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Brentwood(en)
A running feud between Star Trek actors Brent Spiner and Levar Burton is the basis for this TV comedy pilot.
9th Floor to the Right(fr)
One evening, in his apartment in Paris, Lorenzo is getting ready to receive Marvin for the first time, a boy he really likes. Marvin shows up at the door with Thomas, a homeless man he met on the street in need of a shower. Lorenzo doesn’t dare say no.
Gary and Milo(en)
Two brains in jars exist exclusively in a game of PONG, oblivious to the world falling apart outside of their computer.
Sweet Affliction(en)
Deadpan and 18, Stacey grapples with romantic feelings for her hardened older sister Angela.
The Carp and the Child(xx)
On a sunlit afternoon, a boy heads to the pond. He is hoping for some quiet time alone fishing for carp, but is joined by a puppy, ready to befriend anyone in his path. Even in the most peaceful moments, the pup can’t resist having a chat with the local frog and duck! When the puppy gets up to a bit of mischief, the boy is surprised by the outcome of his fishing adventure…
Saturday Night Cosmic Breakdown(en)
For this metaphysical short, Leo Fitzpatrick plays a confused and concerned NYC East-Villager who hears the end of the world is happening on Saturday night.
Eternelles(fr)
Two sisters, Emma and Alice, meet again after a long absence. Strangely, they resemble each other more than they think.
The Birth of a Mall Goth(en)
May's sister Gemma has become a goth overnight, causing May to explore the fantastical reasons for the sudden change, while also going on a journey of self-discovery.
The Loneliest(en)
Go 'behind-the-scenes' of a British nature show in this comic mockumentary: a camera-girl (with a unique sense of humor) and a marine biologist (with a unique passion for whales) go searching for the loneliest whale in the world (a real whale born with a unique vocal frequency, too high for the others to hear.)
Alaska is a Drag(en)
Leo's dreams of being an international drag superstar are hard fought working in a fish cannery in Alaska.
The Ten Commandments Number 4: Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother(en)
This short tells the story of Little Tucker, who is forced by his parents to run a county race, only to arrive last. This film takes place full of oil fields, and Mulloy not only uses his characteristic stark black and whites, but also some bright reds and yellows for a fire.
Love's Baby Soft(en)
The 12-year old Dolores, a feisty preteen desperate to be seen as a grown-up in 1976 suburbia is on her humiliating, hilarious journey from girlhood to growing up. She fantasizes about sex, womanhood, work... and Freddie Prinze. The girl thinks she's got the lowdown on being a woman, but when her overworked single mom Janice hires Cleo to babysit her world collides with the super cool black 16-year old's, each learns painful truths about what it really means to grow up.
The Boy in the Bubble(en)
Rupert, a ten year old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever.
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess(ja)
The story of a tiny Egg-girl who is forced to serve the evil Boar-like witch Baba Yaga. But after a blob of Dough comes to life, she befriends him and both escape from the witch's home at a Water mill on a cliff and set off to see the world. The soundtrack is Joe Hisaishi's arrangement of Vivaldi's La Folia