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Friendship, loneliness, joy: Emotions in its puress form is the highlights of this fascinating showcase coming from the Americas: Brasil, Cuba, Estados Unidos, Canada, Mexico, Argentina |
MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM FESTIVAL, Spain |
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THE MILK AND THE WATER La Leche y el Agua | Celso García | Mexico | 12 min. | 2006 | |
| A woman tries to get back her only companion in life: a cow. This dramatically human story has being awarded a dozen awards, including the Best Short Film at Los Angeles latino Film Festival and Havana’s Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano as well as the Best Project award the the Mexican Film Institute. | ||
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THE SADDEST BOY IN THE WORLD | Jamie Travis | Canada | 14 min. | 2006 | |
| Timothy Higgins, picked last for the team, is the saddest boy in the world. Friendlessness, suburban complacency and prescription drugs have conspired against the youngster to make this his worst year yet. Musical Chairs and birthday cake can’t save him now-at his ninth birthday party, Timothy prepares for a show-stopping suicide. | ||
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ENJOY, EAT, AND LEAVE Gozar, Comer, Partir | Arturo Infante | Cuba | 25 min. | 2006 | |
| Three short stories inspired by the most conjugated verbs in Cuba today: enjoy, eat and share. Best Short Film at the Havana Film Festival. | ||
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DEAD TO THE TINMAN | Ray Tintori | US | 17 min. | 2007 | |
| A dark story of how the OZ Tinwoodsman lost his limbs, his lover, and how he tried to get his life back. This short film won the Honorable Mention at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. | ||
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SOMETHING LIKE THAT Alguma Coisa Assim | Esmir Filho | Brazil | 15 min. | 2006 | |
| Two teenagers, Caio and Mari, go out for a great night of fun in the streets of Sao Paulo. They dance, they laugh, they play, they learn. Cannes 2006-Best screenplay. | ||
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FIRST SNOW Primera Nieve | Pablo Agüero | Argentina/ France | 15 min. | 2006 | |
| Cold and pouring rain. A young woman with her child in a dilapidated hut in the middle of nowhere. She is fighting for their survival. He is fighting to get attention. Driven by their own urgencies, they are unaware they could die before the snow comes. 2006 Cannes Film Festival Jury Award. | ||