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- "Pennies" is the story of Charlotte Brown (Amy Adams), a waitress and young single mother who will do anything for her daughter Jenny, and when push comes to shove,she does. With a menacing figure on the other end of the phone and a time limit of two hours, she must raise enough money to ensure that she sees the smiling face of her child again. Charlotte's customers are her only hope. The clock is ticking as we see the desperate young mother dealing with one eccentric customer after the next, displaying her charming vulnerability and inspiring strength through all the chaos. With her feet firmly planted on the ground, Charlotte maintains her focus and attempts to beat the clock and save the day.
- The perfect 'formula' film. Catchy title, hot chick, fast car, huge dilemma, with a 'twist' at the end. The perfect example of how to 'get the butts in the seats." And what else really matters anyway?
- After Gene runs a stop sign in his golf cart, he is sent to Golf Cart Driving School. Gene is welcomed to the class by instructor Bruce Altshuler, who exudes supreme authority over his students. Gene's attention is quickly turned to Carol, a foxy fellow student. He learns that if Carol fails the course one more time, Bruce will revoke her Golf Cart License and mount her picture on "The Wall of Failure." Gene offers to help Carol, but discovers she has a plan to pass that won't require any studying. He must choose whether to go through with Carol's scheme or risk losing her forever.
- In an attempt to reawakening her forgotten sexuality, a woman embarks on an hilarious journey into the world of sexual taboos.
- What if you had to give an account of your life when you die? John Hansen is about to find out. On his way to the store to pick up milk for the baby, he encounters a homeless man and chooses to ignore him. He looks up just in time to see a car barreling down on him. A fatal collision occurs.
- On a hot August day, three truck stop prostitutes debate their futures. Based on Kathryn O'Sullivan's award winning play.
- In the future, a shared addiction to televisual technology haunts the lives of new mother Miranda, and twenty-five years later, her grown daughter, Jane. A government agent, The Collector, tries to end it, one way or the other.
- Italian Lessons is the touching, humorous story of Caterina, a beautiful young widow who teaches Italian to Peter, a high school student who uses the "language of love" simply to score with girls. Peter's passion for life re-ignites feelings Caterina has not experienced since her husband's death and soon she and the boy are drawn into a strange and special relationship. When a suitor from Italy arrives to propose marriage to Caterina, it becomes apparent that only Peter can release his teacher's heart and make her free to love again.
- When a Young boy loses his mother to cancer, his friend helps him to understand what has really happened
- The back office bathroom can be a dangerous place, especially if you're unfortunate enough to share the lavatory with the infamous Bill (a.k.a. the Manhattan Project). When Jim becomes trapped in a stall privy to co-worker Bill's explosive gastrointestinal disturbances (on a par with earthquakes, volcanoes, and nuclear winters), he loses a bit of his innocence. Bill's aromatic flatulence is only the beginning, a precursor to the monumental bowel movements to come. To make the already disgusting situation even worse, Bill provides a narrative to accompany the rumbling roars of his innards. Bill's commentary covers what he's eaten as well as sporadic exclamations of relief. Deciding to go on the offensive, Jim and his friend Ed discuss methods of deterring Bill's future eruptions. They draw up a list of rules for bathroom etiquette and hang several copies in the lavatory. Will Bill heed their advice, or use it when he runs out of toilet paper?
- A bike courier dreams of being an action hero. Destiny arrives - he delivers a script to his favourite producer.
- A tale of fraternal conflict and magic in Ireland from the 1890's to the 1950's.
- A blend of 60's Technicolor European romp and post-modern cynicism.
- A high school girl prepares for her prom, as a garbage man discovers a baby in the trash by her home.
- In the sterile comfort of a psychiatric ward, Joe (David Aaron Baker) finds solace for his tortured soul in dull routine watching TV and polishing and re-polishing his meticulous black boots. But even the most tightly controlled refuge is not unbreachable, as Joe soon learns when his solitude is shattered by the arrival of an interloper (Jarlath Conroy).
- A young man discovers a DVD on a New York street corner and takes it home to watch it. His curiosity has dark consequences.
- Will is shocked when he's told that his colleague Emma has died while on holiday. He's even more surprised when he sees her walking past the window of the café in which he's sitting the next day.
- How to Make it in New York on $15 a Day is a comedy about Kenny, a twenty-something professional who loses his job and discovers the wonderful world of unemployment in New York City.
- It is the white nights of the northern Russian summer, a time of neither night nor day. A woman searches the streets of St. Petersburg for her missing daughter while coping with the indifference and ineptitude of a destitute bureaucracy. Another child appears, providing her with a fleeting moment of emotional respite. A second tragedy emboldens the woman to make a critical choice.
- The setting is a small community theater, and the scene is an audition for a key role in the earnest drama "The Richest Man in Town." Much to his chagrin, Broadway veteran Quincy has to read his leading role while inexperienced actors audition to play opposite him. Quincy's testy behavior exasperates his director, infuriates his would-be costars, and fascinates a stagehand who watches from the wings. When Quincy abruptly leaves the audition, it creates an unexpected opportunity for a quiet bystander to become part of the show.
- A century ago, a foreigner travels to a Nebraska hotel, his mind filled with the romantic violence of Western dime novels. He soon finds his expectations fulfilled, confronting a disturbing fate whose mysterious cause ultimately seems to elude us. Adapted from the Stephen Crane story.
- Rainbow's End is the story of three small time crooks who capture a Leprechaun and try to shake him down for his pot of gold.
- A couple and their dog visit Coyote Beach. They bicker, make up, and look for the dog.
- An emotional journey that highlights the plight of the struggling Palestinian health care system under occupation, from the perspective of Doctor, Patient and Humanitarian organization.
- A young boy on the verge of leaving his childhood fantasies behind forever, has a final conversation with his teddy bear Charlie.
- The Winnipeg general strike as seen through the window of a bath house.
- Nino Telesta, son of an infamous New York mob boss, has a dirty little secret he has been hiding from his family, friends and fiance for his entire life - he is a professional mime.
- Meat puppets, is how Eric describes his employees in an abusive tirade. He bullies his way through life never contemplating the consequences of his actions on others. That all changes when one employee decides to take matters into their own hands. In a disturbing twist, Eric is tied spread eagle to his bed and forced to smoke crack cocaine over the course of a weekend. A series of flashbacks show us his true nature as the list of suspects grow with every insult and abuse. When all is said and done, revenge isn't as sweet as it sounds.
- A ludicrous bank heist that turns the cops and robbers genre upside down. This comedic short explores the extent to which we've become desensitized to guns & violence in media.
- The childlike Newman sets an ingenious trap for his domineering brother Ringo, in an attempt to get "quits" following 15 years of fraternal oppression.
- Two multinational corporations opt for trial by combat, to swiftly and inexpensively settle their differences. The Companies' CEOs and Attorneys are summoned to a final round of mediation, at an off-shore location. Unsuspectingly they step into an arena where nothing is business as usual.
- Fresh, unique and entertaining short films by Shavkat Karimov.
- A haunting tale of a son who tries to reconnect with his father who finally gives up drinking after a mysterious accident. Based on the award-winning short story by David B. Silva
- Late one evening a woman enters a near-deserted underground carpark and discovers a strange man attempting to break into her beloved black Mini. When a broken pay phone foils her bid to call for help she decides to fight back. Utilizing various grocer items she launches an attack on the would-be thief. After a bitter struggle she eventually prevails, only to discover her actions may have been a little hasty.
- A mother invites two neighbourhood girls over to befriend her lonely 11-year-old son.
- A man, a beautiful woman working in a cake shop, meringues, fig tartlets, sweet glances and many more delicacys. But this is only the beginning...