Films
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The Bugs and the Slugs
Greyson Horst
United States, Fiction
The Bugs and the Slugs is an NYU Thesis Film that chronicles sexual discovery through the eyes of an orphaned human boy in a village of trolls. We are using fantasy to explore periods of isolation and self-acceptance at a vulnerable time in life.
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The Diaper Cake
Anastasia Babenko
Ukraine, Fiction
Lena and Vitya, both in their early 20s, are two kids who now have a kid of their own. In the postnatal hospital room, like in limbo, they deal with the irreversible changes in their lives and with each other.
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The Loneliest Whale in the World
Yi Zhang
United States, Fiction
June is an international student who just graduated from university in the U.S.. She flew for a job interview. Because she is a stutterer, she fails the interview. When she comes back to the motel, she meets Mathilde, a woman from France who doesn’t speak English, are locked out of the room.
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The Problem of the Hydra
Maija Tammi
Finland, Documentary
The Problem of the Hydra is an experimental documentary film about the practical and metaphysical problems a small fresh-water polyp, known as Hydra, has caused since the 1700s to the present day. Contrary to most animals, Hydra vulgaris does not age, at all.?
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The Silent Echo
Suman Sen
France, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Fiction
Four teenagers, from a remote mountain village, spend their days in an abandoned bus on a ridge, playing music. A band competition is organized in a neighbor town.
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The Soloists
Mehrnaz Abdollahina & Razahk Issaka & Faben Woldehawariat & Celeste Jamnkeck & Liu Yi
France, Animation
In a village controlled by ridiculous laws, two elderly women and their forbidden dog have lost their sister and must find a replacement singer for their next show.
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They Dance With Their Heads
Thomas Corriveau
Canada (Quebec), Animation
The severed head of a choreographer is held captive by an eagle on a desert island. With a dazzling mastery of drawing and painting, this animated short unexpectedly takes us into the sensitive world of an artist madly in love with dance.
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Théo Le Château d'eau
Jaimeen Desai
France, Switzerland, Animation
Every morning, Theo the water tower cries and disturbs the village's peace. Robert and his dog try to cheer him up by singing songs. But Theo is in no mood to sing and tries to escape, which leads him out of the village and into the city!
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Tian Xia Wu Ya
Yi Tang
China, Fiction
18-year-old school girl Shengnan enters a night of adventure in the adults' world.
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Tina Times Two
Bonnie Dempsey
Ireland, Fiction
A surreal coming-of-age fable about a lonely girl whose wish comes true when she gains a magical friend; an exact double of herself! But the dream turns into a nightmare when her double wants to live her own life.