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Michael Clancy's Emily's Last Date chronicles Emily's last ditch effort to find a vaguely human male with whom to have a relationship. --Matthew Aquino

Season:
1997
Director:
Michael Clancy

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Stephen Brown's The Curious is a macabre tale in which a composer's world is thrown off-balance by his sinister neighbor, optician David Suchet (Hercule Poirot). --Matthew Aquino

Season:
1997
Director:
Stephen Brown

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Ram Prasad Devinevi's Colors of the Sun is the story of a five-year-old boy who gets separated from his grandmother in a busy street market in Madras, India. Thanks to some very eccentric and original characters, he finds his way back home safely. --Hayet Ennabli

Season:
1997
Director:
Ram Prasad Devinevi

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In Mark Ward's Clinic E, a black comedy about sharing love and HIV, a man receives an anonymous letter informing him that an ex-lover has tested HIV positive. While waiting for the result of his test, his search for the identity of the letter's author takes an unexpected turn. --Hayet Ennabli

Season:
1997
Director:
Mark Ward

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22-years-old and just six years out of prison. All Ramone Watkins wants is to get back on his feet. With the help of some key people and his own inner strength, perhaps he can, but first he must outrun his past.

Season:
1997
Director:
Bobby Mardis
Producer:
Bobby Mardis, T'keyah Crystal Keymah, Tona Broussard-Wilson, Tim Hutchinson

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Nominated for the 1995 Academy Award Best Short, John R. Dilworth's The Chicken from Outer Space is the story of a cowardly dog who must foil the plans of an alien chicken bent on taking over the world. --Matthew Aquino

Season:
1997
Director:
John R. Dilworth

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A game of chess is the test men must take to date the woman in CheckMating, by William Azaroff, but what happens when she finally meets her match? --Matthew Aquino

Season:
1997
Director:
William Azaroff

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Cat Calls, Wolf Whistles and Other Ordinary Dangers by Gail Huddleson consists in a series of lively and quick interviews of women and their feelings about being whistled at in the street. With intelligent humor, this story explores the response and reaction to street harassment. --Hayet Ennabli

Season:
1997
Director:
Gail Huddleson

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In Marcus Han's Burning Bridges, escaping yet another boarding school, Jeremy is left with the horrid prospect of staying at home with his neglecting parents. While attempting to avoid confrontation, he meets Kara whose sadness reflects the oppressive world her husband has confined her to. --Hayet Ennabli

Season:
1997
Director:
Marcus Han

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From local Latino filmmaker Jeffrey Vargas is the short film, Brandenburg. Set to the third movement of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3, Brandenburg is the story of two young lovers briefly united in a pure and innocent love, tragically torn apart by a father who means to end their love affair. Whether motivated by racism or simply an overprotective and uncontrollable parental instinct, the father succeeds in destroying all he loves.

Season:
1997
Director:
Jeffrey Vargas
Cast:
Sue-Jin Lee, Kirk Carroll, Albert Ayers
Producer:
Amy Wang
Executive Producer:
Holly L. Vargas
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