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World Premiere Oriole

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Oriole
  • Thailand
  • 2012
  • 15min

A woman’s long day of taking care of her Asperger’s-afflicted son while trying to earn a living is complicated when she loses her job. A child who is indifferent to her suffering and the hardships of her life lead her to a frighte...

World Premiere Captain Kang

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Captain Kang
  • Korea,South
  • 2012
  • 78min

This film is about a disabled fisherman, Kang, who lost his legs in an accident but never stopped going out to sea and the precarious family relations that resulted from Kang’s decision. For 20 years since the accident, Kang’s fam...

World Premiere Tour of Duty

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Tour of Duty
  • Korea,South
  • 2012
  • 150min

The relocation of an American Armed Forces base has put the very existence of a small town in Gyeonggi Province at risk. records the lives and memories of a group of women who are spending their later years in the area. The Korea...

The Life of Budori Gusuko

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The Life of Budori Gusuko
  • Japan
  • 2012
  • 106min

Based on the original work by Kenji Miyazawa, is the latest animated feature by the legendary Sugui Gisaburo. The film has garnered a great deal of attention as a production by the same crew behind , an exemplar of Gisaburo’s wor...

World Premiere Embers

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Embers
  • Lebanon,Qatar,Armenia
  • 2012
  • 77min

The director shares the same name as her grandmother. After the elder Tamara’s death, the younger Tamara begins to recollect her grandmother’s life. Her grandmother’s favorite perfume, her laughter, her friends next door, a half r...

World Premiere Mackerel

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Mackerel
  • Korea,South
  • 2012
  • 18min

Pubescent Hyo-ju lives with her dad, who’s doing his best to take care of her. That only embarrasses her more, particularly when she has to teach him the art of text messaging. Mackerel is an honest portrayal of a father-daughter...

World Premiere My Name Is Negahdar Jamali and I Make Westerns

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My Name Is Negahdar Jamali and I Make Westerns
  • Iran
  • 2012
  • 65min

Negahdar Jamali has been making western films in Iran for 35 years. Not screened in normal theaters, and with few?or no?sponsors let alone producers, his films are made and watched by and with people in his neighborhood. This enga...

5 Broken Cameras

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5 Broken Cameras
  • Palestine,Israel,France,Netherlands
  • 2012
  • 90min

A camera set up in a small Palestinian village to record a child’s growth inadvertently records a squad of Israeli soldiers setting up a fence, a border. Not only are the families and friends separated by the random barrier, but t...

International Premiere Go Grandriders

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Go Grandriders
  • Taiwan
  • 2012
  • 90min

A group of octogenarians ride scooters across Taiwan despite their families’ worries and fears on a grand adventure that proves dreams and passion don’t fade away with the onset of old age. Seventeen Grandriders get licenses and p...

World Premiere Dug-Goo TV

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Dug-Goo TV
  • Korea,South
  • 2012
  • 20min

Old Duk-Goo and his wife live for the joy of watching their favorite drama series, but unfortunately their TV has broken down. Duk-Goo gets lucky and happens upon new TV but enjoying the show isn’t as simple as plug and play. The ...

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