2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Shorts Program 1

02-06 9:30pm Victoria Hall
02-09 10:00am Museum of Art
02-12 10:00am Arlington

ABUELO (USA)
After the loss of her mother, Emily, 12, has a bleak outlook on life that only worsens when her grandfather from Argentina arrives for an extended stay but to their mutual surprise, they discover that
Runtime: 15 min
Director: Mary Ann Kellogg

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Diplomacy (USA)
Relations between the United States and Iran take an unexpected turn when two senior diplomats and their interpreters meet for a closed-door session.
Runtime: 9 min
Director: Jon Goldman

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Almost Every Day Quase Todo Dia (Brazil, USA)
Polly, a young, single mother in Rio who struggles to reconcile her motherly duties with her own professional ambitions, confronts a day in the bustling city when everything that can go wrong,
Runtime: 19 min
Director: Gandja Monteiro

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Junkos Shamisen (Canada)
a young Japanese orphan, and her mystical friend, exact poetic justice on a malevolent samurai lord.
Runtime: 11 min
Director: solomon friedman

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Anas Playground (USA)
Ana's Playground depicts just another day for children surrounded by armed conflict.
Runtime: 18 min
Director: Eric D. Howell

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