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2012 Official Selection
Afterglow
Kaushal Oza | India | 20 Minutes
Today is the tenth day after Minocher Mirza’s death. And while his widow Meher is trying to come to terms with her personal grief; friends and relatives, according to Parsi customs, make their condolence visits and offer mock sympathy.
Treasures
Ben Murray-Watson | UK | 15 Minutes
If our heart is broken and we fail to achieve our desires and ambitions, what is there left to treasure? Treasures is a tender and yet poignant reminder not to lose sight of what is really important in the face of adversity.
Great Western
Tanya Goldberg | Australia | 11 Minutes
Yousef, a resolutely benevolent Iraqi cardiologist, escapes his horrifying past by driving a Sydney taxi, making a living and uplifting lives. As he pilots the taxi, Yousef cajoles his despondent fare, office-drone Grogan, hoping to break him from his malaise.
La 3ème Voie
Jean-michel Tari | France | 28 Minutes
The robber’s hideout Jerome MILIANI, recently escaped from a high security prison is located in a huge disused factory near Paris. The Police operation designed to put him back in jail is being set up. Until the Captain RIBOIRE arrives. Now things are going really out of control
Lapse
Gilles Guerraz | France | 23 Minutes
When he wakes up, he only remembers two things :
- a woman’s face
- that woman is in danger
Gemalogia
Rick Limentani | UK,Spain | 12 Minutes
Erick is a young gemologist who works for a bank that specializes in classifying diamonds. He and his colleagues spend long hours analyzing the imperfections of these precious stones, until one day he becomes incapable of doing his job.
Valse Favorite
Deborah Helpert | France | 14 Minutes
what is the best way to be dump by an emotional boyfriend?
Diane has the brilliant idea to organize a BBQ with friends to solve her friend Sonia’s problem.
The plan is original, but apparently, Diane did not think of everything.
Leon & Barbara
Marcin Mikulski | Poland | 23 Minutes
Leon and Barbara, an elderly couple, after years of marriage live next to each other rather than with each other. For him the most important thing is his beloved Fiat 125, which in fact he doesn’t use, because he’s afraid to leave home.
The things my father never taught me
Burleigh Smith | Australia | 7 Minutes
Melvin gives dating advice to his three-year-old son.
Mother’s milk sua me
Andy DeJohn | USA | 18 Minutes
Mother’s Milk (Sua Me) is the story of a young girl who must learn to take care of her ailing family in the Vietnamese countryside.
