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  • Famous Filmmakers

    The Short Films that became Features

    Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].

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    Drama Anya Leta

    Points of Origin

    An American radio host and his wife struggle to maintain their relationship through the tribulations of an outsourced pregnancy in India.

  • Festival

    Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 3

    If I could have somehow avoided the news about Sundance starting today, I would have—today is the start of the 34th straight Sundance Festival that yours truly will be failing to attend. 34 times have films been watched, pitches been made, deals been sealed, without me.

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    Comedy Zach Lasry

    Seth

    Manic man-child Seth lives in his own demented world where time is of the essence, his only friends are his stuffed animals, and the words of Michael Jordan inspire him to take all the shots he can.

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    Drama Reinaldo Marcus Green

    Stone Cars

    A coming of age love story set in the shacks of Khayelitsha township, one of the most dangerous areas in the world.

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    Documentary Brian Bolster

    One Year Lease

    In a story told almost entirely through voicemail messages, Brian, Thomas, and Casper endure a year with Rita, their cat-loving landlady.

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    Drama Peter Sollett

    Five Feet High and Rising

    Driven by the prospects of love, young Victor walks his neighborhood in Manhattan's lower east side struggling to find his place in a world of dominance and empty promises

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    Drama Serena Dykman

    Welcome

    Anna, a young Czech doctor, gets held up at U.S. immigration after a humanitarian trip to Uganda, the day her boyfriend wants to propose to her.

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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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    Drama Matthew James Reilly

    Abigail

    At the end of what she hopes to be her last day at work, a young gas station attendant attempts to leave town permanently.

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