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Festival Shorts Collection: The Sickie
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Festival Shorts Collection: The Sickie

2008
Toby Jones (Infamous) stars as an overworked office manager who, plans to stage a "sickie" against his bosses and take a day off to relax. Unfortunately, the idea backfires when the voice of his guilty conscience begins torturing him mercilessly.

Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Diamonds in a Bucket
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    Festival Shorts Collection: Diamonds in a Bucket

    2008
    Lonely, codependent Vivian leaves home and meets Harold, an untalented lout of a singer. Vivian caters to Harold's every need, but their "relationship" hits a hitch when Harold's 30-year-old daughter makes an expected visit.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Little Dorrit: Part 2
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    Little Dorrit: Part 2

    1988

    Directed by:

  • Christine Edzard
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    Little Dorrit: Part 1
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    Little Dorrit: Part 1

    1988

    Directed by:

  • Christine Edzard
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    Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin: Part 2
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    Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin: Part 2

    1995
    Annabelle heads to Amy's cottage before hitting the road, where she eventually finds work with a family whose servant is a familiar face.

    Directed by:

  • Sarah Hellings
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    Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin: Part 1
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    Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin: Part 1

    1995
    Ten-year-old Annabelle is oblivious to her parents' mounting debts, but when she turns 17, her father reveals that her mother is a prostitute.

    Directed by:

  • Sarah Hellings
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    Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin: Part 3
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    Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin: Part 3

    1995
    On the run and in love, Annabelle and Manuel find work in a glass factory and get married, but Manuel's status as a wanted man soon tears them apart.

    Directed by:

  • Sarah Hellings
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    Festival Shorts Collection: El Gran Zambini aka The Great Zambini
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    Festival Shorts Collection: El Gran Zambini aka The Great Zambini

    2008
    Set in a bustling city overlooking an abandoned circus, this dialogue-free short from Spain centers on an aging circus performer as he struggles to come to terms with his defunct career and his strained relationship with his young son.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    The Women of Brewster Place: Part 1
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    The Women of Brewster Place: Part 1

    1989
    A devoted single mother is forced to abandon her home and tries to make a new life in Brewster Place's dark and overcrowded tenements.

    Directed by:

  • Donna Deitch
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    The Women of Brewster Place: Part 2
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    The Women of Brewster Place: Part 2

    1989
    A devoted single mother is forced to abandon her home and tries to make a new life in Brewster Place's dark and overcrowded tenements.

    Directed by:

  • Donna Deitch
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    First Among Equals: Episode 3
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    First Among Equals: Episode 3

    1986
    The Labour party retains power after the election and the four MPs get promoted up the ladder. However, turmoil disrupts the careers of three of them.

    Directed by:

  • John Gorrie
  • Brian Mills
  • Sarah Harding
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    First Among Equals: Episode 6
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    First Among Equals: Episode 6

    1986
    The four MPs face shifting personal & political climates. Charles bargains for a spot on the board of his family's bank while repairing his marriage.

    Directed by:

  • John Gorrie
  • Brian Mills
  • Sarah Harding
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    First Among Equals: Episode 5
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    First Among Equals: Episode 5

    1986
    Simon is appointed to a high position in the new Conservative government, but changing boundary divisions imperil his seat.

    Directed by:

  • John Gorrie
  • Brian Mills
  • Sarah Harding
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    First Among Equals: Episode 1
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    First Among Equals: Episode 1

    1986
    Four newly elected members of Parliament take their seats in the government: Andrew Fraser, Raymond Gould, Charles Seymour and Simon Kerslake.

    Directed by:

  • John Gorrie
  • Brian Mills
  • Sarah Harding
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    First Among Equals: Episode 2
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    First Among Equals: Episode 2

    1986
    Simon and Charles battle to be leader of the Conservative party, but one of them suffers a blow that changes his perspective on politics.

    Directed by:

  • John Gorrie
  • Brian Mills
  • Sarah Harding
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    Festival Shorts Collection: No Bikini
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    Festival Shorts Collection: No Bikini

    2008
    A free-spirited little girl named Robin dons a bikini top that doesn't quite fit, so she decides to go without it at swim class and is mistaken for a boy. Claudia Morgado Escanilla's film won Best Short at the New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
    - Frances   
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