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    AFI Fest 2010 Short Film Showcase

    Titular character of Marcel the Shell While festivals and online outlets still exist as two different worlds, it seems that every online mainstay wants to become a festival (see YouTube Biennial, Vimeo Festival), and every festival wants to have a presence online. We've covered Cannes and Sundance's forays, and now at the end of the yearly festival season the American Film Institute's AFI Fest has a turn with a selection of 11 shorts available through its website.

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    Dramedy Andrew Fitzgerald

    The Family Circus

    A Vietnamese-American family's plan to cover up a drunk driving accident begins to unravel when their emotional baggage spills out in front of the police.

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    Documentary Gabe Schimmel & Monica Petruzzelli

    Alzheimer's: A Love Story

    (No longer available for free streaming) A documentary that follows Greg and Michael as they struggle with a disease that is actively eradicating the memory of a beautiful relationship 40+ years in the making, and the love that has held them together through it all.

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    Comedy Michael E Wood

    Gowanus 83

    Shot on location in Hasidic Brooklyn, this film puts a comedic spin on the typical dark NYC gang film.

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    Sci‑Fi Ethan Shaftel

    Flesh Computer

    A man taking care of his cybernetic pet is threatened by a group of idle troublemakers.

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    Drama Sam French

    Buzkashi Boys

    Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan, two best friends strive to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth.

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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot & Kris Bowers

    A Concerto is a Conversation

    Nominated for an Academy Award®, a virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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    Adventure Romain Mazevet & 2 Others

    Home Sweet Home

    All houses have a story, some have an adventure

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    Documentary Guillaume Fournier & 2 Others

    Acadiana

    May 2017. The city of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, is the theatre of the mythic Crawfish Festival. It’s just another day, in America.

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