikely of places.... more
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The Last Thing to Go through a Fly's Mind
United Kingdom, 2007, 9 min.
A car crashes. The driver becomes an accident victim, his soul seemingly reincarnated over and over again until…a car crashes.... more
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The Magic
United Kingdom, 2007, 25 min.
Unable to control his constant impulses to perform magic tricks and on the verge of hurling himself under a bus after losing all control over his compulsion, a young man is saved by the belle as a young woman with a peculiar talent enters his life.... more
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The Morse Collectors
United Kingdom, 2008, 16 min.
As a brother and sister wait for news of their father, a soldier during WWII, noises in the house hold a special interest for the little boy. But when the sounds become dots and dashes and in turn become words, the two children discover messages that have more meaning than they imagined.... more
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One Careful Owner
United Kingdom, 2008, 12 min.
Derek's pride and joy is his classic Ford Capri, which is chronically breaking down. His Zen-obsessed wife rails against the car, but Derek's not sure which of them is the bigger problem, so he solves both of his dilemmas with one simple solution.... more
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Out There
United Kingdom, 2008, 22 min.
In this atmospheric tale of passion and folly, Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake) stars as a husband who buys a dilapidated house in the Pyrenees, moves in with his disgruntled wife and son, and finds things going wrong from the beginning.... more
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Perfect to Begin
United Kingdom, 2007, 20 min.
Stealing a trailer to take his girlfriend to the seaside for a holiday, a young man is less than thrilled when she insists on taking her daughter along. The trip starts off happily, but things begin to go awry when he sends the girl off for candy so he and her mother can have time alone.... more
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Procrastination
United Kingdom, 2007, 4 min.
WON: Best Student Animated Short
This winner of the Best British Animated Short at the London Short Film Festival is an amusing and visually lively meditation on the subject of inertia.... more
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Ripple
United Kingdom, 2008, 18 min.
A young man gets into a heap o' trouble when he gets lost on the way to his girlfriend's house and runs into a series of unexpected incidents.... more
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Second Guest
United Kingdom, 2008, 10 min.
When a man's wife is late from work, he's forced to entertain their dinner guest – his wife's best girlfriend – himself. But things are not as they seem in this Hitchcockian spin on cheating husbands.... more
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Section 44
United Kingdom, 2008, 5 min.
Richard is abducted on his birthday by elite anti-terrorist squads who have arrested him on grounds of national security. In the hot glare of interrogation lights, Richard takes about 30 seconds to sing like a canary about the suspicious behavior of everyone he's ever known, including his own mother... more
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Single Occupancy
United Kingdom, 2008, 17 min.
Alone after his girlfriend leaves him, a writer suffers a fatal, freak accident in his home, and the story is narrated through a series of mock interviews with his best friend, Terry, who eventually finds the body.... more
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A Small Silent Film about Death
United Kingdom, 2008, 4 min.
Death isn't really dying if you can send a message back to your loved ones, is it?... more
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Spirit of the Fox
United Kingdom, 2007, 15 min.
Told in five chapters, this striking paean to the power of love and the mysteries of romance introduces a man who's dealing with his unrequited adoration for a beautiful young woman. The story then morphs into an altogether different perspective on the relationship.... more
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Stolen Youth
United Kingdom, 2007, 14 min.
A pre-teen hooligan panics when his intended home invasion goes awry. Looking for a place to hide, he comes across a remote and empty house, a perfect place to lift a few valuables and take a breather. But the valuables in this house aren't the kind you can sell.... more
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This Way Up
United Kingdom, 2008, 9 min.
WON: Audience Favorite Animation Short
Two undertakers run into a number of slight problems delivering a body for burial.... more
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The Visitor
United Kingdom, 2007, 11 min.
A recently widowed father, living with his two young sons in an isolated farmhouse, is surprised late one night by an unexpected visitor: his younger brother, who has brought a terrible problem home. Not for the first time, the older brother now must face the problems of the younger.... more
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What's Virgin Mean?
United Kingdom, 2008, 3 min.
A little girl asks her mother an innocent question.... more
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