Short Films
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COME FEEL THE WINDShort Films Death & Dying Psychology & Psychiatry Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This short drama tells the story of Clara, a young girl who must learn to cope with
painful emotions following the untimely death of her father.
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AIDS IN THE BARRIOShort Films American Studies Aging / Gerontology AIDS Health Latino Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Examines the impact of AIDS within Hispanic-American communities, focusing on the
specific economic, social and cultural factors which influence perception of the AIDS
crisis, including macho attitudes about sexuality, traditional relations between men and
women, prejudices against homosexuality, and the prevalence of drug abuse.
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HEROISM: A COMMUNITY RESPONDSAIDS American Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Short Films
Looks at the many individuals and organizations that have met the challenge of providing
services for people with AIDS (PWAs) in San Francisco, including volunteers who
provide vital services that government agencies have been unable or unwilling to provide.
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TOGETHER AND APART
When two former gay lovers meet again, years after one has apparently gone straight and
married, they reveal, through song and memory-flashbacks, the feelings they experience
during this reunion.
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STREAM OF SOCIAL INTERCOURSE
Following his therapist's advice, an introverted but determined young college student
faces a class party with high hopes for his new social skills, with unexpected comic
results.
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REDLANDS
When a singer reluctantly skips an audition and visits her retarded adult sister to break the
news of their mother's death, she is forced to rethink her self-centered priorities.
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RALPH'S ARM
Ralph is a very gifted and very self-centered piano virtuoso who has been having trouble with his playing.
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POKER
When four buddies show up for their weekly poker game at a remote wilderness cabin,
paranoia soon replaces camaraderie as fear of an extraterrestrial alien encounter begins to
prey on their minds.
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MONA'S PETS
When Ramona, a "punked-out" older sister, unexpectedly returns home to her mother and
two young brothers, none of them are aware that her luggage is filled with cockroaches
which will soon infest their home.
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MASTER MISERY
Based on a short story by Truman Capote, this film involves a young woman named
Sylvia who encounters Mr. Revercomb, a mysterious man who buys dreams from people.
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MANY WONDER
A madcap fairy tale about an overly generous New York woman pursued by three
bachelors with different agendas. One wants her money, the second wants money and
marriage, and the third may be Mr. Right. Or is he?
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HIGH WATER
A young Vermont farm boy, with his supportive younger sister at his side, braves the
wrath of their irascible father and Mother Nature to get his hotrod to the race before start
time.
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FREEFALL
A Yuppie corporate attorney, dissatisfied with both her job and her workaholic
boyfriend, perks up when an old flame shows up on her doorstep.
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DEPTH CHARGE
Two former childhood pals, hitchhiking to their longtime summer camp in Maine, meet
up with another ex-camper who raises questions about the mysterious drowning of two
camp counselors ten years before.
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BRONX CHEERS
Set in the Bronx, immediately after the end of WWII, this delightful period comedy tells
the story of Danny DiPalma, a returning veteran of Italian-American descent.
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BOARDWALK CLUB, THE
An elderly couple in New York are embroiled in a longstanding dispute about where to
spend their retirement years. In their ongoing battle of wit and wiles, the question is who
will be able to out-guilt whom?
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BALLYHOO BABY
While on vacation, an attractive couple pick up a teenage hitchhiker in the Mojave Desert,
and the woman's advertising executive husband can't seem to shut off his voyeuristic TV
sensibilities.
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BADGE, THE
At 29, Michael, with many failed career efforts behind him, and still living at home with
his parents, joins the Los Angeles Police Department in a last ditch effort to win his
father's respect.
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ASSURANCES
A comic portrayal of contemporary attitudes toward marriage--including trust, true love,
self-preservation, and male paranoia.
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AND ANOTHER HONKYTONK GIRL SAYS SHE WILL
And Another HonkyTonk Girl Says She Will chronicles the odyssey of a farm girl who dreams of becoming a country music star. Along the road to Nashville, her quest for the American Dream descends into a perverse nightmare.
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