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“I Don’t Need Another”

Directors: Justin Lacy, J. Noel Sullivan
Short Film
Plants are illegal. Not enough water. However, on the train to the Isle of Plastic, two young wards of the state sneak in some gardening.  Practical effects, cardboard props, and...

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“Song of the Mogwai” by Moon Racer

Autumn Ehinger
Shorties
In the gentle and dreamy lyric video for Moon Racer’s “Song of the Mogwai,” journal entries about love and loss come to life via stop-animation. Screening with: Hominy Shorts

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10×10 Challenge Screening

10 entrepreneurs are paired with 10 filmmakers and challenged to make a four minute promo video in five days. See the results on Sunday afternoon at Cucalorus Connect. Entrepreneurs:: Anahata...

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10×10 Challenge Screening

Various
10 entrepreneurs are paired with 10 filmmakers and challenged to make a 4-minute promo video in five days. See them on Sunday. The BarTrack product reduces thousands of lost dollars...

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13 Award-Winning* Scenes About Mediocrity

Pineapple-Shaped Lamps
Pineapple-Shaped Lamps is proud to present “13 Award-Winning* Scenes About Mediocrity (*Participation Trophies Count)”, an original comedy show for Cucalorus Stage. Follow a series of seemingly unconnected vignettes concerning the...

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17 Blocks

Director: Davy Rothbart
Documentary Features :: Magnolia
In 1999, 9 year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his Washington, DC family began to film their daily lives in America's most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol...

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20 Weeks

Leena Pendharkar
Magnolia :: Narrative Features
During a routine scan, a young couple navigating their first pregnancy discovers a health condition that could gravely impact their baby, forcing them to re-examine their relationship and their future....

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