September 21st, 2012 Program

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The Missing Key

Short Film Program #1
Director: Jonathan Nix
Time: 30 Mins. - Country: Australia
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The Missing Key

In a richly re-imagined Venice of the early 1920s, young composer Hero Wasabi must compete against the unscrupulous Count Telefino in the prestigious Abacus Scroll musical competition.
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The Distance Between

Short Film Program #1
Director: Emily Ting
Time: 10 Mins. - Country: USA
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The Distance Between

Jen & Ian have been roommates for 1 year and 37 days. They've been secretly in love with each other for 1 year 36 days and 23 hours. Everyday they go through their morning routines while planning a 'spontaneous' encounter with each other. Today could be the day it finally works.
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How War Ends

Short Film Program #1
Director: Rock Chang & Scott Eriksson
Time: 12 Mins. - Country: USA
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How War Ends

Fifteen years after having left life under Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, two Cambodian brothers, one strong enough to be able to now live with his traumatic memories (Rithy) and the other unable to function in life because of the trauma he experienced (Bunthon), each argue their very different ideas about how to deal with Bunthon's empty, painful life.
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Neighbors

Short Film Program #1
Director: Rachel Goldberg
Time: 20 Mins. - Country: USA
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Neighbors

When a quirky shut-in gets a feisty new neighbor - a transgendered woman in an abusive relationship -- the two begin a strange friendship that allows them both to break free.
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Behind The Mirrors

Short Film Program #2
Director: Julio D. Ramos
Time: 12 Mins. - Country: Peru/USA
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Behind The Mirrors

The death of a woman complicates the underground business of a sleazy motel's janitor.
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Emma & Eva

Short Film Program #2
Director: Vincent Fitz-Jim
Time: 11 Mins. - Country: Netherlands
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Emma & Eva

Two sisters, one man. The things they do for love.
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Undone

Short Film Program #2
Director: Samuel Nozik
Time: 14 Mins. - Country: USA
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Undone

One decision can change your life...
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Enbroidering The Border

Short Film Program #2
Director: Rene Rhi
Time: 23 Mins. - Country: USA/Mexico
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Enbroidering The Border

Miguel Canales learns that his young daughter has a brain tumor and needs surgery. Running out of options, he decides that his only choice to pay for the operation is to work in the United States. After paying a considerable fee, a smuggler agrees to guide him through the desert. As they attempt the perilous desert crossing, they come across Tammy, a disoriented 9-year old girl. Tammy brings them to the sight of a grizzly car accident where her mother is pinned inside the vehicle. Miguel wants to help the girl and her mother, but is threatened at gunpoint by his companion. Miguel must make the choice: continue his journey or stay with the girl and lose the chance of helping his family.
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Matador On The Road

Short Film Program #3
Director: Alexis Morante
Time: 16 Mins. - Country: Spain
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Matador On The Road

On the way to Las Vegas, a Cadillac runs over something in the middle of the desert, breaking the car. In the car is a Spanish Matador, who has to arrive to Las Vegas to play in a Bullfight.
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Shanghai Love Market

Short Film Program #3
Director: Craig Rosenthal
Time: 9 Mins. - Country: China/Singapore
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Shanghai Love Market

Every weekend in Shanghai's famous Peoples' Park, parents hang posters to match-make their unwed children. But when true love is at stake, sometimes even the best-laid plans have a funny way of coming undone.
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The Epiphany

Short Film Program #3
Director: Ella Hatamian
Time: 18 Mins. - Country: USA
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The Epiphany

It's January 5th, Armenian Christmas Eve, and the Hatamian family only has 15-minutes to complete their preparations for the annual holiday feast. Chaos ensues.
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Elegy For A Revolutionary

Short Film Program #3
Director: Paul Van Zyl
Time: 22 Mins. - Country: USA
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Elegy For A Revolutionary

Based on a personal true story.

Encouraged by his friend, a young, idealistic journalist joins the African National Congress (ANC) to protest apartheid. When their acts of sabotage turn to murder, their relationship falls apart. The notoriously brutal police are hot on the trail. When captured, do these two friends turn on each other for survival or remain quiet, facing torture and death? Then one of them cooperates with the security police and becomes a witness for the state. With a country divided and loyalty strained, two men are forced to choose sides - and suffer their fate. Right or wrong? Only one thing is certain: betrayal knows no limits.