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New Directors/New Films · 2010

New Directors/New Films 2010

Short Films

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11 films · 2 reviews

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The Bizarre Friends of Ricardinho (Amigos Bizarros do Ricardinho)

In the midst of corporate oppression, a worker passively fights back with stories from home.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2009; Director: Augusto Canani; Writer: Augusto Canani; Stars: Ricardo Lilja)

Screening with Frontier Blues

Break A Leg

A hit-man meets his mark for breakfast.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2009; Director: Jesse Shamata; Writer: Jesse Shamata; Stars: Chuck Shamata, Gage Munroe, Conrad Bergschneider, Steve Coombes, Anna Starnino, Janet Kompare-Fritz)

Screening with Down Terrace

Catafalque

Boundaries become blurred for two boys locked in a basement.

(Country: Austria; Year: 2010; Director: Christoph Rainer; Stars: Thomas Mraz, Sam Baumueller, Doris Baumueller, Vito Baumueller)

Screening with Amer

Felicita

A woman participates in her husband's funeral... via mobile phone.

(Country: Georgia; Year: 2009; Director: Salome Aleksi; Writer: Zaira Arsenishvili; Stars: Nino Kasradze) , Official site

Screening with Every Day Is A Holiday

Logorama

Oscar-nominated short composed almost entirely of logos.

(Year: 2009; Director: François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain; Writer: François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain; Stars: Bob Stephenson, Sherman Augustus, Aja Evans, Joel Michaely, Matt Winston, Andrew Kevin Walker, David Fincher)

Screening with The Happiest Girl In The World

Looking At Animals

A retired wild animal photographer finds a new hobby... observing his neighbours.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Marc Turtletaub; Writer: Marc Turtletaub; Stars: Troy Bishop, Will Patton, BJ Wallace, Leyna Weber, Robin Weigert)

Screening with 3 Backyards

Quadrangle

Review preview for Quadrangle

History replicated in the editing suite, composition compelling, illuminating.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
Two couples recount their complex sexual and romantic involvement.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Amy Grappell)

Full review

Screening with Dogtooth

Rob And Valentyna In Scotland (Rob & Valentyna In Scotland)

Review preview for Rob And Valentyna In Scotland

Rob & Valentyna In Scotland feels genuine, even heartfelt.

Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
Two cousins have an odd-couple adventure.

(Country: US, UK; Year: 2010; Director: Eric Lynne; Writer: Eric Lynne, Robert Chester Smith; Stars: Kimi Reichenberg, Robert Chester Smith, Laura Main, Thorston Manderlay, Sam Sneade) , Official site

Full review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Five - shorts in the snow, Blue Valentine

Screening with Hunting & Sons

Slate

A film editor working late finds himself mysteriously drawn to the raw footage he is cutting.

(Country: US, Spain; Year: 2010; Director: Carmen Vidal)

Screening with Beautiful Darling: The Life And Times Of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar

Snow Hides The Shade Of Fig Trees (La neige cache l'ombre des figuiers)

Six migrants share nostalgia for their various homelands.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2009; Director: Samer Najari; Writer: Samer Najari; Stars: Aliocha Schneider, Mohsen El Gharbi, Juan Hernandez, Heylin Darwich, Nelson Bolivar, Nedjim Bouizzoul)

Screening with The Last Train Home

Suha

Document of a young female graffiti artist in the male-dominated tagging world of Montreal.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2009; Director: Robby Reis)

Screening with The Man Next Door