9th ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
21 SEPTEMBER 2013
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  APPLES

13:13 | USA | 2010
Program A

Director: Gary Perez
Synopsis: In the end, the apple does not fall too far from the tree.
Contact: Stephanie Bell, stephanie.bythewoods@gmail.com


  BEAST

14:55 | Denmark | 2009  NYC premiere Program A
Director: Lars P. Arendt
Synopsis: Ten-year old Benjamin has had it with lies.

Contact: Troels Faber, troels_faberp@hotmail.com
Award: Best of Fest



 DEEP RED [ADOM ADOM]

19:00 | Israel | 2009
NYC premiere
Program C
Director: Eddie Trapero
Synopsis: Gur and Yuval will stop at nothing to make enough money for a fresh start in Berlin.
Contact: Michal Sinai, festivals@jsfs.co.il
Award:
Best LGBT


 DIPLOMA

20:00 | Israel | 2009
Program A

Director: Yaelle Kayam
Synopsis: 15 year old Samer insists on taking his older sister Ayat to collect her diploma from the Palestinian university.
Contact: Michal Sinai, festivals@jsfs.co.il
Award: Best Student

 DIPLOMACY

9:00 | USA | 2009 
NYC premiere
Program A
Director: Jon Goldman
Synopsis: Relations between the United States and Iran take an unexpected turn when two senior diplomats and their interpreters meet for a closed-door session.
Contact: Jon Goldman, jgoldman@me.com
Award: Best Comedy

 FEEDER

3:50 | Netherlands/UK | 2009
NYC premiere
Program B
Director: Joseph Ernst
Synopsis: What does our body see when we stick it in our mouth?
Contact: Joseph Ernst, josephernst@hotmail.com

 FLAWED

12:28 | Canada | 2010  NYC premiere

Program A
Director: Andrea Dorfman
Synopsis:
It's not about whether girl can get along with boy, it's about whether girl can accept herself.
Contact: Madeleine Bélisle, m.belisle@nfb.ca
Award: Audience Choice Program A

 FLOATING:
THE NATHAN GOCKE STORY


22:18 | USA | 2010  
NYC premiere
Program C
Director: Richard Yelland
Synopsis: Saturday, March 2008 started off like every Saturday for thirty-two year old surfer Nathan Gocke.
Contact: richardy@curtisbirch.com
Award: Best Documentary

 FROG IN THE WELL

15:00 | Japan/USA | 2010 
NYC premiere
Program C
Director: Ken Ochiai
Synopsis: Following his mother's wishes, Jo, a reclusive young tailor from Tokyo embarks on a solitary journey across Japan.
Contact: Ken Ochiai, assistant@kenochiai.com

 INFLATABLE GRANDMA! [AMONA PUTZ!]

9:00 | Spain | 2009
Program B

Director: Telmo Esnal
Synopsis: Sometimes, couples who have children miss Grandma.
Contact: Txema Muñoz, kimuak@filmotecavasca.com

 MOBILE

6:24 | Germany | 2010  NYC premiere
Program B
Director: Verena Fels
Synopsis: At the edge of society, a cow tips the balance of destiny with quite some impact...
Contact: Verena Fels, post@verenafels.de



 NICO'S CHALLENGE

15:00 | USA | 2009
  NYC premiere
Program B

Director: Steve Audette
Synopsis:
13 year-old boy who faces special challenges as he climbs mount Kilimanjaro, the worlds highest freestanding mountain.
Contact: Steve Audette, jumpcuts@gmail.com


 OVER CARDS

13:00 | USA | 2010
 
NYC premiere
Program C
Director: Marwan A. Abderrazzaq
Synopsis: 5 friends, playing poker, discuss how each would kill their wife.
Contact: Marwan Abderrazzaq, abderrazzaq@yahoo.com
Awards: Best Drama, Audience Choice Program C

 SAVE OUR BACON

13:38 | UK | 2010

Program C

Director: Peter Baynton
Synopsis: An honest farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive.
Contact: Peter Baynton, saveourbacon@gmail.com

 THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT

10:33 | Germany | 2009
N. America premiere
Program B

Director: Lenn Kudrjawizki
Synopsis: Seven heads of state meet at a Security Council and their diplomatic masks fall.
Contact: Lenn Kudrjawizki, lenn@legrain.de

 THE BEST MAN

4:30 | USA | 2010
  NYC premiere
Program C

Director: Jeff Betancourt
Synopsis: The Best Man prepares for her impending speech.
Contact: Laura Morgan, lauramorgan2@mac.com


 THE DESCENT [HAYERIDA]

20:00 | Israel | 2010 
N. America premiere
Program B
Director: Shai Miedzinski
Synopsis: A family who lost its son goes to find a stone that will be a tombstone.
Contact: Shai Miedzinski, shai.miz@gmail.com

 THE GAME [IL GIOCO]

16:30 | Italy | 2009
  NYC premiere
Program B
Director: Adriano Giannini
Synopsis: Sicily, July 1943. On a beach seven little boys are busy as every summer in a game from them conceived.
Contact: Andrea Vinci, andrea@omblaproduction.com
Awards: Best Foreign Language, Audience Choice Program B

 THE SALESMAN OF THE YEAR
[EL VENDEDOR DEL AÑO]


14:00 | Spain | 2010
  NYC premiere
Program A
Director: Coté Soler
Synopsis: Behind the most ruthless of multinationals only one thing. Man.
Contact: Ismael Martin, promocion@ecam.es


 THE THOMAS BEALE CIPHER

10:10 | USA | 2010

Program C
Director: Andrew Allen
Synopsis: Life is not a game.
Contact: Andrew Allen, asa@andrewsallen.com

 THE TRENCHES
[LA TRANCHÉE]


6:53 | Canada | 2010
  NYC premiere
Program A
Director: Claude Cloutier
Synopsis:
A young man is getting ready to fight at the front.
Contact: Madeleine Bélisle, m.belisle@nfb.ca
Award: Best Animation

 UNDER PENALTY

3:13 | USA | 2010
  NYC premiere
Program A
Director: Liam J. Holland
Synopsis: A fast paced chase through downtown New York City.
Contact: Liam J. Holland, liam@ljhfilms.com