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What do we mean to each other in any given moment? What matters most is what we take away, and what we leave behind. In these films, strangers, friends and loved ones have close encounters; some end well, others not so much. – Curated by Shwetika Baijal, Mordecai Stayton, Natalie Tsui

Co-presented by: RAMA

In This Program

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   Benchmark

   Vincent Lin / USA / 2012 / Narrative / 11 mins

   Donny and T have been best friends for years. When graduation approaches, will the future break them apart?

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   Broken Maiden

   Maxim Dashkin / Singapore / 2012 / Short / 10 mins

   Felix Chong spends his days at the racetrack, winning some and losing more. When he visits his son Michael, has he finally hit rock bottom?

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   Bubble

   Robert Joe / South Korea / 2012 / Short / 9 mins

   Dreams come to life in this South Korean short.

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   Distance

   James Shih, James Feng, Nick Louie / USA / 2012 / Short / 4 mins

   When her boyfriend is called away to Hong Kong, a young woman asks herself about love.

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   For Hire

   Varun Chawla / India / 2012 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 23 mins

   In Mumbai, a taxi driver ferries around a sex worker for extra cash. One night changes them both.

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   Got a Job!

   Chicky Otani / USA / 2012 / 2 mins

   Chickie Otani returns with a hilarious short about two elderly friends who work at a fortune cookie factory.

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   Great Big Lights Out

   Robert Joe / South Korea / 2013 / Animation, Narrative Fiction, Short / 10 mins

   “If everyone you knew just died in their sleep,” a young woman asks her friend. “What do you think would happen?”

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   Six From Certain

   Jonathan Moy, Lawrence Gan / USA / 2012 / 5 mins

   Sean’s friends are shocked when he breaks it off with a perfect girl. What, they wonder, is keeping him from happiness?

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   Two For Departure

   Hyun-Jae Lee / South Korea, Thailand, USA / 2012 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 11 mins

   A tourist and a young Thai man meet up in increasingly absurd circumstances. Throwing yourself from the Death Bridge can be so complicated.

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    Unmentionables

    Michael Shu / USA / 2012 / 5 mins

    A young man with asthma confronts the near past in this story of time traveling.

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