DC Shorts Film Festival - Washington DC - September 9-16, 2010

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Thursday, September 9 @ 7:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema
Saturday, September 11 @ 9:00pm @ U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center
(followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers)
Sunday, September 12 @ 1:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema
Tuesday, September 14 @ 9:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema

Films

Sunday Punch

19 mins
Drama
Dennis Hauck, Director
U S A

A beautiful boxing ring girl fights to take control of her life.

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Shovel Ready

5 mins
Comedy
Austin Bragg, Director
U S A

Strange things happen when you bury a body in the woods.

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Prayers for Peace

7 mins
Animation
Dustin Grella, Director
U S A

An artist confronts the memory of his younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq.

Somewhere Never Traveled

6 mins
Drama
Ben Garchar, Director
U S A

Two lovers question the fluidity of relationships between cinema and reality.

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Hipster Job

5 mins
Comedy
Thomas De Napoli and Jack Tomas, Directors
U S A

A short biblical epic featuring hipsters, finger mustaches and the wrath of God.

Quartering Act

17 mins
Drama
Stephen Theodore Bell, Director
U S A

When German soldiers invade the home of a French woman, she comes face-to-face with her own demons.

Just About Famous

14 mins
Documentary
Matt Mamula and Jason Kovacsev, Directors
U S A

Delve into the minds and hearts of the people who make a living impersonating celebrities.

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Gayby

12 mins
Comedy

Jonathan Lisecki, Director
U S A

Jenn, a permanently single woman, persuades her gay best friend to make a baby — the old fashioned way.

El Cortejo (The Cortege)

14 mins
Comedy
Marina Seresesky, Director
Spain

Can a gravedigger and a widow find common ground?

Banana Bread

9 mins
Comedy
Barton Landsman, Director
U S A

Matt’s Jewish mother actually has something to worry about.