15 short films screening at this year's festival
 
LIEBESTOD-FOUR ACTS (2007, 15 min, DIGIBETA, US Premiere)

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 6:30 PM - LINWOOD DUNN THEATER

Dir: Stathis Athanasiou

A non-narrative film about the four phases of a love affair.
 
PASSAGE (2007, 22 min, 35 mm, US Premiere)

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 9:00 PM - LINWOOD DUNN THEATER

Dir: Yannis Katsamboulas
A man is forced by circumstance to care for two mistrusting Albanian children in the snowy border areas of Greece. 
THE CAVE: AN ADAPTATION OF PLATO'S ALLEGORY IN CLAY
(2007, 3 min, DIGIBETA, LA Premiere)

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 6:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #1 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN
Dir: Michael Ramsey
A clay-animation 3-minute story inspired by Plato's representation of human life as shadows in a cave.
 
SUNNY DAY (2007, 16 min, 35 mm, US Premiere)

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 6:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #1 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Anthi Daountaki
In a working-class neighborhood of Athens, a cab driver takes it upon himself to persecute a petty thief. 
THE CUP (2006, 8 min, 35 mm, US Premiere)
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 6:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #1 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Yiannis Bougioukas
A humoristic look at the maze of Greek bureaucracy.
 
TRANSIT (2007, 27 min, 35 mm, US Premiere)
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 6:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #1 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Yiannis Gaitanidis
In a post-apocalyptic world, man turns into beast.
 
TOWER BLOCK (2006, 38 min, 35 mm, LA Premiere)
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 6:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #1 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Nikias Chryssos
Amidst the harsh reality of a working-class tower block in Germany, a young boy tries to escape his older brother's tyranny by seeking refuge in the fantasy world of a heroin addict.
 
DEAR STEVEN SPIELBERG (2006, 19 min, DIGIBETA, US Premiere)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 6:30 PM - LINWOOD DUNN THEATER

Dir: Stefan Georgiou
The fruitless schemes of a young English filmmaker to contact Steven Spielberg.
 
THE TRAP (2007, 20 min, 35 mm)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 9:00 PM - LINWOOD DUNN THEATER

Dir: Rita Wilson
A woman overcomes her fear of the unknown and learns to "let go" in a  series of strange circumstances.
 
FIRST LOVE (2007, 15 min, DIGIBETA, US Premiere)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 3:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #2 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Maritina Passari
A girl's adventures in the discovery of sex and love.
 
BACH & BOUZOUKI (2006, 34 min, DIGIBETA, US Premiere)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 3:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #2 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Angela Milonaki
A girl is torn between family expectations and her desire to build her own future.
 
MOOG (2008, 22 min, DIGIBETA, World Premiere)
 SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 3:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #2 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Haris Vafeiadis
An English school-boy is sent out of the classroom and is forgotten in the austere corridors of the school.
 
SUMMER HOLIDAYS (2006, 18 min, 35 mm, US Premiere)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 3:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #2 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Elina Psykou
On their way back from vacation, a young couple is tormented by the pains of love.

 
SHOULDER FOR HIRE (2007, 24 min, 35 mm, US Premiere)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 3:30 PM - SHORTS PROGRAM #2 - SPIELBERG THEATER AT THE EGYPTIAN

Dir: Dimitris Emmanouilidis
In a futuristic world, where people pay for sympathy, there is no room for human relationships.
 
ASTORIA PARK (2007, 33 min, DIGIBETA, LA Premiere)
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 3:00 PM - LINWOOD DUNN THEATER

Dir: Chrysovalantis Stamelos and Paras H. Chaudhari
In New York's Astoria, a friendly basketball game turns into a show of racial rivalry.
 

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