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A Warsaw-based Vietnamese cook struggles to fit into the European culture, which his ten-year-old daughter has already embraced as her own. A story about love, misunderstanding and food.
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The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy, a man addicted to sadness, who has such need for pity, he's willing to do everything to evoke it from others. This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic at the **Sundance Film Festival**. *"A disturbing and oftentimes very funny satire-drama, Pity is about that complex, primal human craving called empathy and the distance we're willing to go to summon it." - Tomris Laffly, **RogerEbert.com***
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A man and a woman meet in a waiting room and immediately get closer to each other. They commence a game that gradually gets more and more ferocious.Their faces resemble masks while shapes slowly lose their integrity. Bodies are formed like clay, embracing each other until the limits of impossibility. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival.**
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After losing both arms overseas, a young veteran faces a new set of battles upon returning to the USA. He not only has to learn to live with prosthetics, but must also adjust to excruciating phantom limb pain, vivid memories of his pre war life, a post 9/11 world that feels increasingly alienating -- all creating a barrier between him and his wife and infant daughter. Nominated for Best Student Film at the **Annie Awards.** Winner of a Silver Medal for Animation at the **Student Academy Awards.**
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An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.
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Bulder, a wild and funny monster, is playing with his best friend Modika. Their snowball fight is interrupted when quiet Lex invites Modika to study snowflakes. Bulder tries to capture Modikas attention with a well placed snowball which hits Lex squarely on his head, resulting in Modika´s anger and rejection.. Alone, Bulder then discovers a cave with a spectacular secret, but his jealousy drives him to make a mischievous plan to win Modika´s attention back. A plan that he may well come to regret.
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In a nameless Chinese city, a mother whose daughter is missing refuses to go gentle into this good night.. Winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival. Winner of Honorable Mention for Best International Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. Official Selection at the Telluride Film Festival.
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Francis is an inventor. His invention, the kinematograph, is supposed to change the world. He forgot about one thing: dreams always cost too much. He is focused only on himself and his work and realizes the gravity of the situation only when it is too late. Official Selection at the **Venice International Film Festival.**
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SOLAR WALK shows the journey of individuals and their creations on through time and space. Any meaning of action is only existent from the perspective of the individual, but never mandatory when looking at it from the perspective of a solar system. It's about the melancholy of accepting chaos as beautiful and cosmic. Passion for creation is projected through the unique and playful texture of the animation craft itself. Winner of the Audi Short Film Award and Nominated for Best Short Film at the **Berlin International Film Festival.** Nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Animated Short at the **SXSW Film Festival.** *"Réka Bucsi has crafted a thoughtful and immensely heartwarming, animated storytelling of our universal walk." - Vassilis Kroustallis, **Zippy Frames***
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In an ordinary Chinese winter, a small city junior high student, YU, tries to quit her school aerobic dancing team.
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Awakening to the experience of his first romantic connection, Ian's trust in girlfriend Kelly is thrown into doubt by rumour. As his emotions swing between aggression and tenderness, he feels compelled to react. A study in the vicissitudes and intensity of love in adolescence.. Best New Short Film - London Short Film Festival 2012
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The new refugee home for children is being discussed at a public council meeting. Two people standing on opposite sides try to get heard. WHO TALKS raises questions about whose opinions actually matter and what creates polarization.
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