Archived Festival Film

Phone Call

Heather (played by Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins) is a shy lady who works at a helpline call center. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man (played by Oscar winner Jim Broadbent), she has no idea that the encounter will change her l... read more

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Pour Retourner

A talented prison chef with the respect of his fellow inmates is paroled to a world that does not want him. He struggles to secure a job with a vindictive former coworker who treats him like human garbage. Pushed to his breaking point, the chef mu... read more

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Record

A father in mourning struggles to connect with his blind daughter. Amidst her collection of recorded memories, he soon learns that the colors of grief and understanding are more vivid when glimpsed through the eyes of the blind. Scree... read more

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Cycloid

A man sets his alarm clock and goes to bed, but during the night, the world turns into a seamless series of animated dreamscapes. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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30 Year Old Bris

A romantic comedy about an interfaith couple and the girlfriend’s demand that her 30-year-old boyfriend, Brad, complete his conversion to Judaism by getting a circumcision before they wed. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Next Part

A double-amputee soldier and his wife grapple with his injuries amid unexpected events. Uniquely told from the wife’s point of view, The Next Part details the couple’s remarkable journey through recovery. Screening in Shorts Program: ... read more

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Carnada

The film follows a 13-year-old boy (Manny) from Tijuana as he embarks on his first drug smuggle across the 'Devil’s Highway,' a notoriously fatal stretch of desert on the Arizona/Mexico border. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Kakara

A man drags his girlfriend to the hospital for an abortion, but while sitting in a waiting room, he meets a girl who just might change his mind. A short and sharp comedy with a poignant edge. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Sker

A true story of a kayaker who sails through the fjords of Iceland and stumbles upon a skerry. He decides to port there and soon realizes that perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Kiosk

For years now, the kiosk has been Olga’s little home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life has made her bigger than the exit. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. An absurd incident starts the ... read more

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Sequence

A man wakes up one morning to realize the entire world has dreamed about him the night before. Screening in Shorts Program: Totally Twi... read more

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Boy Scout

Trapped in their car for days after an unexpected snowstorm strands them on a remote mountain road, Grant and Leah confront a life-or-death choice... With another storm on the way, should they stay together or go separate ways? Screen... read more

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Nae Pasaran

In a small Scottish town in 1974, factory workers refuse to carry out repairs on warplane engines in an act of solidarity against the violent military coup in Chile. Four years pass before the engines, left to rust in factory yard, mysteriously di... read more

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Showfolk

For seven Hollywood golden-era veterans with a combined age of 662, the show goes on. From a Vaudeville comedian still working at 100 to the stunning siren who dated Ronald Reagan when he was a Democrat, these showfolk, all living at the motion pi... read more

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Nocturnity

A sleepwalker’s sense of identity is turned inside out after tracking her nighttime journey with surveillance cameras. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Rúbaí

The First Holy Communion is fast approaching and eight-year-old Rúbaí flatly refuses to be a part of it. She’s an atheist and proud of it, but faces emotional blackmail, religious and philosophical debate, and overt intolerance in today’s supposed... read more

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Today's The Day

With the clock ticking away, Cloud Walker, a self-doubting intern at the most respected dance agency in L.A. must ask the boss for his permission to attend the biggest audition of the year. Struggling with his inner fears, Cloud’s dreams are quick... read more

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My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of It

An animated adaptation of Ms. Swados’ award-winning book, My Depression, A Picture Book, with the voices of Sigourney Weaver (as the main character) Steve Buscemi, and Fred Armisen. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Of Many

Set against the backdrop of the Arab-Israeli conflict and tensions between Jewish and Muslim college students, Of Many tells the story of the relationship between an Orthodox Rabbi and Imam. Topical and humorous, this documentary offers an inspiri... read more

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Day Ten

New York fell silent after the loss of its Twin Towers. A strange quiet descended upon New York City. Day Ten follows William as he wanders the silent streets, struggling to come to terms with what has happened to his city, as loved ones go missin... read more

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70 Hester Street

A documentary about director Casimir Nozkowski’s childhood home and how much of the past he could still see in it after he left. His story becomes a universal story about all childhood homes and the past lives and legacies of old buildings making ... read more

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Human Voice

Set against the backdrop of Naples, Italy, in 1950, Human Voice, based on the iconic Jean Cocteau play of the same name, tells the story of Angela (Sophia Loren), a woman in her twilight years, who rides the emotional roller coaster of her last te... read more

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Scratch

Eoin’s life is turned upside down when an unexpected mix of regulars and strangers turn up during his shift at a local petrol station. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Ghost Train

An elderly man struggling to cope with his wife’s dementia is drawn into a macabre cabaret restaurant where he becomes enchanted by the lead actress. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

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Duke and the Buffalo

Once a year, a crew of Colorado ranchers rounds up a herd of wild buffalo as part of a unique conservation effort. This film follows the story of Duke Phillips and his team of ranchers as they risk everything to preserve this endangered animal and... read more