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See You by Jesper Waldvogel

See You
Denmark
Fourteen year old Nete’s world collapses when her twin brother Noah is killed in a car accident. The family decides to move to Copenhagen to start life anew. Nete, still traumatized by her brother’s death, begins classes in a new school, but the day she starts, she finds she is not the only new student. To everyone else he is just the new boy, but Nete is in total shock … because the boy looks exactly like her brother. Get out your handkerchiefs for a surprising and touching film highlighting the important connection between brothers and sisters. Written and directed by Jesper Waldvogel Rasmussen. The film was shortlisted for a 2009 Academy Award. Principal cast: Julie Carlsen, Coco Hjardemaal, Henrik Birch and Mikkel Juul Jensen.
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Love Song of Iskra Prufrock by Lucy Gaffy
Visiting Hours by Steve Hughes

Love Song of Iskra Prufrock
Australia
Iskra Prufrock is a Croatian refugee who works as an X-ray technician. In an effort to recover from her violent past, she has made her life one of ritual with little contact with others. She finds her life a lonely one. That is until she meets Leo. Nothing in her life has been easy, and she soon learns, neither is love. Written and directed by Lucy Gaffy. Principal cast: Victoria Haralabidou and Luke Elliot.
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Visiting Hours
England
A man wakes up after 15 days in a coma and is told by his wife they have been in a serious car accident. As Paul’s memory slowly returns, they realize they have a difficult decision to make that will test the depth of their love. Written, edited and directed by Steve Hughes. Principal cast: Danny Webb and Alexandra Boyd.
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God of Love by Luke Matheny
Shooting Blanks by Liam Gavin

God of Love
USA
Meet Raymond Goodfellow, a multi-talented artist who combines lounge singing with his champion dart throwing ability. He has fallen head over heels for his bass player, but she’s in love with the guitarist. His prayers are answered, or so he thinks, when he receives a package of passion-inducing darts. Writer/Director Luke Matheny’s film won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. Principal cast: Luke Matheny, Marian Brock, Christopher Hirsh, Emily Young and Miguel Rosales.
– To learn more about the film, go to lukemathenyfilms.com.
– To read an interview with the filmmaker, go to thefilmyap.com.

Shooting Blanks
Ireland
The loneliest feeling in the world is to love someone who doesn’t love you. Cupid is an admitted alcoholic who has had his own heart broken one too many times. If he can’t be happy in love, why should anyone else? A new love potion offers him one last shot at redemption. Have his own bitter experiences poisoned him forever or will he be able to shoot a bull’s eye for Zoe and Martin? Written and directed by Liam Gavin. Principal cast: Luke De Wolfson, Amy Phillips and Mark Holloway.
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Franswa Sharl by Hannah Hilliard
Parachute by Lucas Fleischer and Paul Grellong

Franswa Sharl
Australia
Twelve year old Greg has inherited his macho father’s competitive streak and needs to be the center of attention. On a family holiday in Fiji they have different ideas about what it takes to be a man. When his behavior fails to amuse his father, Greg set out to win him back while still staying true to himself. Greg shows that remaining the “#1 Son” requires a certain amount of ingenuity. Director Hannah Hilliard’s humorous tale is based on a true story and won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival. Principal cast: Callan McAuliffe, Ivy Latimer, John Batchelor and Steve LeMarquand.
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– To read an interview with the filmmaker, go to aspentimes.com.

Parachute
USA
A precocious young boy plays with toy paratroopers in his front yard and witnesses a man and a woman engaged in an extramarital affair. He confronts the man, and after an awkward beginning, and a little adventure at the mini-mart, they develop an unlikely friendship. Directed by Lucas Fleischer and Paul Grellong. Principal cast: Lucas Fleischer, Brandon Ratcliffe, Tara Karsian and Emily Kosloski.
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Happy Sushi by Andy Green
Careful with that Axe by Jason Stutter
The One Last Time by Scott Weintrob
Park by Thierry Espasa

Happy Sushi
USA
Don’t you just hate when sit down at a table with uneven legs? It’s even more of a pain when this happens at a restaurant. If that’s not bad enough, the sushi chef and the waiter are having a heated argument in front of the customers. Oh well, so much for an enjoyable dinning experience. In times like this, our protagonist learns it’s best to keep a low profile. Directed and edited by Andy Green. Principal cast: Paul Adelstein, Mirrah Foulkes, Hidetoshi Imura and Ken’ichi Iwabuchi.
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Careful with that Axe
New Zealand
A barefoot boy tries his hand at chopping firewood with his father’s razor sharp axe. The axe is so heavy he decides to balance himself by resting one foot on the chopping block. Did we mention he’s barefoot? Kids (and adults) … don’t try this at home. Written and directed by Jason Stutter. Principal cast: Cameron Stevens.- To read an interview with the filmmaker, go to indieexpress.com.

The One Last Time
USA
A bank in downtown Los Angeles. The last customers of the day are finishing up their business. What they don’t know is that two different groups of robbers have decided to rob the same bank, on the same day and at the same time. Now throw in the cast from Wizard of Oz, a bunch of super heroes and a lot of guns. Just when you think it can’t get any weirder, it does. This isn’t going to be pretty. Written, produced and directed by Scott Weintrob. Principal cast: Glenn Ratcliffe, Tony Okungbowa, Sam Ireifej, Patrick Prentiss and Lenore Thomas.
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Park
France
Welcome to a big park in a city, not like any other in cities around the world, where people come to enjoy their day. But on this day, four strangers are going to find their lives forever entwined in this heart-pounding tale of chance, mistaken perceptions and unforeseen consequences. Directed by Thierry Espasa. Principal cast: Laurent Bariohay, Yohann Oisiou, Peggy Korum, Gerard Bontoux, David Chenaud and Pablo Perez.
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Chicken Heads by Bassam Ali Jarbawi
Bunny by Robert Snow

Chicken Heads
USA/Palestine
A prized sheep goes missing from a poor farmer’s land. His 11 year old son is the only one who knows what happened. Young Yousef learns a harsh lesson when he tries to cover up the truth. Written and directed by Bassam Ali Jarbawi. Principal cast: Qusai Abu-Eid, Mohammad Abu-Eid, Atef Al-Akhras and Hussein Nakhleh.
– To learn more about the filmmaker, go to bassamjarbawi.com.

Bunny
USA
A naïve young boy ventures into a rough part of town to retrieve his stolen pet bunny. Understanding and forgiveness are big words when you’re a little child. Writer/director Robert Snow offers a gritty, touching and uncompromising look at class differences in a tough Philadelphia suburb. Based on a true story. When the filmmaker was 8-years old, someone stole his rabbit. Principal cast: John Barbieri, Scott Clark, Griffin Hyde, Brooke Hoover and Natalie Toth.
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The Crush by Michael Creagh
Big Girl by Renuka Jeyapalan

The Crush
Ireland
Ardal Travis is in love. There’s just one small problem … him. He’s only eight years old and the object of his affection is his beautiful teacher Miss Purdy. He also has a bigger problem … Pierce. He is Miss Purdy’s fiancée. As the saying goes, all is fair in love and war. There’s only one thing Ardal can do … challenge the interloper to a duel! Written and directed by Michael Creagh. The film was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award. Principal cast: Oran Creagh (the filmmaker’s son), Olga Wehrly and Rory Keenan.
– To read an interview with the filmmaker, go to independent-magazine.org.
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Big Girl
Canada
A battle of wills develops between nine year old Josephine and her mother’s new boyfriend — a “lowly” bartender. No longer the sole object of her affection, she challenges this new interloper to a winner take all competition. He may be man enough for her mother, but is he man enough to take care of them both? A bittersweet tale of modern family politics written and directed by Renuka Jeyapalan. Principal cast: Samantha Weinstein, Kris Holden-Ried and Patricia Fagan.

Looking at Animals
USA
A new neighbor has moved into the suburbs. He is a retired wildlife photographer who made his living observing and predicting behavior of predators in the wild. This talent comes in handy with a clairvoyant mother and her angst-ridden teenage son as neighbors. Based on a short story by Josh Goldfaden. Directed and produced by Marc Turtletaub. His other film credits include co-producing and acting in the feature Little Miss Sunshine. This is his directorial debut. Principal cast: Will Patton, Robin Wiegert and BJ Wallace.

All My Dreams on VHS
England
James dreams every night. Fortunately, due to an amazing new technology, he has the ability to record all of them straight to VHS and watch them again at his leisure. When Erica, a sexy colleague at work stops by one evening, she finds something surprising amongst the titles. Curiosity gets the better of her. While he steps out for a minute, she pops in a tape with her name on it. What happens when subconscious dreams become public? Written and directed by Timothy X Atack. Principal cast: O.T. Fagbenle and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
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– To learn more about the filmmaker visit timatack.co.uk.

Caresse
Holland
An unexpected blizzard forces Victor to spend a lonely Christmas Eve in a Baltimore hotel. Stranded in a foreign country, he decides to get a companion for the night. When the beautiful woman sits down next to him at the bar, the line between real love and paid love gets blurred. Written and directed by Jim Taihuttu. Principal cast: Pierre Bokma, Sylvia Hoeks and Frank Sheppard.
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– To learn more about the film visit caressedefilm.nl.

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Finding
France
A secret agent is contacted by another spy to find the daughter he hasn’t seen for 18 years. Contacting the daughter will expose their covert identities. In spite of the risks at stake he accepts. He tracks her down and his thoughts go back to his own daughter who thinks he is also dead. Word has gotten out and a contract has been put out on both of the men’s lives. How much are they willing to risk to see their daughters? Written and directed by brothers Louis and Jesse Salto with a beautiful music score by Sebastien Galina. Louis was born in Mill Valley, California. Jesse was born in Katmandu, Nepal. Their mother is Danish and their father is Polish. The globetrotting brothers now call France home. Principal cast: Robert Dauney, Terence Bulley, Gabriella Wright, Danny Verissimo and Joe Sheridan.
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– To learn more about the film visit finding-themovie.com.

Fair Trade
Germany/Morocco
The shortest distance and at the same time the most obvious divide between Europe and the Third World is the Straits of Gibraltar. Anything can be bought here for the right price. A young woman from Spain has come with a shocking request. Is a fair trade in the offing? Written, produced and directed by Michael Dreher. Principal cast: Judith Engel and Barnaby Metschurat.
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