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Inspired by a combination of tragically true first person testimonies, YUSSEF IS COMPLICATED follows the troubled tale of an Iraqi refugee, a war orphan struggling to deal with his new life at a local comprehensive school in the South of England.. Winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Short Film at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival and 2nd Place Winner at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival in the Live Action Short Film category.
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It's the last night of Noa and Orr together in Tel Aviv, before Orr leaves to Berlin. Outside the punk gig, the police arrive. Orr jumps to the help of a friend and both she and Noa get arrested. In the police station Noa will have to make a final decision about their relationship.. Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival 2015, TLVFest 2015, Palm Beach International Film Festival 2016.
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Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion. Winner of Best Animated Short Film **TIFF Kids International Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
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A crusty and reclusive superintendent (Roddy Piper) is thrown into the ultimate fight against evil when a couple of cultists open a portal to the ancient and mystical city of R'lyeh, awakening a slumbering god.. Winner of the DGC Team Award for Short Film from the Director's Guild of America. Nominated for Best Short Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival.
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A young Armenian bride's relationship with her husband is put to the test on their first day of marriage when her mother-in-law interferes.. Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Austin Film Festival.
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A young mother in a Harlem housing project realizes the arrival of two Army officers brings news she can't allow herself to accept.. Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival 2015
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Salewa must return home for her mother's funeral, to Lagos, a place where she once had to hide herself. At the funeral, she runs into an important person in her past, as she's forced to go in search of her own peace.
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Gori, Republic of Georgia, 2016: on the 63rd anniversary of Stalin's death, his worshipers gather outside of his birthplace to demand his canonization as a saint when out of nowhere Stalin himself returns from the dead.
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In the midst of attempting to end his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him if he can look after his niece, Sophia, for a few hours. Richie decides to cancel his plans, and spends the evening with Sophia. But Sophia has preconceived notions of who Richie is, and Richie has to overcome this perception, even though he lacks social graces.
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In this Icelandic dramatic short, tempers (and temperatures) rise between a couple on the tennis court. A group of old lesbians become intrigued with the goings-on, and one of them is inspired to take the opportunity to act on her desires and escape her daily routine.. However, after finding disappointment instead of the absolute bliss she hoped for, she has to live with the guilt of betraying her loved one and her identity.. Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and the San Francisco International LGBTQ Festival
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Shortlisted for an Academy Award, WAY OF TEA features Alex, a young skinhead, who enters Malik's grocery store somewhere in Northern France. The conflict that ensues sheds light on the violence and ignorance alive in contemporary Europe -- and indeed, around the world.. Nominated for Best Narrative Short at the Tribeca Film Festival and Winner of Best International Short Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival.. "Fouchard delivers a layered and perceptive study of one of the most prevalent conflicts in today's world. Never pointing the finger at any side, it will leave audiences with a feeling that we need now more than ever: hope." - Alfonso Espina, ScreenPicks
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On election night, a janitor feels cheated out of a life he might have lived when his own clone becomes the President. He goes on a bender to seek justice, encountering new forms of prejudice, dismissal, and classism. In a society where morality around cloning is dividing the masses, looking like the newly elected president has its own dangers...
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