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All Saints Day
USA, 2007, 14 min.
On the morning after Halloween, a young man celebrates his birthday by drinking coffee on his East Village stoop, watching the Halloween stragglers stumble home – among them, a young woman dressed as Tinkerbell, who may or may not be the girl of his dreams.... more
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At Three in the Afternoon (A las tres de la tarde)
Spain, 2007, 9 min.
It's 1940 and Franco's fascism has taken its toll on those who would oppose him. Imprisoned Toni is anxious to see his newborn son, but it means his wife, Merce, must now play a dangerous game of subterfuge outside his jail cell window.... more
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The Aviatrix
USA, 2007, 11 min.
Anne, a feisty, determined young woman, is fighting cancer. Her only escape comes in the form of The Aviatrix, her graphic novel alter ego, whom she creates to provide the adventure and romance which remains painfully absent in her life – until one day, Miles shows up on his lawnmower...... more
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The Back Room
USA, 2007, 16 min.
When a burly bear walks into a bookstore just before closing looking for a book about an obscure Italian artist, the lovelorn clerk learns a thing or two that can't be taught in books.... more
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The Basket Case
Ireland, 2007, 16 min.
Ambrose has 48 hours left to prepare for his wife's passing. The villagers have nothing but pity for the poor man, until he starts to buy an odd list of things on credit with a promise to "pay tomorrow." For one particularly anxious shopkeeper, Ambrose's intentions are about to cut sharply into his ... more
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Boy in the Tree (La Pomme de Newton)
France, 2008, 12 min.
Simon lives in a tree. He's happy there, he has what he needs. That is until a young woman appears and questions Simon about the tree. Suddenly, the tree doesn't seem to satisfy Simon quite the same as it once did. But is it too late for Simon to touch ground?... more
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Check Please
USA, 2007, 5 min.
When a young woman is invited to meet her fiancé's parents at a dinner in a posh restaurant, she anticipates a lovely night. But the meal descends into bedlam as her fiancé and his father have a slight tussle over who will pick up the check.... more
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Epicac
USA, 2007, 21 min.
A mathematician working on the military's top-secret computer program in the 50s finds an unlikely ally in his battle to win the heart of the woman he loves.... 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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Flowers and Weeds
USA, 2008, 15 min.
This sweet romantic fable tells the tale of a young man whose heart seems out of step with those around him. Trying to live up to people's expectations, he struggles to pursue a simpler life and someone he can share it with. Young writer/director Tanc Sade ("Gilmore Girls") will play opposite Winona... more
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François
Italy, 2008, 13 min.
This intriguing roundelay, about a series of couples discussing love, sex and babies over a glass of wine, spans the gamut of perspectives on human intercourse, romantic and otherwise.... more
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Frequently Asked Questions (Preguntas Frecuentes)
Spain, 2006, 14 min.
The last thing Sara, who spends her day in her office answering questions on a FAQ telephone line, wants at home is to answer more questions. So when all evidence of boyfriend Luis' voice suddenly and mysteriously disappears, she seems to have gotten what she wanted.... more
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Kaleidoscope
USA, 2007, 22 min.
A journalist who has covered all the global hot spots tells his story to another journalist, a young woman who hears his tales with fresh ears. He's been deeply wounded by his experiences, although he paints a veneer over the pain. Has she arrived too late or just in time to save him?... more
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Leave You in Me
USA, 2007, 21 min.
A man has cheated on a woman, yet he is desperate that she not let his transgression kill their relationship. She can only think of one thing to do: cheat on him in return. In riveting sequence, the two move nakedly through the roller coaster of love, hate, revenge, regret and back to love.... more
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Life's Hard
Romania, 2007, 20 min.
This delightful story, about a young thief who meets a distraught young woman when he attempts to steal her purse while her car is stopped at a stop light, won a major jury award at this year’s Aspen Shortsfest.... more
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Long Distance
USA, 2007, 15 min.
Boy meets girl. He doesn't speak Korean; she doesn't speak English. It's going to be a long night.... more
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Lost and Found (Égarés)
USA, 2008, 5 min.
This amusingly tragic love story is a comedic homage to the French New Wave films of the 60s and revolves around a love triangle involving an unexpectedly disparate trio of characters.... more
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The Note
Czech Republic, 2007, 4 min.
At a train station, a note flies out of a woman's purse, leading the man who retrieves it on a wild chase in pursuit of the possibility of love. As it turns out, this note has a mind of its own.... more
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Ocean Boulevard (Boulevard L'Océan)
France, 2007, 19 min.
Agathe has taken a retreat at a small hotel at the beach. Her days are calm and quiet; the ocean waves a soothing respite. When she meets a man with a kite, Agathe discovers a little challenge can bring her immense pleasure.... more
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Open Your Eyes
USA, 2008, 15 min.
WON: The Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker
A young wife going through the trauma of breast cancer finds her relationship with her husband strained by her inability to open up to him, until a chance meeting with an irreverent young woman casts everything in a different ... more
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Original Sin (Péché Originel)
France, 2007, 16 min.
Marie, a gorgeous but lonely young woman, struggles to meet a mate in Paris. Resorting at last to a self-help book which offers tips on how to get a guy, she finally meets who seems to be Mr. Right, but are things really as they seem?... more
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Pages of a Girl (Paginas de Menina)
Brazil, 2008, 19 min.
Brazil, 1955: young Ingrid finds herself drawn to Silvia, the woman she works with in a bookstore. A passionate encounter soon follows, but alarmed by the relationship, Silvia moves to Paris where years later she reads Ingrid's novel recounting their brief tryst.... more
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Plastic
Australia, 2008, 7 min.
Anna has a half-hour to get ready for her hot date with a guy she hasn't seen for a while. Looking in the mirror, she's unhappy with what she sees, but miraculously discovers she can mold her body like Plasticine.... more
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Save Me! (Sálvame!)
Spain, 2007, 21 min.
As a screenwriter sits down at his computer to embark upon his newest screenplay, a gorgeous young woman barges in to his apartment and his life, declaring that she is the woman he is fated to love and will not take "No" for an answer.... more
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Side Effects
USA, 2008, 9 min.
Arye Gross stars as a man who meets a curious young pharmacist when he stops at the drugstore for a refill of Seconal after his wife has left him, in this wry tale about getting the right prescription for heartbreak.... more
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Small Collection
USA, 2008, 6 min.
Unfolding not in real time but in the corridors of memory, two lovers are introduced only by the sounds of their voices. Fragments of everyday conversations, stolen from the places where they met, fought and loved build the picture.... 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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The Tangent (La Tangente)
France, 2008, 12 min.
A young man and woman meet unexpectedly through a quirk of fate. Sparks fly, and the two set off on a footloose quest for freedom and the romance of the open road in this gloriously visual homage to the glory days of the Nouvelle Vague.... more
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Thirteen or So Minutes...
USA, 2008, 14 min.
This amusing boy-meets-boy story introduces us to two young, attractive straight guys who act on the fact that they are incredibly attracted to one another. In the aftermath, one of them seems to have second thoughts.... more
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Through the Ear (Pelo Ouvido)
Brazil, 2007, 17 min.
Keyt and Charlie are deeply in love, but when Charlie is in an accident that strips him of his senses -- sight, hearing and speech -- Keyt is devastated. She still loves her husband, but how can she experience their shared intimacy now?... more
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Two Men Kissing
USA, 2008, 8 min.
Based upon the titular poem, "Two Men Kissing" tells the story of what ensues when two guys, who have been dating for a few months without having sex, come home from a poetry reading that one enjoyed and the other didn't, and share an awkward goodnight kiss.... more
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The Weight of Sunken Treasure
Australia, 2008, 14 min.
The mysterious disappearance of a man's fiancé on the day he proposed still haunts him 40 years after it happened.... more
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