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Summer, 2011
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"HIDDEN TREASURE"
. Adventure. 12-minutes. St.Louis, MO. Three young best friends are playing a game when there is a tragic accident leading to one of their deaths. Ten years in the future Bobby is still haunted by that fateful day and is unable to live his life to the fullest. When Bobby gets invited to a memorial for his lost friend he can no longer avoid his past. With the encouragement from his best friend Jake, Bobby makes the first steps in dealing with his emotions and starting on the road to recovery.Director: Laura Hohenstein.
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HOW DEEP IS THE RABBIT HOLE"
. Fantasy. 6-minutes. Chicago, Illinois. Malice and her jester friend have been kidnapped by the sadistic Herbi The Herbivore and are being held captive in his rabbit hole of torture and humiliation! Will they be able to escape the paws of this mad mammal monster or will they succumb to his dark depravity?! Director: Anthony Colon.
"TOOTSIE: LICIOUS".
Documentary. 7-minutes. U.K. This short documentary follows along a retro girl group known as 'The Tootsie Rollers'. Throughout the films short run time we learn how the group formed and what they all hope the future holds for them, all the while being entertained by the girls fantastic tunes and hypnotic dance routines. Come and roll with the Tootsies! Director: Frank Soldato.
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"THE RIGHT FRIEND"
. Drama. 15-minutes. Naples, Florida. Winner: Best Cinematography. A woman numb from a tragic loss must make an important decision. Her inner voices, visually represented as two friends, guide her. In the meantime, she is oblivious to signs everywhere providing gentle and loving support towards the right decision. But will she be too late and make the wrong decision? Director: Gail Kowatch.
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"HAVE A GO".
Comedy. 6-minutes. U.K. A thrusting young political adviser assists a mugging victim, and soon wishes he hadn't. Director: Alistair Parkhurst.
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"THE FUNERAL".
Drama. 14-minutes. South Korea. A family gathers at the funeral of their father. The members are overwhelmed with their own businesses rather than the protocol of the funeral itself. As the body is brought in, they approach it, and begin a "funeral" like you've never seen. Director: Jun-Woo Lee.
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"GIANT SQUID"
. Animation. 8-minutes. Virginia. When Elise's boyfriend is abducted by a giant green killer squid in the Atlantic Ocean, she enlists the help of a marine biologist and a drunken squid poacher to track the squid before it is too late...but the squid has other plans. Director: Maxwell Perry.
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"TRIBUTE TO TAGORE"
. Music. 3-minutes. India. On the eve of the 150th Birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, two musicians across the world ; namely Charlie Porter from Florida,United States of America, a Jazz Trumpeter and Jaywant Naidu from Hyderabad, India, the creator of 'Jaywant Guitar' have dedicated a video album of the famous song 'Jana Gana Mana' ,the Indian National Anthem by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, to the nation.This song was first translated from Bengali to English and also set to music in Madanapalle, a town in Andhra Pradesh.The video album is an instrumental music version.Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was a poet, an author, a composer, a visual artist and a philosopher.He won the Nobel prize in Literature for his work 'Gitanjali' in 1913. Director: Ravi Gollapudi.
"BILLY'S ANGEL".
Family. 13-minutes. Orlando, Florida. 10 year old Billy Spencer is a witness to the miracle of life and the promise of everlasting love. He uses wisdom passed on to him by his beloved grandpa to see beyond the pain he feels when his best friend dies and to allow his heart to be lifted as though on the wings of a newly hatched butterfly. An inspiring and faithful film for all ages. Set in 1969 in rural Florida. Starring J.R. Fondessy. Music by Matt Berky, Written by Rebecca Blair, Directed by Matt Metz.
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"NOBODY BUT HER"
. Horror. 7-minutes. Louisiana. Winner: Best Horror Short.. The terrifying story of 8-year old Greta and her abusive grandmother. After her grandmother's strange death, two detectives work to unravel the mystery by questioning the young girl, leading them to discover the shocking truth. Director: Phillip Jordan Brooks.
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