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14th SEASON LAUNCHES!
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THE SHORT LIST, the long-running cable and public TV series produced at SDSU in the Production Center
for Documentary and Drama.
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Hosted by Jack Ofield
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THE SHORT LIST // Winner of 4 Emmys
The showcase for outstanding international and domestic short film is a co-production of Channel 4 San Diego and
The Production Center. Major funding comes from Eastman Kodak and Cox Communications. Winner of four Emmy Awards, THE SHORT LIST has
also been hailed by the Ministry of Culture of the European Union for its “world view” in bringing "the viewpoints and visions of global
filmmakers to the U.S. audience."
The new season will feature 42 films from 15 countries. Fiction, documentary and animated films comprise the diverse content of the
half-hour shows. Each season an entire program is devoted to new works by SDSU graduate film students.
THE SHORT LIST is produced by Jack Ofield, Head of SDSU’s Television and Film Dept. The co-producer is Helen-Maria Erawan. For more information contact 619-594-6902 or visit www.theshortlist.cc.
A concurrent season of 13 “Short List” programs is airing on most public broadcasting stations (check local listings).
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Show 1401
I'll Wait For The Next One - In the Paris metro, a young woman believes she's found true love.
Pigeon - In World War II, two strangers on a train suddenly find their destinies intertwined.
Plum Flower - Based on a true story in 1948 in rural China, the parents of a baby girl, their fifth daughter, face a difficult decision.
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Show 1402
Wedding Anniversary - Norwegian couple has a revelation while celebrating their wedding anniversary.
The Shutters - A member of a French film crew is caught between the demands of the film’s director and a family crisis.
Caspian Bride - Bachelor seeks true love in the oil fields of Azerbaijan.
Safe - In a junk yard somewhere in the British Isles, a stray dog seeks refuge.
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Show 1403
Together - It’s evening in a Norwegian bar. A couple is making the best of it.
Rain Is Falling - In Morocco, we meet an extraordinary young girl with a big problem.
Home Game - This Norwegian comedy turns a young man’s problem into a virtual sportscast.
Les Zins Zins - Our favorite French bugs live life on the edge.
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Show 1404
The Gates of Heaven - This Chinese fable asks whether we can make the leap that will realize our dreams.
Esperanto - A young Frenchman visits his late grandfather’s book shop and discovers the meaning of Esperanto, the universal language promoting peaceful coexistence.
Samagon - A young German film crew meets a Belarussian widow and her fantastic moonshine.
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Show 1405
City Paradise - A young Japanese woman comes to gloomy London and invents her own, dazzling city within a city.
Torpedo - In a Norwegian maternity ward, a family’s big problem is solved by a domineering nurse.
Cockroach - Human beings have an uneasy relationship with insects—but the bugs are winning.
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Show 1406
Arrete - This French animation about our careless attitude toward Planet Earth. Shame on us.
American Dreams - How Lee Harvey Oswald came to America and changed the world.
Happy Easter - During Easter in Switzerland, a young man brings his fiancée home to meet the folks.
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Show 1407
Ozon - Even in chilly Sweden people sense that the earth is heating up.
Recoil - Tense drama about an Irish gunman’s struggle with his conscience.
Pen Pusher - French courtship comedy combines love of books, love of writing and love in general.
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Show 1408
Loop Pool - Japanese animation reveals evolution in a single pool of water.
Flat - A mother and daughter have a disaster en route to an important appointment.
Calcutta Calling - In New Delhi, twentysomethings answer your phone calls in the global economy.
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Show 1409
No Room For Gerold - A hippopotamus, a crocodile, a wildebeest and a rhinoceros share an apartment in Berlin in the 1970s.
Torison - In a barn somewhere in the Balkans, a refugee choir meets a pregnant cow.
Yu - An adventurous Frenchwoman drives her vehicle through the streets of the future.
Les Zins Zins - They’re back—those crazy French bugs living life on the edge of disaster.
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Show 1410
Punam - In Nepal, children do work that no human being should have to do.
Phases Of The Moon - It’s morning in the Garden of Eden and events are moving swiftly for Adam and Eve.
Public Secrecies - German documentary set in the mysterious public, yet personal world of a dance hall.
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Show 1411
Edna - French animation about Charlie Chaplin and his first frequent co-star, Edna Purviance.
Slavek Le Merde - From Slovenia comes the story of Slavek, a man with a tough job and a big heart who’s looking for love.
Girl Power - In a Swedish village, the bicycle is king – or, more accurately, queen.
Horu - In Japan, animated workers dig, dig, dig to the beat.
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Show 1412
Clearance - In The Netherlands, a recent widow encounters the efficient staff of a local hospital.
Watchmen - French comedy about two department store guards who raise the mundane to the sublime.
The Magic Of Amelia - Little Amelia can solve any problem by simply rewinding.
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Show 1413
Maestro - Hungarian animation about a great star preparing for his big moment.
Amor Fati - In the wild countryside of Montenegro, the father of the bride dominates the wedding.
The Clown Children - On a busy street in Guatemala City, two talented performers are unfazed by traffic jams, pollution and low pay.
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