Directed by Jason Lewis

Produced by Stan Hill, Written by Henry Jones

DP Garrett Smith

A Nazi medic is lost in the woods. Cold, hungry, and alone,
he comes across a wounded American soldier. The medic has a
match and the soldier has a rabbit. They lay down their weapons
and share a meal, doing their best to understand
each other across the language gap. As the day comes to a close, the
soldier's wound reaches a crisis point and it's up to the medic
to try and save him.

13 minutes, 2007, US

Director Statement.
I wanted to tell a story about two characters that could not communicate through speaking. That is how “STARS” first came about.

Setting the backdrop during World War II was an immediate choice. I have always been fascinated by this dark time in history. What captivated me the most was not the death and despair that came out of this time but the small acts of kindness that would shine through. Simply put, I believe that every human is inherently good.

My intent with this film is to explore what society would deem a monster. CARL the main character in this film is a Nazi. Now I am not sympathetic to the Nazi Regimen as an ideal by any means but I feel that the Nazi’s themselves had fallen victim to their own acts. That being said this piece was tailored to show the tortured aftermath of Carl a Nazi medic’s chance at redemption.

We see this film from the prospective of Carl. He is a simple man that got caught up in a war he did not believe in. Hence he is a deserter. At first MOE, the American Soldier is very hostel toward Carl. Once Carl shows Moe a picture of his dead family Moe then realizes that he too is a human with emotions. They both realize that although they are very different they are also very alike.

Director Biography

Jason Eli Lewis (Director/Editor) This is Jason’s directorial début in short films. Mostly known for his work in commercial editorial, Jason has worked with such clients as McDonalds, Nissan, Sony Playstation, Energizer, NFL Network, and Motley Crue.

Written, Directed and Produced by David Casals-Roma

DP Steven Priovolos

Richard is a marketing adviser who decides a new purpose to his life: save the world. He tells his girlfriend, family and colleagues at work, but none of them take him seriously.

Once he has said it to everybody, Richard carries on with his plan and takes some deadly pills in his attempt to save the world… save the world from people like him, from dreamers who can’t live in a world like this.

When he is about to swallow the deadly pills, Richard is ready to see what people say you see right before you die: a sequence of snapshots of your life. But, instead of that, he sees something very different…

HD, UK, 11 minutes, 2007

Director Statement
I approached the making of Save the World as the last step stone to make a feature film. I personally like stories of people who live right on the edge, risking their social status, steady income and problem-free relationships, and decide to sacrifice all that for something purer and deeper like finding a meaning to life. My films are usually about relationships but, above all, about the constant fight between what we want to do and what we have to do.

Director Biography

David Casals-Roma was born in Lleida (Spain) on October 13th 1972. He studied Law but left his studies in 1997 when he moved to Amsterdam to travel around Europe and learn languages.

In 2001 he moved to London to study filmmaking at the London Academy of Media, Film & TV. He also enrolled in some screenwriting and directing courses in Spain, Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom. He also studied a BA in Film and Media at the Birkbeck University of London and graduated in 2006.
David has written five feature film scripts, directed six short films and won different awards in Europe and Asia. He is now working on The Londoner, his feature directional debut that he expects to direct at the end of the year.
He currently teaches screenwriting techniques at the Reading Adult and Community College in the United Kingdom, and has set up Recreate Productions, a London-based production company focused on producing digital feature films. Besides his activities as a film director and screenwriter, David has also written two books, published some short stories and collaborated as a script reader for other projects. He speaks fluent Spanish, Catalan, English, French and Italian.

Written and Directed by Stuart Mannion

Luke tapes cardboard tubes over his eyes to keep the video walls from wiping his mind. He might be part of an underground resistance movement, if only he could remember. He and Kat have one night to save the entire implant-controlled population from some seriously square eyes.

DVCPro HD, Australia, 2008, 13 minutes

Written, Directed and Produced by Chris Loizou

DP Jorge Luengas

Only six months in London, Bangladeshi cab driver Mahmood picks up Dory a transvestite from a notorious gay club. Dory’ s face is bruised and blooded and it’s clear he’s just been in a fight. On their journey to the river Thames in central London, it seems diversity is the only link between them until they share a life saving moment that reveals a closer connection, linking the unlikely couple and bonding them for life.

HD, UK, 2007, 13 minutes

Director Statement
Rubbing shoulders with race, gender and diversity, living in a city such as London, I thought would make a good subject and story which is universal in today’s society. So, I set about making a short film that would hold the audience’s attention to the characters and felt as much like a journey with them as the characters ‘Dory’ a transvestite and ‘Mahmood’ a Bangladeshi cab driver, did with each other in their journey to the river Thames. I also wanted to write something that was constructed in three acts. A beginning, middle and end is somehow more satisfying as a piece of story telling for the audience.

Having shot on most formats, I decided to shoot on HD as the first time I used this format I found it liberating for me as the director to just keep rolling and also for the actors, who had fewer interuptions and waiting around, therefore being able to keep their character work consistent and ultimately more believable. Also, shooting at night in the back of a car in central London, it was really the only choice.

I have become a big fan of HD and realise as technology moves on it is slowly finding it’s feet for professionals. There seems like there is nothing you can’t achieve on HD as you would on film. I think the secret is not to compare, HD is not film and never will be, but it is a format to be taken seriously.

Director Biography

After producing TV adds and music videos, Chris's first script NEIGHBOURHOOD was optioned by AVA Films in London. He then penned the pilot children’s series 'FREEPHONIX' which lead to writing a feature for Nordisk Film followed by an option for another spec script titled 'IL Bambino' for Parallel Films. Chris then directed segments for ‘30 YEARS OF PYTHON’ with Michael Palin for the Paramount Comedy Channel. Music videos and more commercials followed, one which was nominated for 'best new director' at the ‘Shots Cannes Advertising festival’ . In 2006 Chris's feature spec script 'SEEING IRIS' won a place on the prestigious script workshop 'eQuinoxe-tbc' and has lead to the project being optioned by Hollywood producer Marc Sternberg who is producing the film with Chris and London based producer Lolli Kimpton. 'Seeing Iris' is currently in pre-production in London and will be Chris's feature film debut as Producer, Writer and Director.

Written and Directed by Jadrien Steele

Produced by Akiva Potok, DP Onaje Lataillade

A day of apartment of hunting leads two dreamers to wonder what sort of life they might find together. Too bad neither is who they claim to be. A wry, seductive look at love and pretense, JUST MAKE BELIEVE asks the question - what happens when you finally found the person who completes you . . . when your pretending to be someone else.

DVC PRO HD, 12 minutes, 2007

Director Biography

Jadrien’s last short film, SILENT MERCURY, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001 and went on to screen extensively throughout the United States.

THE TAKER, Jadrien’s debut novel which he co-authored with Richard Abate, was published by Hyperion in 2006 and was named Top Ten Books for Teens by the American Booksellers Association for Winter 2006/2007 and was selected for the New York Public Library’s 2007 Books for the Teenage. His second book, THE MARKET, will be published in April 2008.

Jadrien began his career in entertainment at the age of five months as an actor on the soap opera RYAN’S HOPE. His role of Little John Ryan lasted ten years. Jadrien continued to work as an actor, performing and starring on Broadway, in feature films and on television. His credits include the Emmy Award winning film adaptation of THE SECRET GARDEN, THE MOSQUITO COAST, NINE: THE MUSICAL, and STRANGE INTERLUDE.

He is currently in pre-production on a feature length film which he also wrote entitled JOSHUA’S ARK. He is a graduate of Princeton University and received his MFA in filmmaking from the University of Southern California.

Written, Directed and Produced by Fernando Tiberini

Maria cannot bear to lose Vincent to his bride on his wedding day. When their tragic predicament finally comes to the surface, Maria can only win him back for one last night. Can he resist temptation?

HDV, 6 minutes, UK