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Search 2008, Narrative Short films by title (31)
BITTER SWEET
Dir: Yurat Safarov, Russia, 6 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Conceived and shot in the cinema verite style the film tells the wedding celebration story. Sunny day, nice place where all newly married couples come to ... more »
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
Dir: Jarrah Gurrie, United States, 14 min, 2008, Narrative Short
Haunted by memories of a broken relationship, Oscar decides to join a cuddle group. Here he meets Aida, a woman determined to solve his problems. ... more »
CROSSE
Dir: Liova Jedlicki, France, 13 min, 2007, Narrative Short
An ordinary man sees his evening completely disturbed by the discovery of a gun in the subway. ... more »
EARANO
Dir: Luke Matheny, United States, 13 min, 2007, Narrative Short
In this comic twist on the classic Cyrano de Bergerac tale, a shy, big-eared tutor named Earl longs for a romance with the lovely librarian Roxie. But the ... more »
FACTORY
Dir: Maciej Adamek, Poland, 30 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Adam takes a temporary job at a toy factory in order to pay his future studies. There he meets a girl and this forces him to take a different look at reali ... more »
FIRST
Dir: Tinge Krishnan, England, 6 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Sophie, a teenager with learning difficulties, is a talented pianist. When her best friend Danko enters her into a prestigious composer competition she dis ... more »
FUTURES (AND DERIVATIVES)
Dir: Arthur Halpern, United States, 19 min, 2007, Narrative Short
To impress a disenchanted client, a desperate group of lawyers hires an untested office temp to create a winning presentation -- overnight. The surprise re ... more »
HAPPENSTANCE
Dir: Joyce Draganosky, United States, 7 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Beth discovers she has a lot in common with her son's new girlfriend. ... more »
HER NAME
Dir: Benjmain de Lajarte, France, 21 min, 2008, Narrative Short
In a hotel, Sydney - an american tourist on vacation in France - awakes in the morning and finds out his wife has left him. From his lonely room, he seems ... more »
INTERCOM
Dir: Mark Gutteridge, England, 10 min, 2008, Narrative Short
Simon is a new tenant who likes to go out. He lives in an apartment below Mrs Henley who likes to read, watch TV but mostly stay in. Simon arrives back in ... more »
JOBURG
Dir: Thabo Wolfaardt, South Africa, 22 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A young newspaper vendor struggles to care for his ailing brother. A pregnant woman discovers a terrible secret about her fiance. At the height of their ... more »
JUST MAKE BELIEVE
Dir: Jadrien Steele, United States, 12 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Two lonely dreamers masquerade in lives that are not their own in a search for happiness. But when they discover an uncommon emotional connection, can lov ... more »
KARAOKE
Dir: Carolina Hellsgard, Germany, 15 min, 2008, Narrative Short
Liselotte is an aged actress. She hasn't been on stage for a while and is now trying to earn a living with it again. She is auditioning for different adver ... more »
KILLING TIME
Dir: Haritz Zubillaga, Spain, 14 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Four young friends have park an old rented autocaravan next to a road. Someone is aiming at them with a rifle. When the sniper fires, everything is tinged ... more »
LINE, THE
Dir: Kent Bassett, United States, 23 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A migrant father and son run out of water while crossing the desert border and must seek help from a ranch house. ... more »
LONELY BLISS OF THE CANNONBALL LUKE, THE
Dir: Levi Abrino, United States, 11 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A human cannonball named Luke returns home to a small town in Pennsylvania to launch himself back into the lives of his ex-flame Hannah and her daughter El ... more »
MUMBLER
Dir: Marc Roels & Wim Reygaert, Belgium, 20 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Lubbert Das lives together with his domineering and omnipresent mother somewhere in a remote corner of Flanders; a place where seemingly time has stood sti ... more »
NATURE OF THE BEAST
Dir: Nate Pommer, United States, 16 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Darryl is an ex-con fresh out of the joint and looking to stay out of trouble. Suddenly his old pal Leo shows up, on the run and needing a place to crash. ... more »
ON THE LINE
Dir: Reto Caffi, Germany, 30 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A department store security guard is secretly in love with a clerk in the store's bookshop. When he witnesses a seeming rival being attacked in the train, ... more »
PADAM...
Dir: Jose Manuel Carrasco, Spain, 12 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Pilar doesn't want to be alone, so she decides to go to a dating agency and she gets a blind date. What she doesn't know is that her date has different pla ... more »
PLAYGROUND, THE
Dir: Jack Tarling, England, 12 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A man with learning difficulties becomes the target of a teenage gang. Can he escape the downward spiral his life has become, or will his actions only make ... more »
RIVER OF COPSA MICA, THE
Dir: Ryan Uzilevsky, United States, 32 min, 2007, Narrative Short
On the European countryside, World War II is changing the course of civilization forever. In the moment of truth, a politician must choose between politi ... more »
SMALL APARTMENT
Dir: Andrew Betzer, United States, 8 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A middle aged man, his son, and his daughter-in-law explore love and perversion in 700 square feet of space. ... more »
SWASHBUCKLERS
Dir: Jean Baptiste Saurel, France, 10 min, 2008, Narrative Short
Paris, December 31st, 2007. Arthur, his friend Clément and Clément's sister, Constance, are going to a fancy dress party. Planning to declare his love for ... more »
THICK-SKINNED
Dir: Jean-Bernard Marlin & Benoit Rambourg, France, 14 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A child of 12 years old tries to kill a boy from his neighborhood to impress his father ... more »
THREE BEANS FOR GEORGE
Dir: Sean Anicic, Canada, 5 min, 2007, Narrative Short
This whimsical yet darkly comedic tale tells the story of a man who trades the dusty remains of a friend for a handful of beans in an attempt to bring his ... more »
TOYLAND
Dir: Jochen Alexander Freydank, Germany, 13 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Germany 1942: In order to protect her son Marianne Meissner tried to make him believe that the Jewish neighbours are going on a journey to "Toyland". One m ... more »
TRAIN TOWN
Dir: Keith Bearden, United States, 15 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Two middle aged men stage a culture war in miniature at their model train shop. ... more »
WALNUT
Dir: Amy Gebhardt, Australia, 11 min, 2007, Narrative Short
A lifelong bond between a teenage boy and his dog is coming to an end. Bottled up, the boy's grief becomes a wall that sits between him and the people he l ... more »
WELL-FOUNDED CONCERNS
Dir: Tim Cawley, United States, 14 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Nathan Weller is an unapologetic germophobe. Aside from weekly group therapy, he lives in isolation, happily spending his days in a sealed-off bubble of an ... more »
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE MY MOTHER
Dir: Norah Mc Gettigan, Poland, 31 min, 2007, Narrative Short
Monika is a 35 year old single mother who lost her legs in an accident two years ago. Her 18 year old daughter, Julia, makes a film entitled What it's like ... more »