Shorts On The Edge
"The Beneficiary" | Dir. Ted Melfi
A dark tale about three lives that are tragically altered when an ordinary event ignites a chain reaction of paranoia and murder.
"15-40" | Dir. Christian Bagger
The true story of tennis player Kai Hansen on his way to winning a spot at the European championships in Sweden under Nazi occupation. His aging tennis
champion, Erik is outed as Jew as a massive deportation is staged.
"Stolen Youth" | Dir. Leon Chambers | 13min
As the inhabitants of a quiet rural village enjoy their Sunday lunch a young tear-away embarks on a violent and destructive tour. A beautifully shot dark short film about dark secrets.
"No Wind, No Waves" | Dir. Julian Higgins | 22 min
A Chinese man comes to America for the first time to visit his son, but his trip goes terribly awry when he discovers his son has been mysteriously arrested.
"Absolute Zero" | Dir. Alan Woodruff
Unfolding like a mystery, this Australian doc tells of the grim and ironic death by freezing of a man trapped inside a refrigerated railway meat wagon – told using
a combination of archival and imagined material to speculate on his final hours.
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