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Short Cuts
Total running time: 110 minutes
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Simon Lelouch
France, 2009, 11 minutes, 35mm
Imagine a common scene in the Paris metro: a musician begins playing in hopes of collecting a few Euros. However, this isn't just your typical amateur performance.
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As The Rain Was Falling
Charlotte Joulia
France, 2009, 9 minutes, 35mm
A thunderstorm bursts and a woman takes refuge under a hall where a man already shelters. They share a moment-until the rain stops.
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Caviar
Razvan Savescu
Romania, 2009, 20 minutes, video
Single-dad Robert's livelihood is day-tripping to Bucharest to sell exotic caviar to wealthy customers. This time he's brought along his little daughter, whose desire to buy a puppy may interfere with his plans.
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Jade
Daniel Elliott
United Kingdom, 2009,
16 minutes, 35mm
Jade, caught in a dilemma of her own making, struggles to choose the right path. It becomes apparent to her, however, that she may have no choice at all. Winner of the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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Pigeon Impossible
Lucas Martell
USA, 2009, 6 minutes, video
This rollickingly funny, DC-set animated short sees junior CIA agent Walter Beckett do battle with the title bird over a doughnut, which leads to a nuclear strike on Russia. Rare for a film of any length, this short gets its Mall geography right-mostly.
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Seeds of the Fall
Patrik Eklund
Sweden, 2009, 18 minutes, 35mm
Rolf and Eva are presented with an opportunity to spice up their hum-drum marriage. This is a new comedy from the director of the Oscar®-
nominated Instead of Abracadbra (FFDC 2009).
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Six Dollar Fifty Man
Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland
New Zealand, 2009, 15 minutes, 35mm
Set in 1970's New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy 8-year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. Winner of Special Mention at Cannes in 2009 and the Jury Prize at Sundance.
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Sundown
Gregory Rentis
Greece/USA, 2009, 15 minutes, video
Through innocent yet cruel play, a 13-year-old boy comes to realize his grandfather's fragile condition.
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