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International, 94 Minutes
SUN APR 26, 12:15pm

ON THE LINE (Auf der Strecke)
Directed by Reto Caffi
Germany/Switzerland, 30 minutes

A department store security guard is secretly in love with a clerk in the store’s bookshop. When he witnesses a suspected rival for her affection being attacked on the train, he must decide whether to help him or get off at the next stop.

NEW BOY
Directed by Steph Green
Ireland, 11 minutes

Based on a short story by Roddy Doyle, this poignant and comedic short film deftly captures the experience of being the new boy in school through the eyes of nine year-old Joseph, a young African boy in Ireland.

TOYLAND
Oscar Winner!
Directed by Jochen Freydank
Germany, 14 minutes

It is 1942 Germany and a young boy is led to believe, by his mother, that their Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland. Her fierce desire to protect the child’s innocence and wonder is reminiscent of the charm and whimsy from Life Is Beautiful.

THE PIG
Directed by Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
Denmark, 22 minutes

When Asbjorn is admitted to the hospital for surgery, he finds comfort in a whimsical painting of a pig that is hanging on his wall – until it is removed by the request of another patient.

MANON ON THE ASPHALT
Directed by Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
France, 15 minutes

It’s a lovely spring day and Manon, on her way to a rendezvous with her boyfriend, encounters an unexpected bump in the road that makes her see life from an entirely fresh perspective.