International Short Block #1 - 11:00am-1:00pm - American Stage
"Little Darling - The Secret City" (5 min.; directed by Damian Smith)
Set inside an automaton clock, Little Darling tells the story of the enduring love between the clock's two characters and their frustrations with being unable to embrace after the clock becomes old and broken.
"Eye-Catcher" (18 min.; directed by Emilie K. Beck)
Summer-break is here and it is time for the annual trip to the island. Everything is perfect, the party is starting and Ida is feeling great. Mixed feelings, looks and innocent flirt leads to big misunderstandings with huge consequences. The group of friends are put to the test. They are forced to take sides. Who is telling the truth? Where is the limit drawn? And not least, what happened?
"Beer, Bullets and the Coner Mini Mart" (15 min.; directed by Arnold Chon)
Tae-joon, the owner of a small corner store is strong armed by the Korean Mob to pay up on a debt with in 24 hours. Desperate he attempts to rekindle a friendship from over 10 years ago to find the money he needs.
"Four Tails" (24 min.; directed by Christopher Villiers)
Four friends meet to walk their dogs together everyday on Hampstead Heath. They reveal their hopes, dreams and fears in some unusual ways. They are all looking for love but perhaps the perfect man does not exist.... or maybe he goes running on the Heath.
"Mein Letztes Konzert (My Last Concert)" (15 min.; directed by Selcuk Zvi Cara)
My last concert in the town I was born. My last concert in the town where a part of me died. My last concert in the town where I am hoping to find my inner peace.
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"En War Wieder Da (He Was There Again)" (10 min.; directed by Florian von Bornstädt)
An actress enters the consulting room of a psychoanalyst and begins to talk about her fears and thoughts. It starts an analysis of herself, of her existence and her work ...
"Hyena's Blood" (29 min.; directed by Nicolas Caicoya)
We are in 1973. A corrupt cop helps the new born DEA to burn down the poppy fields in Mexico.
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