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<h3>Wallace Carothers</h3> <center></center> Directed by Ted Mills | USA | 2010 | 9min Based not-entirely-truthfully on real-life figure Wallace Carothers, this new twisted history lesson from Ted Mills will tell you more than you thought possible about the inventor of nylon, his loves, his losses, and his strange relationship with polymer. <h3>The Extraordinary Fight of Atticus Walker and The Monster In His Mind</h3> <center></center> Directed by Michael Karman | USA | 2010 | 12min In order to land his dream job and live life confidently, Atticus Walker must finally stand up to the monster in his mind. <h3>First Day</h3> <center></center> Directed by Jared Ingram | USA | 2010 | 5min It's Evie's first day of Kindergarten and her little sister is trying to talk her out of it. <h3>Under Surveillance</h3> <center></center> Directed by Michael Warner | USA | 2010 | 9min An undercover surveillance team stakes out an unknown, delivery man. Unfortunately, their intentions are misguided. <h3>The Fourth Horseman</h3> <center></center> Directed by Joseph Dietsch | USA | 2009 | 21min A bandaged gunman on a bizarre quest to survive in the nuclear ravaged remains of 1950's America. <h3>One By One</h3> <center></center> Directed by Cameron Alexander | USA | 2010 | 6min A group of friends learn of the strange circumstances surrounding their new house. <h3>Scooterman</h3> <center></center> Directed by Kirsten Cavendish | UK | 2010 | 20min Scooterman is a contemporary romantic comedy set in London before Christmas. <h3>The Monstrosity</h3> <center></center> Directed by Alyssa Price | USA | 2010 | 9min Milly tries to survive not only her first week at George Adams Middle School but the untimely arrival of her first huge zit. <h3>The Other Astronaut</h3> <center></center> Directed by Jason Hallows | USA | 2010 | 13min An amateur astronomer who craves solitude is forced to reevaluate his life when a strange visitor shows him that getting what you want isn't always great. <h3>The Farmer</h3> <center></center> Directed by Jessica Hokanson | USA | 2010 | 2min When a tree is cut down in the woods, is it really a tree falling, and who gets hurt most by the cutting? <h3>The Plot</h3> <center></center> Directed by Garrett Swann | USA | 2010 | 11min Three siblings having conflicting ideas about how to deal with the recent death of their mother.

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<h3>My Last Day</h3> <center></center> Directed by Addison Smith | USA | 2010 | 15min Multiple stories come together one afternoon in Los Angeles involving three characters, a newly retired police detective, a wanted cop killer, and an unfaithful housewife who is trying to throw a surprise party for her husband's retirement. <h3>The Premiere</h3> <center></center> Directed by Steven Ray Morris | USA | 2010 | 16min A young and now frustrated filmmaker as he attends the premiere of his ex-girlfriend's new film only to be reminded of the great love they once had together. <h3>Lukewarm</h3> <center></center> Directed by Ryan Turner | USA | 2010 | 17min Watch Movie Trailer Luke's hands-free, decision-free approach to life hits a crossroads when his car crashes, his girlfriend leaves, and his laptop goes missing all in the same day. <h3>Please Don't Cry</h3> <center></center> Directed by Samantha Scher | USA | 2010 | 10min The story of a lonely grown man who is haunted by actions he committed when a child. <h3>The Less Gone</h3> <center></center> Directed by Benjamin Fischinger | USA | 2010 | 14min A short thriller/drama (think A Beautiful Mind) about an isolated man who exits a fallout shelter one year after a nuclear apocalypse has decimated the United States. <h3>Continuum</h3> <center></center> Directed by Alex Kilauano | USA | 2010 | 13min A brilliant young scientist travels back in time to save his murdered father. <h3>Desolate Roads</h3> <center></center> Directed by Andrej Landin | USA | 2010 | 9min A young man rushes to attempt to reconcile with his dying father. <h3>Me, You and a Mushroom</h3> <center></center> Directed by Jasmin Toutounchi | USA | 2010 | 14min When Tom and his two best friends go on a psychedelic mushroom trip they adventure into the Santa Ynez Mountains. <h3>The Two-Timing Tango</h3> <center></center> Directed by Mia Ferro | USA | 2010 | 15min A woman suspects her husband of cheating and hires a private detective.

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<h3>The Consequence of Oil</h3> <center></center> Directed by Mark Manning | USA | 2010 | 15min A hard hitting investigative look at the consequences of the BP oil disaster to the environment and people of the Gulf states. <h3>CAFWA</h3> <center></center> Directed by Christopher Jenkins | USA / UGANDA | 2010 | 18min Watch Movie Trailer The conflict in northern Uganda has shattered the lives of many. Joseph Kony, wanted for war crimes by the ICC, continues to evade capture while his ragtag group of fighters, known as the 'Lord's Resistance Army', easily slips over borders... killing, mutilating and abducting at will. Narrated by Oprah Winfrey. <h3>Monodynamic</h3> <center></center> Directed by Josh Figatner | USA | 2010 | 6min A brief exploration into the fascinating world of unicycle busking. <h3>The Best Thing I Ever Done</h3> <center></center> Directed by M. Emily MacKenzie | USA | 2010 | 17min Hailed as the 'godfather of Brooklyn pizza,' for forty-five years Domenico DeMarco, Italian emigre, has been slinging pizzas in his legendary pizzeria, Di Fara.

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<h3>The 8th Street Bridge</h3> <center></center> Directed by Duffy Hecht | USA | 2011 | 14min They thought it was just a bridge. But the local government didn’t realize it was much more than that. It was memories and childhoods and everything held sacred by a sleepy coastal town. This 15 minute documentary is about a small town’s fight against City Hall over preserving or destroying a historical walking bridge in Carpinteria, California. The controversy raged in the local paper and at City Council meetings throughout 2008-2009. These meetings were packed and charged with emotion, an unusual event for a normally sleepy beach town. People rallied together to share stories and memories of the bridge, hoping to fight politics with reason. They decorated the bridge with ribbons and flowers and spearheaded one of the largest petition drives in Carpinteria history. But when the City Council voted, the community lost by the narrowest of margins: 3-2. This is a story about public activism versus local government and about that government imposing their will over its people whether they want it or not. This film is peppered with interviews of all the key players from politicians to citizens, devastating footage of the bridge being torn down and the community’s heart-breaking goodbyes to an old friend. As more and more small towns across America become faceless, generic rest stops, you’ll witness how one small town tried to hold on to its identity and its memories. <h3>The Book of Santa Barbara</h3> <center></center> Directed by Russ Spencer | USA | 2011 | 5min In this stunning documentary short, photographer Macduff Everton talks about the inspiration behind his stunning imagery in the recently published 'Book of Santa Barbara.' Featuring more than 50 photographs from the book. <h3>Beneath the Rainbow Bridge</h3> <center></center> Directed by John Brooks | USA | 2010 | 30min This film takes the viewer through the major ecosystems and cultural resources found within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. <h3>Free and Alive</h3> <center></center> Directed by John Klein | USA | 2010 | 24min Two environmental educators based in Santa Barbara cultivate kids' natural intelligence by cutting them loose in the natural world.

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<h3>The Usual (La Routine)</h3> <center></center> Directed by Philippe Bénard | FRANCE | 2010 | 11min | Subtitled Two women, two men, two families whose fates cross for the best and the worst. <h3>United We Stand</h3> <center></center> Directed by Alejandro Pedregal | FINLAND | 2009 | 19min | Subtitled United we stand, divided we fall. <h3>Are You Leaving? (¿Te Vas?)</h3> <center></center> Directed by Crestina Molino | SPAIN | 2010 | 7min | Subtitled Watch Movie Trailer What is written behind those books of dragons, princes and princesses? Once upon a time... The reality. <h3>The Escape</h3> <center></center> Directed by James Connelly | USA | 2010 | 26min Jasper, a lowly worker in one of England's filthiest prisons, serves as the hangman's assistant and cleans up the bodies of the dead. <h3>Berik</h3> <center></center> Directed by Daniel Joseph Borgman | DENMARK | 2010 | 16min | Subtitled Watch Movie Trailer A short drama about friendship and understanding, takes place in Semey, Kazakhstan. Berik, 33, blind and deformed due to radiation poisoning, spends his days at home alone, while his brother is at work. That is until Adil, 11, the smallest and least popular of the kids in the apartment block, turns up on Berik's doorstep looking for the local bully’s football, which he has lost. <h3>Little Flowers (Les fleurs de l'âge)</h3> <center></center> Directed by Vincent Biron | CANADA | 2010 | 18min | Subtitled Selling ice cream, smoking pot, falling in love, dealing with family: it’s just another regular day for these kids…

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<h3>A Letter From Home</h3> <center></center> Directed by Mark Kirkland | USA | 2010 | 10min During the bitter winter of the Battle of the Bulge, an American GI receives a descriptive, heartfelt letter from his wife. Meanwhile, a German sniper creeps up on him and has him in his sights. <h3>The Great Race (La gran Carrera)</h3> <center></center> Directed by Kote Camacho | SPAIN | 2010 | 7min | Subtitled The year 1914. The Lasarte racetrack announces a race with a never-before-seen prize for the winning horse. <h3>Last Resort (Último Recurso)</h3> <center></center> Directed by Barney Elliott | PERU | 2011 | 9min | Subtitled Without any further options, Cesar resorts to desperate measures. But when an ironic twist of fate foils his plan - in the heat of panic - Cesar must decide whether to flee or to help. <h3>Awaiting Her</h3> <center></center> Directed by James Joint | HONDURAS | 2010 | 15min | Subtitled Watch Movie Trailer AWAITING HER, takes us through a day in the life of a shoe shine boy, an international economist and a sex worker. It is about women. The ones out there, or lack of. The ones inside us, or lack of. In this world of men, we are still awaiting her... <h3>Grave Dawn</h3> <center></center> Directed by DJ Turner | USA | 2010 | 24min Watch Movie Trailer Inspired by the accounts of Erwin Buchholz, 'Grave Dawn' is the story of a young German soldier during the waning months of WWII. <h3>The Lost Explorer</h3> <center></center> Directed by Tim Walker | UK | 2010 | 20min Adapted from the short story by Patrick McGrath, this short film is a coming of age tale that centers on a young girl called Evelyn who, on discovering an explorer from Africa dying of malaria at the foot of her garden, manages to keep his existence, his death and burial a secret from her parents. <h3>Hot Tubs</h3> <center></center> Directed by Gabe Rosenn | USA | 2010 | 24min 1973 was a turbulent time. The world was overcome with war and social change. Yet on Mountain Drive, deep in the hills of Santa Barbara, California- the good times were rollin'. The redwood tub was in and clothes were out. Author, publisher, Noel Young, was there to document it in Hot Tubs, the book that launched a movement. Come steam a while...dream a while- with the group that revolutionized the way we relax and gave birth to the modern day spa. This is the story of....Hot Tubs.

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<h3>West of the Moon</h3> <center></center> Directed by Brent Bonacorso | USA | 2010 | 10min A narrative story based on a series of interviews with children about their dreams. <h3>Steve</h3> <center></center> Directed by Rupert Friend | UK | 2010 | 16min Is about a man who comes to tea. <h3>Stones</h3> <center></center> Directed by Giulio Musi Wennergren | USA | 2009 | 19min A story between two soldiers that in the midst of the Bosnian war start to doubt their own faith. <h3>A Parachute Falling in Siberia</h3> <center></center> Directed by Ian Meadows | AUSTRALIA | 2009 | 14min A sense of disconnect, reflected in the parallel narratives of two cosmonauts returning to earth, haunts this story of a couple facing their last moments together. <h3>Dearly Departed</h3> <center></center> Directed by Ilo Orleans | USA | 2010 | 10min http://www.dearlydepartedthemovie.com/ April receives a rare chance to escape her unbearable existence and must act quickly or let the opportunity slip from her grasp. <h3>North Atlantic</h3> <center></center> Directed by Bernardo Nascimento | PORTUGAL | 2010 | 15min An isolated air traffic controller in the Azores connects with a lone pilot cut helplessly adrift over the North Atlantic.

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