Bicycle

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• Director	Mailesan Rangaswamy
  Completion	2014	Time	21:10
  Genre	Drama	Area	India
  Point	While staring at the horizon, two boys share their dreams: one wants to be a businessman while the other hopes to travel the world. Risking his job as a shoeshiner on the streets of Mumbai, one of the boys makes a great sacrifice to help his friend's dream come true.

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  • Director:Mailesan Rangaswamy

    Mailesan Rangaswamy has been working in the Advertising/Film & TV industry for the last 17 years. He started out as a production assistant and gradually moved up to cinematographer and director. He works primarily in the ad film industry and writes and directs short films in his spare time.

    San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2015 (USA)
    Geneva International Film Festival 2015 (Switzerland)
    Toronto International Film Festival Kids Film Festival 2015 (Canada)

Bendito Machine V - Pull the Trigger

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• Director	Jossie Malis
  Completion	2014	Time	11:54
  Genre	Animation	Area	Spain
  Point	Trapped against his will in a turbulent conflict, an exotic traveler must wait patiently until the storm has passed.

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  • Director:Jossie Malis

    Jossie Malis (1976, Lima, Peru) is an illustrator, animator and filmmaker and director of the studio Zumbakamera, sending signals to the outer space from the island of Mallorca (Spain). With a special passion for the imaginary, which incorporates machines and the cosmos, he is dedicated to the creation of short films and series such as the award-winning Bendito Machine.

    Horror & Fantasy Film Festival 2014 (Spain) Best Short Film International Jury Prize
    Barrie Film Festival 2014 (Canada) 2nd Prize Open Category
    Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival 2014 (Germany)

camouflage

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• Director	Daishi Kato
  Completion	2014	Time	24:47
  Genre	Drama	Area	Japan
  Point	Because of his stutter, Satoru is the constant victim of bullying. His classmate Eri is sympathetic, but turns a blind eye in order to fit in with her friends. As the teasing gets worse, Eri decides to make a housecall, but her visit to Satoru's doesn't turn out as planned...

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  • Director:Daishi Kato

    Daishi Kato was born in 1982 in Gunma prefecture. In 2005 he enrolled in the ENBU Seminar Director's Course. While there, he made Houkago Rhapsody. After graduating, Kato worked as an assistant director and freelance cameraman for a promotional video company. Camouflage marks his first film in 8 years.

Gotham Jumble Parfait

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• Director	Yuki Saito
  Completion	2014	Time	15:00
  Genre	Drama	Area	Japan
  Point	A Yakuza-like man splattered with blood sits face-to-face with a younger man dripping with cream soda. A gun on the table and a dead body on the floor. There's also an older waitress and a black customer. Confusion mounts as the man orders four parfaits.

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  • Director:Yuki Saito

    Yuki Saito (1979, Chiba) is a commercial director by trade. His first film, TRIANGULATION POINT, received the Audience Award and Jury's Special Mention at SSFF in 2004. He has since won the Audience Award three times at SSFF. His first feature film "Re:Play-Girl"s screened in movie theatres nationwide in Japan.

Catching Fireflies Mature Content：These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

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• Director	Lee Whittaker
  Completion	2014	Time	19:58
  Genre	Fantasy	Area	USA
  Point	A little Latina girl attempts to escape the rigors and misfortunes of living on Skid Row Los Angeles through the power of her mystical imagination, while simultaneously trying to protect the bond with her addict mother.

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  • Director:Lee Whittaker

    Lee Whittaker started his career right out of high school with George Lucas in Japan. After two decades behind the lens as an action director on such films as Jurassic Park and Pearl Harbor, Lee found himself in Mumbai, India where a situation with homeless children spawned a life-changing moment and became the inspiration for "Catching Fireflies," his film debut as director.

    Catalina Film Festival 2014 (USA) Best Short Film
    Santa Monica International Film Festival 2015 (USA) Best Visionary Director
    International Filmmaker Festival World Cinema 2015 (UK) Best Lead Actress

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