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ALIEN VI (OBCY VI)
Poland, 2008, 30 min.
When a young Jewish man appears in a tranquil Polish village years after shameful local memories of WWII have long since faded, the villagers react with a surprisingly disparate variety of ways, reflecting their own ambivalent attitudes toward their collective past.... 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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On the Road to Tel Aviv
Israel, 2008, 18 min.
WON: Runner up, Audience Favorite Live Action Short
It's just another day in Israel, as a young woman and her fiancé head for the bus she'll be taking to Tel Aviv to return to the University and her studies. But this is no ordinary day, and Israel is no ordinary place.... more
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Toyland (Spielzeugland)
Germany, 2007, 14 min.
WON: Audience Favorite Live Action Short
When a young boy's mother, responding to her son's question about the whereabouts of his best friend whose family has been put on a train for the camps, tells her son that his friend has been sent to Toyland, the boy sneaks off to join him.... more
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The Wall
USA, 2007, 9 min.
Two residents of a tenement whose apartments share an adjoining wall also share a strong common link, though they've never met, and come from very different backgrounds.... more
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With a Little Patience (Türelem)
Hungary, 2007, 14 min.
This haunting short -- winner of Best Short Film at the Hungarian Film Week and lauded at the Venice Film Festival -- tells us everything we need to know about an anonymous young woman who works at an obscure office, without the aid of any direct dialogue.... more
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