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Death can be feared, sensationalized, romanticized... but it cannot be ignored. Other than birth, it is the single most universal and transformative event in our lives. However each of us meets our fate, communities around the world mark this moment with unique and ancient traditions. How do we say goodbye? Buddhist lama Bat-Orshikh provides a rare glimpse into a storied and nearly extinct death ritual of sky burials in Mongolia, a practice designed to help let go of the body, comfort the living, and guide the spirit to another state of being.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Tad Fettig
Cinematography:
Robert Humphreys
Cast:
Batbold Orshikh
Editor:
Tad Fettig
Producer:
Tad Fettig, Elizabeth Westrate, Eva Anisko
Language:
Mongolian with English Subtitles

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A colorful cowboy/poet tries to save the wild horses of the West. Adventurous and romantic stories about The American West are a thing of the past--until one meets Dayton O. Hyde. From World War II to Berkeley to cattle drives and rodeos, this imposing cowboy/poet tells his colorful story with the wisdom and insight of a man who is at peace with himself and his world. Nearing the end of his remarkable life, Hyde embarks on one last mission: to save and protect the vanishing wild horses of The West.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Suzanne Mitchell
Cinematography:
Mauro Brattoli
Cast:
Dayton O. Hyde
Editor:
R.A. Fedde
Producer:
Suzanne Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Barbara Kopple, Robert Johnson, Alejandro Perez
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Steve Poltz

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Father and son... bonding time?

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Juan Sebastian Jacome
Cinematography:
Magela Crosignani
Cast:
Yimmi David Suarez, Luis Gotti, Victoria Greco, Carlos Bromley, Maria Antonia Taylor, Ernesto Fields
Editor:
Victor Mares
Producer:
Irina Caballero
Language:
Spanish with English Subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Xavier Muller

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Befriending Presidents and Playboy Bunnies; Pro Athlete and Famous Writer. He was George Plimpton. George Plimpton led a life everyone dreams of - hanging out with the rich and famous, founding an influential magazine, and playing for the Detroit Lions (if only for one infamous play). Plimpton! captures George's strange and colorful journey in all its glory. We find George with the Kennedys in the best of times and as an eye witness to history at the worst.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Tom Bean, Luke Poling
Cast:
George Plimpton
Editor:
Fernando Villena, Maya Hawke, Casey Brooks
Producer:
Tom Bean, Luke Poling, Terry McDonell, Adam Roffman, Fernando Villena
Executive Producer:
Kris Meyer, Dennis Joyce, Antonio Weiss, Phyllis Alexander, Bill Deacon, Toby Barlow
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Mark De Gli Antoni

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Some secrets don't always stay buried.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Aaron Wiederspahn
Cinematography:
Jonathon Millman
Cast:
Emily Seymour, Aaron Wiederspahn, Dakota Benedetto, Seth Chatfield, Morganna Ekkens
Editor:
Marc Dole
Producer:
Aaron Wiederspahn, Laina Barakat, Sarah Steinberg Heller, Karlina Lyons
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Gray Bashew

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Love's in the air - or so they're made believe.

Childhood friends, Josh and Molly, expected a simple weekend trip for a small family wedding. Yet, Josh didn't plan on learning about his father's cancer before the trip. Molly didn't plan on pretending to be engaged to him either. Josh's white lie to please his dying father turns into a steep slippery slope as this hilarious romantic comedy proves Murphy's Law to be oh so very true.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
John Burgess
Cinematography:
Tari Segal
Cast:
Shane McRae, Aubrey Dollar, Daniel J. Travanti, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Ron Dean, Mary Jo Faraci, Robert Belushi, Rebecca Spence, Heidi Johanningmeier
Editor:
Ryan Koscielniak
Producer:
John Burgess, Brett Henenberg
Language:
English
Genre:
Romance

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Old Angel once hurt his wings. He came to the forest to mend his wings among the colossal trees. His wings have healed, but he's been here for a long, long time. So long that he's forgotten how it feels to fly. But he just can't forget... Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated Worlds

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Dony Chiang
Cast:
Dony Chiang
Editor:
Dony Chiang
Producer:
Dony Chiang

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Knowing that cancer will soon be tearing them apart, a little girl and her mother try to make sure of the remaining time to live life to the fullest. Part of Shorts Program 1: The Battles We Fought

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Daniela Sandhofer, Katja Benrath, Florian Hirschmann
Cinematography:
Felix Striegel
Cast:
Katja Benrath, Elisabeth Thomashoff
Editor:
Katja Benrath, Florian Hirschmann, Daniela Sandhofer
Producer:
Michael Benrath
Language:
German with English Subtitles

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Sweating and out of breath, over-weight Michael arrives late for his 7 year-old nephew's birthday pool-party. Almost 30 now, Michael is still struggling to become independent of his older domineering sister Yael. He comes ready to convince her that he no longer needs her support, but learns it's not going be an easy battle when she tells him she invited a girl to the party and it's a date. Part of Shorts Program 8: Student Shorts

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Yuval Yefet
Cinematography:
Dan Sachar
Cast:
Gal Israeli, Adi Gilat, Uri Hochman
Editor:
Joseph Cohen
Language:
Hebrew with English Subtitles

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A friend 'til the bloody end.

The owner of Hal's Hardware Store is ready to retire. Teddy, the manager, and Cal, a lifetime employee, are overlooked in the search for a new boss. Feeling entitled to the position, they devise an obscure scheme to take what they think is rightfully theirs. These scatterbrained childhood friends are pushed to their limit, making lethal adjustments for their plan to succeed. Thinking they're in the clear, they soon realize they've made a foolish mistake, which condemns them to the hot seat.

Season:
2013
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Rob Grant
Cinematography:
Michael Baier
Cast:
Mike Kovac, Scott Wallis, Bradley Duffy, John Fitzgerald, Len Harvey, Chelsey Reist, Justin Sproule, Teagan Vincze, Graham Wardle, Jesse Wheeler
Editor:
Rob Grant
Producer:
Scott Mainwood
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
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