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FILM LIBRARY
2012, films by category (121)
FEATURE NARRATIVE
100 PROOF
Dir: Conrad Stojak, United States, 81 min, 2011, Feature Narrative
In Manning, there's not much to do... except drink. Georgi and his mother Cathy run the local liquor store, High Spirits, where the patrons are just... more »
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DINOSAUR PARK
Dir: Frederic Colier, United States, 85 min, 2010, Feature Narrative
Fed-up with his stalled writing career, Justin decides to move on with his life. His first step is to propose to his long-standing girlfriend, Kate.... more »
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MEHERJAAN
Dir: Rubaiyat Hossain, Bangladesh, 120 min, 2011, Feature Narrative
In 1971, during Bangladesh's war of independence, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed... more »
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WOODS, THE
Dir: Matthew Lessner, United States, 90 min, 2011, Feature Narrative
A group of Facebook-connected 20-somethings drop everything and step into the Oregon forest in this debut feature from former Democracy Now! Intern... more »
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SHORT NARRATIVE
15 SUMMERS LATER
Dir: Pedro Collantes, Spain, 6 min, 2011, Short Narrative
It's a fine and warm sunny day at a beach in the Trondheim's fjord. LAILA and AKSEL, a couple in their late twenties, enjoy the opportunity to relax... more »
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ASHLEY WAITS
Dir: Marylee Herrmann, United States, 13 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Would you have the courage to ask the tough question? With her boyfriend deployed to Afghanistan in the U.S. Air National Guard, young Ashley finds... more »
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AWFUL (Atroz)
Dir: Francisco Alvarez, Spain, 10 min, 2009, Short Narrative
Awful is a singular teddy bear, a worn and curmudgeon one, whose owner is Luna, a little girl who has taken him as her best friend. She doesn't stop... more »
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BACK TENANT, THE
Dir: Kenneth Wajda, United States, 8 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Inquiring about a house for rent, a woman finds an impossible landlord who perhaps just won't rent it to her because she's too beautiful.
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BAG, THE
Dir: Ray Nomoto Robison , United States, 25 min, 2010, Short Narrative
Hildy, a comfortably middle-aged woman who enjoys her life, is shocked to learn that her mother has been hoarding pills in order to kill herself. Wo... more »
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BEST FRIEND'S CHARM
Dir: Jane Dorogoyer, United States, 16 min, 2011, Short Narrative
We are raised to believe that Love and Friendship can bring a life of happiness and fulfillment. But what chance does Love have in a world where dec... more »
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BOYZ, GIRLZ & SPARKZ
Dir: Nicholas Gavin, United States, 21 min, 2011, Short Narrative
We follow Alley Poindexter, a shy, awkward teenage academic achiever, who'shopelessly in love with Trini Darling and clumsily attempts to win her he... more »
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BROTHER, THE
Dir: Carmen Jimenez, United States, 8 min, 2011, Short Narrative
No matter what, Matt wants to join the soccer team where his brother Jack is the star player.... more »
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CAMILO
Dir: Rafael Salazar , Spain, 16 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Jeremy, a young Latin American journalist living and working in New York, is moving into an apartment with his girlfriend the following day, but rec... more »
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CHINA DOLL
Dir: Alain Xalabarde, United States, 19 min, 2011, Short Narrative
New York. Twenty-five years since the last battle between Little Italy's Vittore legacy and the Chinatown Xin-Lu family. A battle where the former S... more »
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COMMITMENT
Dir: Masanori Naka, Japan, 25 min, 2003, Short Narrative
A man sits on a bench and waits for somebody. Then, he pulls out a little box from his bag and stares it. Who is coming? What's in the box? What is... more »
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DELIVERY BOY
Dir: Benjamin Berger, United States, 10 min, 2011, Short Narrative
A pizza delivery boy starts making deliveries to an ex-girlfriend while his lonely, loving father-and-boss becomes convinced that he is looking for... more »
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DESOLATE, THE
Dir: Joe, Matt, Joshua Warshaw, United States, 16 min, 2012, Short Narrative
Devon, a man who was just released from a mental home after a short stay must find a way to contribute to society. with the help of his wife, baby d... more »
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ELLA'S LAMENT
Dir: Amil Dave, United States, 21 min, 2011, Short Narrative
A year after being stunted by the untimely death of her father, Ella spends a night with her best friend, Aly, and while suffering from a sudden bou... more »
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EPITAPH
Dir: Jay Mcallister, Canada, 15 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Through a fragmented narrative we are taken into the life of Elwood Johannesburg--a young man who has been diagnosed with the terminal disease: Idio... more »
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FAREWELL TO ARM, A
Dir: Philip & Robert Snyder, United States, 7 min, 2010, Short Narrative
A Hemingwayesque spoof of manhood via a father-son arm wrestling challenge. Produced and directed by Philip Snyder and Robert M. Snyder, starring Ro... more »
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FINGERS
Dir: Jongunnar Gylfason, United States, 24 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Jimmy is having a miserable time with his life. Nothing is working out. He is behind on paying everyone, the mother of his child wants him to babysi... more »
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FIVE BOROUGHS
Dir: Bronx Community College CMT 14 , United States, 7 min, 2011, Short Narrative
The six-minute music video Five Boroughs was conceived and created by the students of the Digital Video Effects class at Bronx Community College in... more »
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I AM JULIA
Dir: David Capurso, United States, 16 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Julia, a 16 year old Colombian immigrant, recently matriculated into the inner city public high school system, finds herself as a fish out of water.... more »
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IMPETUOUS
Dir: Michael Tanner Cusumano , United States, 16 min, 2011, Short Narrative
The story of Alexander, a socially awkward teenager and his impractical crush on a popular teenage girl. The film takes on the issue of teenage bull... more »
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INTO THE NEW WORLD
Dir: Haruhito Naka, United States, 25 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Mariko flies from Japan to New York in search of her long-distance boyfriend, Tetsuji, who had disappeared after stating that 'he had began living w... more »
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LESSON IN A BOX, A
Dir: Victoria Kohl, United States, 11 min, 2011, Short Narrative
A Lesson In a Box is the touching story of a man, Old Sam, and a teenage boy, Tyler, who cross paths and form an incredible bond in only a short per... more »
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MACROPHILOSOPHY
Dir: Jacob Seltzer, United States, 5 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Amanda, a college student studying for her economics final, is studying a major that doesn't interest her, but that makes her parents happy. Amanda'... more »
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MADLY UNTO ETERNITY
Dir: Pikey Holdredge, United States, 13 min, 2012, Short Narrative
Danny Lynch finds himself in lock-down after a night of bad decisions: he lost a fight with a middleweight boxer, he embarrassed his girlfriend, and... more »
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MAN OF THE HOUSE
Dir: Yosuke Hosoi, United States, 12 min, 2011, Short Narrative
MAn American family is affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. Eddie, a timid five-year-old boy, lives with his paternal grandmoth... more »
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MEETING (Reunion)
Dir: Ivan Boutazakht, Spain, 11 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Sergio makes a short trip in his mind over time, remembering their loved ones.Their appear at his side while the memories are succeeding. A disturbi... more »
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MOMMY LOVES YOU
Dir: Joy Ji Yang, United States, 10 min, 2011, Short Narrative
A 16- year-old African American girl's nightmare of being circumcised has come true, which is done by her traditional African Immigrant mom.
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MOVE
Dir: Jacob Seltzer, United States, 4 min, 2011, Short Narrative
An avants garde film that focuses on the beauty of body movement.... more »
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POWERLESS
Dir: Kelly Ramos, United States, 13 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Most people never read those small stories buried in the middle of the newspaper, unless they have a personal connection or they become the story th... more »
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PREDATOR/PREY
Dir: Kent Kitzman, United States, 12 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Eva is away from home for the first time at a summer sleepaway camp. But, when violence erupts between the people in charge of her protection, she... more »
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REFLEX
Dir: Andra Chiriac, Romania, 15 min, 2012, Short Narrative
An embittered photographer earns his living by spying on the personal lives of celebrities for a local tabloid. While shadowing a soap opera star, h... more »
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STAYED FOR
Dir: Devereux Milburn, United States, 18 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Stayed For is a story about a New Jersey high school student, Jeff Denison, who experiences a drastic personality transformation after a family trag... more »
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SUNNYSIDE MURDERS, THE
Dir: Amil Dave, United States, 19 min, 2011, Short Narrative
The story of a woman at the crossroads of her life. Part dancer, part drug-dealer, Stephanie reaches a turning point after she is robbed of the mone... more »
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SWEET (Dulce)
Dir: Ivan Ruiz Flores, Spain, 15 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Sweet is a table about falling in love. Eightly-year-old grandparents Lily and William suffer from this temporary sickness, as do Adrian and Laura,... more »
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TANK, THE
Dir: Scott A. Galeski & Joseph Johnston , United States, 26 min, 2010, Short Narrative
The Wayne County Detroit Jail comes to life as five inmates lives collide as they battle the justice system and themselves. The Tank is true to life... more »
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THICKER THAN WATER
Dir: Anissa Folley, United States, 14 min, 2011, Short Narrative
All Cliff ever wanted was to be like his father, the stern Marine Sergeant who taught him how to ride a bike, throw a baseball and who made the best... more »
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TROJAN HORSE
Dir: Tommie Sox, United States, 3 min, 2011, Short Narrative
1920s Time Period. Two Men sit down at a table to discuss business as well as rubbing out their competition along with a woman.
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TUCK DAVIS
Dir: Josh Accardo, United States, 32 min, 2011, Short Narrative
The story of a young hitman making his way through a world that, on the surface, appears to be middle-class and filled with attractive, everyday peo... more »
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VIOLET TO EARTH
Dir: Kirsten Stoffa & Jonathan Kowalski, United States, 23 min, 2011, Short Narrative
'Violet to Earth' is a beautiful, musically driven children's film with an art star edge that makes it fun for the whole family. The film depicts a... more »
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WALK HOME, THE
Dir: Edie Monroy & Dawn Del Orbe, United States, 5 min, 2011, Short Narrative
In three short chapters The Walk Home focuses on the age old warning Be Careful What You Wish For.Jeune, an angst-ridden, masochistic teenager decid... more »
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WAR STORY
Dir: Davood Moradian, Iran, 20 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Two thirsty soldiers stand at opposite ends of a minefield. Both can see the other staring at a jug of water in the middle of the field, knowing the... more »
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WELCOME BACK
Dir: Jesus Plaza, Spain, 7 min, 2012, Short Narrative
A man receives a call from his wife while she is being kidnapped by a person they used to know. This mysterious man will make him come if he wants t... more »
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WRITER'S BLOCK
Dir: Ana Cuadra, United States, 13 min, 2011, Short Narrative
An obsessive writer discovers a new form of communication when she finds out her annoying new neighbor is the source of her inspiration. "Writer's B... more »
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XANTHUS
Dir: Alex Meyers, United States, 26 min, 2011, Short Narrative
Isaac is under investigation. Two agents present him with a piece of baffling evidence that appears to have a dark control over his mind. Isaac co... more »
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DOCUMENTARY
#WHILEWEWATCH
Dir: Kevin Breslin, United States, 41 min, 2011, Documentary
A gripping look at the media revolution that emerged from Zuccoti Park in New York City to the world. It is the story of how many people came togeth... more »
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DOC
Dir: Immy Humes, United States, 97 min, 2011, Documentary
The amazing adventures of novelist and Paris Review co-founder H.L. "Doc" Humes, featuring a paper house, the Hip Messiah, Don Peyote, Timothy Leary... more »
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MAKING MISTAKES
Dir: Hiroshi Sunairi, China, 62 min, 2011, Documentary
Hiroshi Sunairi fails to execute a documentary of the Yushu earthquake that caused a massive disaster in Tibet. This sets him off on an unpredictabl... more »
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ONE NIGHT STAND
Dir: Elisabeth Sperling & Trish Dalton, United States, 74 min, 2011, Documentary
ONE NIGHT STAND is a nail-biting, laugh-out-loud tribute to the creative process, as it follows a group of veteran Broadway, film, and television pe... more »
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SILENCE
Dir: Noube Rateau, United States, 48 min, 2011, Documentary
This documentary will take the viewer on a journey to reveal the sources of drug addiction and suggestions to putting an end to this destructive hab... more »
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SIXTY IN 60
Dir: Ronnie Cramer, United States, 61 min, 2011, Documentary
Sixty in 60 is an experimental art film featuring sixty one-minute works of many types. Genres represented include abstract, animation, documentary,... more »
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LGBT
ANECDOTE
Dir: Ed Ziari , United States, 15 min, 2011, LGBT
A young man starts selling his body on seedy streets in an effort to shed the scars of his past life. A chance encounter with a client hides a secre... more »
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RAIN IN SUMMER
Dir: Becca Roth, United States, 25 min, 2011, LGBT
Cass is a twenty-four-year-old preschool teacher who has spent the last year of her life consumed with heartbreak after Greg, her ex-boyfriend, left... more »
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SLATE
Dir: Eric La Barr, United States, 18 min, 2011, LGBT
Slate, is a story about a male hustler (Slate) who finds himself under the control of a lazy overbearing pimp (Terrence) who abuses him every chance... more »
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ANIMATION
ANY THOUGHTS?
Dir: Evan Berger, United States, 4 min, 2011, Animation
One man discovers a pair of glasses that enable mind reading. He begins to use his new found ability to benefit others, but he soon realizes the adv... more »
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CICAK
Dir: Gerard Mooney, United States, 5 min, 2011, Animation
An animated video for a song in which a man with a broken heart shares his feelings with his only companion, a gecko on his kitchen wall.
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HELLO BAMBI
Dir: Faiyaz Jafri, United States, 7 min, 2011, Animation
Seven crying boys watch Snow White being pulled away in a glass coffin by Thomas the Tank Engine. We enter the subconscious of Snow White through he... more »
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INVOCATIONS
Dir: Richard Kostelanetz, Germany, 62 min, 2011, Animation
An audio composition of and about the sound of the language of prayer, produced for the Horspiele department of Sender Freies Berlin with a composed... more »
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JUDAS & JESUS
Dir: Olaf Encke & Claudia Romero , Germany, 10 min, 2009, Animation
2000 years Judas had to remain silent. 2000 years only Jesus was heard. Now it's Judas turn: The truth about the love triangle between Judas, Jesus... more »
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READING, THE
Dir: Catya Plate, United States, 22 min, 2010, Animation
The Reading is the darkly hilarious tale of a woman who awakens to the ringing of a doorbell to find an invitation to a Clothespin Tarot reading sli... more »
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SHORT DOCUMENTARY
AGENTS, THE
Dir: Dena Greenbaum, United States, 15 min, 2011, Short Documentary
The Agents is a short documentary about the stress High School Students face today and how they are dealing with the stress. The movie shows how lif... more »
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ART OF REMEMBRANCE, THE
Dir: Raul Paz Pastrana, United States, 11 min, 2010, Short Documentary
An immigrant artist ponders the meaning of life and death in two cultures as he prepares a community altar for the Day of the Dead to remember those... more »
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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
Dir: Peter Blitzer, United States, 16 min, 2010, Short Documentary
Josh & Jeff Crook were trouble makers as kids growing up in Brooklyn. As young adults, they decided to start making movies. Not able to hold jobs em... more »
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DAY AT THE POOL
Dir: Ian Douglass & Eric Fulford, United States, 24 min, 2011, Short Documentary
A Day at the Pool is a documentary-style film that attempts to uncover the true origins of modern skateboarding. Interviews with Tony Alva, Stacy Pe... more »
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EXPERIENCING AGING
Dir: Leslye Abbey, United States, 26 min, 2011, Short Documentary
In her thought provoking paper, Experiencing Aging, Catherine Papell, social worker extraordinaire, reflects on the process of aging, observing her... more »
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RITES OF PASSAGE
Dir: Jeff Roy, United States, 20 min, 2012, Short Documentary
"Rites of Passage" follows one week in the life of Maya Jafer (formerly Mohammed Ghulam Jafer Hussein), a South Asian Muslim from Chennai, India, as... more »
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VULTURE CULTURE
Dir: Eric Rockey, United States, 21 min, 2011, Short Documentary
Can garbage be used to foster community? That's the question anarchist collective 'In Our Hearts' asks as they create a Free Store and host free com... more »
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