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I am a 66-year-old cicada. There was a big earthquake. There was a big tsunami. There also was a big accident.

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Starring: ,
Director: Isamu Hirabayashi
Genre: Animation
Running time: 00:08
Rated: NR

Ad & Subtract
The world of a junior accountant explodes in hundreds of resumes after he learns that his boss put an ad in the paper to replace his job.

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Starring: ,
Director: Laura Stephens, Tom Sito
Genre: Animation
Running time: 00:04
Rated: NR

AppleBox
James Bronson is a Hollywood Mega Star. He's at the top of his game -- and the top of his box. A full apple box, to be exact. At the height of his stardom, an unfortunate mishap occurs and Bronson loses his trusted box -- all that 'makes' the 5'3' actor a larger-then-life phenom quickly disappears. In this short little comedy, we follow how a vertically challenged actor rises to the occasion when opportunity finds him in his most pivotal state, learning that the true foundation beneath his craft isn't necessarily a 2'x1' box.

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Starring: ,
Director: Rick Page
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 00:29
Rated: NR

Bandito
When the town's sheriff starts to lose control of his daughter, he resorts to desperate measures to bring her back after she secretly elopes with her lover, an ex-gunfighter.

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Starring: Danny Foreming , Douglas Olson
Director: Ryan Wood
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:08
Rated: NR

Bathing & the Single Girl
Single, in her thirties and experiencing an extended "romantic drought" this lady decides she needs to broaden her ideas of who might make a suitable boyfriend. Once offended by her grandmother's advice to "overlook a little" - she feels desperate times call for desperate measures. But - just how desperate IS she? Bathing and the Single Girl is a raw & irreverent comedic look at some of the pitfalls of dating men you can talk yourself into rather than waiting for one you cannot talk yourself out of.

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Starring: Christine Elise ,
Director: Christine Elise
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 00:11
Rated: R

Bread & Kisses
Paul Fowler is a lonely mathematician, struggling to fix a flaw in his equation. One day, Paul sees a beautiful woman, Elena, in a bakery, kneading bread. Captivated, he agrees to take baking classes.

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Starring: Natasha Allan , Mika Collins
Director: Katherine Fitzgerald
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 00:13
Rated: NR

Century of Light
The world famous Centennial Light Bulb in Livermore's Fire Station 6 has burned almost continuously since it was first lit in the year 1901. In that time, it has seen war and peace, depression and prosperity, and a countless number of human events. Since being acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1972, the 4-watt dynamo has received on-going press about its extraordinary lifespan, as each passing year marks a new milestone.

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Starring: Tom Bramell , Steve Bunn
Director: Christopher Leps, Anthony Leps
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 00:47
Rated: NR

Crystallized
Since the accident, Satomi obsessively talks to snow-crystals and keeps drawing "letters", praying for her boyfriend's recovery from a coma.

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Director: Eiji Shimada
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:30
Rated: NR

Demon's Dilemma
A demon walks amongst us. But demons and angels do not walk lock and step with their masters. Celestial beings can act out, and there are consequences for disobedience. So what happens when a demon defies the natural order and inadvertently commits an act fit for an angel? Heaven knows.

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Starring: Sean Guse , Andreas Lyon
Director: Hanjin Park
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:14
Rated: NR

Eskimo Kiss
A young man with a disability experiences intimacy for the first time.

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Starring: Anya Beyersdorf , Mario Filintatzis
Director: Dustin Feneley
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:10
Rated: NR

The Five Stages of Grief
Daniel's father died yesterday. He seems to be totally fine. Luckily his friends can teach him to be miserable.

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Starring: Jason Ritter , Fran Kranz
Director: Jessica Brickman
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 00:11
Rated: NR

Five Time Champion
While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction of worms, his natural curiosity leads him to discover some inconvenient truths about those around him. He witnesses his mother's infidelity and suspects his grandfather for the same, all while he believes he is losing his best friend Shiley to a rival named Chase. These disappointments are at the fore as he wrestles with his father's mysterious departure years ago. Julius keeps a diligent eye, but unfortunately, all of his heartbreakingly acute observation seems to prove that no solution will restore the people he cares about to their appropriate roles. How can Julius hold together a family that seems as though none of its parts can stay intact?

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Starring: Ryan Akin , Justin Arnold
Director: Berndt Mader
Genre: Drama
Running time: 01:32
Rated: NR

Fixation
This documentary follows single speed cyclists through The Bay Area and Los Angeles, and for the first time covers all aspects: City Riders, Messengers, Velodromes, Freestyle, Bike Shops, Bike Polo, Brakeless and more. Discover the passion, freedom and excitement behind only having one gear.

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Starring: ,
Director: Alex Trudeau Viriato
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 00:40
Rated: NR

Franklin
A traveling photographer stumbles upon an old man, only to lift his spirits by taking a memorable photo of him.

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Starring: ,
Director: George Retelas
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:04
Rated: NR

Friday Night Tights
It's a Friday Night. Roommates Zach and Joonki argue about going out for a drink. Zach wants to have fun but Joonki wants to stay home because he's got plans for tomorrow. Zach gets angry and goes out alone and Joonki starts to sing and dance about his secret visits to ballet classes.

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Starring: Joonki Park ,
Director: Joonki Park
Genre: Animation
Running time: 00:04
Rated: NR

GU YEO-RUM-EUI BA-DA
A father and son execute a delicate dance at the edge of the sea, roles now reversed, as one becomes the caretaker of the other.

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Starring: ,
Director: Jaehee Lee
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:22
Rated: NR

Hermano
Raised as brothers, intense teammates and competitors on the soccer field, the gregarious, swaggering Julio and the more wiry and focused Daniel "Gato" have remained virtually inseparable ever since the newborn Daniel was found abandoned in a trash heap in their La Ceniza slum. The opportunity of their lives arrives when a football scout invites them to tryout for the city's top professional team, just as a tragic act of violence threatens to tear them apart and prevent them from achieving their dreams.

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Starring: Eli� Armas , Fernando Moreno
Director: Marcel Rasquin
Genre: Drama
Running time: 01:37
Rated: NR

Jucy
Jucy is a "womantic" comedy about best friends Jackie and Lucy. They're in their mid-twenties, but not much has changed since high school. Jackie's social anxiety is still not under control and she remains incapable of a mature relationship with a man. Lucy hasn't finished either of the university degrees she started and still lives with her mother. When the duo's relationship is attacked, they make a pact to show the world just how normal they are... Jackie decides to get a boyfriend and Lucy aims for a career move.

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Starring: Andrew Ryan , Ryan Johnson
Director: Louise Alston
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 01:30
Rated: NR

The Last First Comic
This documentary features the last living burlesque comic, Irving Benson, age 97, and a host of memorable performers dating back to the early days of vaudeville and burlesque -- many of whom made their last appearance in this production. It is a thoroughly entertaining yet poignant tribute to the history of burlesque seen through the reflections and recollections of the last remaining comic who performed in that sassy, shameless, sensual, shimmering venue, which had its roots well over a century ago.

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Starring: Suzanne Charny , Dixie Evans
Director: John C. Brown, Bart Williams
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 01:30
Rated: NR

Le maillot de Cristiano
Tom and Ptit Lu dream of buying the same shirt as their idol, Cristiano Ronaldo. Unfortunately, their parents are no help. In this economic crisis that they don't really understand, our two, 11-year old heroes will try to get what they're longing for: Cristiano's shirt.

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Starring: ,
Director: Vincent Bruno
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:17
Rated: NR

The Legend of Beaver Dam
When a campfire ghost story awakens an evil monster, it's up to nerdy Danny Zigwitz to save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre.

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Starring: ,
Director: Jerome Sable
Genre: Horror
Running time: 00:12
Rated: NR

Love is Blind (Direk Ask)
A desperately unhappy woman unexpectedly finds love.

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Director: Ertug Tufekcioglu
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:11
Rated: NR

Mary and Bill
This documentary follows two elderly athletes, Mary Stroebe, a 90-year-old triathlete, and Bill Wambach, an 83-year-old high jumper. Mary has just broken her leg while downhill skiing and Bill, who smoked for 45 years, is recovering from a heart attack. Despite doctor's orders, both decide to train and compete in their respective events. Through their amazing commitment, both Mary and Bill prove that age is just a number.

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Starring: Mary Stroebe , Bill Wambach
Director: Andrew Napier
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 00:50
Rated: NR

Mechanism of Spring (Haro no shikumi)
Everybody is excited to see the arrival of spring. This film tries to depict the excitement Spring brings.

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Director: Atsushi Wada
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:04
Rated: NR

Miss Minoes (Minoes)
Tibbe, a junior journalist at the local newspaper, has run out of ideas for stories. Just when he�s at the end of his rope he meets the extraordinary Miss Minoes who claims to have been a cat! Apart from purring and sleeping in a box, she declares that she can communicate with cats. Skeptical, Tibbe hires Miss Minoes as his assistant because of the exclusive news that she receives from her astonishing feline friends. Together, they unravel a mystery, and begin to appreciate one another�s point of view.

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Starring: Carice van Houten , Theo Maassen
Director: Vincent Bal
Genre: Family
Running time: 01:31
Rated: PG

Monsieur Lazhar
This is the story of an Algerian immigrant substitute teacher who brings emotional stability to a Montreal middle school class shaken by the suicide of their well-liked teacher.

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Starring: Marie-Eve Beauregard , Seddik Benslimane
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 01:34
Rated: PG-13

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Nullarbor
An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

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Starring: ,
Director: Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell
Genre: Animation
Running time: 00:11
Rated: NR

Oliver's Treasure
Down on his luck again, the likable and plucky, if opportunistic, knight, Sir Oliver, is on the run. Stumbling into the king's receiving room, Sir Oliver finds himself to have dogged his pursuers, but to find the old monarch's crown was left forgotten on the throne. Intrigued at this unique, valuable, and fragile find, the easily distracted Sir Oliver gives the crown a try to see how it sits on his head. Trouble quickly returns when a searching knight tracks down Oliver's hiding place. Oliver's treasure is an animated comedy using Three Dimensional Computer Generated Imagery to bring the characters to life.

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Starring: ,
Director: Chuck Grieb
Genre: Animation
Running time: 00:03
Rated: NR

Pearls of the Far East
The inner lives and forbidden loves of seven Vietnamese women form the beautiful string that runs through director Cuong Ngo's feature film debut.

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Starring: Kieu Chinh , Thanh Van Ngo
Director: Cuong Ngo
Genre: Drama
Running time: 01:43
Rated: NR

The Power of Two
The remarkable story of twin sisters, two cultures, and two new chances at life. Inspired by their 2007 memoir, the film offers an intimate portrayal of the bond between half-Japanese twin sisters, Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, their lifelong battle with the fatal genetic disease Cystic Fibrosis, survival through miraculous double lung transplants, and improbable emergence as authors, athletes and global advocates for organ donation.

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Director: Marc Smolowitz
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 01:33
Rated: NR

Road Rage
During a seemingly typical traffic stop, Lauren and Nate get into a big fight about their relationship - with unexpected results.

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Director: Heather Donnell
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:06
Rated: NR

The Sea Is All I Know
When an estranged couple, Sara and Sonny, come to the aid of their dying daughter, the experience sends them spiraling into spiritual crisis, and emotions they do not understand. In the end, this experience renews their lives, transcends their loss of faith,and even death itself.

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Starring: Melissa Leo , Peter Gerety
Director: Jordan Bayne
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:28
Rated: NR

Somebody's Hero
Dennis, a lonely New York accountant accidentally stops a costume shop robbery while trying on a "Man America" superhero outfit. When the clumsy fight is captured on the security cameras and the video hits the airwaves, a media-frenzy erupts. Everyone soon wants to know "who is Man America?!" And "when will he be back?" Armed with nothing but a crazy costume, this ordinary man leaps into the superhero business. Things look up, but not for long!

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Starring: Christopher Gorham , Susan Misner
Director: Darin Beckstead
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 01:21
Rated: NR

Someday Melissa
On May 6, 2009, 19-year-old Melissa lost her life to an eating disorder following a five year battle with bulimia that wreaked havoc on her self esteem, academic success, friendships and family. Her mother, Judy, was a tireless advocate on Melissa's behalf, seeking the best course of therapy to help Melissa manage her self-destructive habit.

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Starring: ,
Director: Jeffrey Cobelli
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 01:01
Rated: NR

The Stand-In
Todd is the mild-mannered stand-in on a big-budget Hollywood film. When Humphrey Russell, the enigmatic, but volatile British star, leaves the set in a huff, production is forced to use Todd for a few simple shots, which puts Todd in the spotlight. Gradually he proves himself, and this could turn out to be Todd's lucky day...

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Starring: ,
Director: Ricky Lloyd George
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 00:14
Rated: NR

Sugar (Suiker)
Bert's scantily dressed downstairs neighbor, Klaasje, comes by to borrow a cup of sugar - a standard situation with a possibly sexual outcome.

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Starring: ,
Director: Jeroen Annokkee
Genre: Drama
Running time: 00:09
Rated: NR

Thank You World (A Message From Japan)
"The Great East Japan earthquake of March 11 was a tragedy. However, through this tragedy I have been able to feel a deep love from people all over the world. The Great East Japan earthquake of March 11 was a tragedy. However, through this tragedy I have been able to feel a deep love from people all over the world." -- Seiichi Hisikawa

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Starring: ,
Director: Seiichi Hisikawa
Genre: Animation
Running time: 00:03
Rated: NR

TILT
During the most turbulent years of the Bulgarian transition from communism to a pro-Western democracy, daredevil Stash and the rebellious Becky fall in love. When Stash and his friends get caught by the police for some small-time crimes such as selling German porn tapes Katev, Becky's father and big Militia boss, gets personally involved with the case. He threatens Stash and the gang with prison if Stash continues to see Becky, so the young men eventually have to leave the country. They immigrate to asmall town in Germany. After a tough year, during which Stash unsuccessfully attempts to contact Becky, the group takes the first chance to return. But in the meantime Bulgaria has changed completely - and so has Becky...

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Starring: Yavor Baharov , Radina Kardjilova
Director: Viktor Chouchkov
Genre: Drama
Running time: 01:34
Rated: NR

Umoja: No Men Allowed
The amusing and life-changing story of a group of tribal Samburu women in Northern Kenya who reclaim their lives, turning age-old patriarchy on its head, when they set up a women's only village.

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Starring: ,
Director: Elizabeth Tadic
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 00:32
Rated: NR