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EMERALD WARRIOR

Kyle Kroszner / Ireland / 2010 / 7min / Doco

A short documentary on Jay O’Callaghan, captain of the Emerald Warriors, Ireland’s first primarily gay rugby team.

NINE TO FIVE

Daniel Gal / Israel / 2009 / 17min / Doco

A group of Palestinian workers face a night -time journey of high walls, rope-climbing, barbed wire fences, fear of arrest, and even mortal threat to get to work.

HIDEGZUHANY (COLD SHOWER)

Orsi Nagypal / Hungary / 2010 / 13min / Drama

Robert, a naive 17 year old and Feri, the Roma member of the drama group, are forced to deal with prejudices, that have existed longer then themselves.

THIS CHAIR IS NOT ME

Andy Taylor Smith / United Kingdom / 2010 / 9min / Doco

Cerebral palsy confines Alan Martin to a wheelchair and inhibits his speech. When he gains access to technology that enables him to find a voice, his life is transformed.

Awards and Selections

Nominated: UKFC Best British Short Film Awards
Winner: My Hero International Film Festival 2010
Winner: Grand Prix Prize for Best Film, Super Shorts

CHANGE

Melissa Osborne, Jeff McCutcheon / USA / 2010 / 23min / Drama

A gay African-American teenager grapples with his young identity on the night Obama was elected president, and Proposition 8 – the voter initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage -passed.

Awards and Selections

Winner: Best LGBT Film, San Diego Film Festival 2010

KIDS MIGHT FLY

Alex Taylor / United Kingdom / 2009 / 6min / Drama

A young homeless girl is taken into care. Set in an urban wilderness, this film is an offbeat and touching experimental drama about East London kids.

Awards and Selections

Runner Up: UKFC Best Film, London Short Film Festival 2010
Special Jury Award: South by South West 2010
Runner Up: Best Short Film, Manchester European Short Film Festival

SIN PAIS (WITHOUT COUNTRY)

Theo Rigby / USA / 2010 / 19min / Doco

With intimate access and striking imagery, Sin País (Without Country) explores one family’s experience as they are separated by deportation.

Awards and Selections

Winner: Best of Fest, San Francisco Video Fest 2010

Full : $17
Conc: $13