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The Chinese Botanist’s Daughters

Daï Sijie, France/Canada, 2006, 94 min

Beautiful Li Min, orphaned by an earthquake, has an affinity with flowers. Granted the chance to study with a renowned botanist, she moves to the home he shares with his daughter, Chan An. Hidden in the seclusion of the botanical garden the young women fall tentatively and tenderly in love. But they cannot be openly together and plans for a shared future put their fragile existence under threat. Set in the early nineties in rural China, this tragic story was inspired by real events. Exquisitely shot and beautifully realized, the loveliness of the gardens and the enduring nature of the women’s love lingers in our imagination.

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No Bikini

Claudia Morgado Escanilla, Canada, 2007, 9 min

A young swimmer is liberated from gender rules in this beautifully shot tale about a girl who decides for herself.

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A Work in Progress (U.S. Premiere)

Keshia Coe, USA, 2008, 8 min

Two writers with a past are stuck together on a project for their agent, but both have their own ideas of what the script should be. Jane and Betty work through schlocky art cinema, hollywood action film, and hurt feelings to find the plot- and each other.

Keshia Cole, director will be in attendance

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Romona’s New Dresser

Bohdana Smyrnova, USA, 2008, 11 mi

When climbing a tree in New York, Polish immigrant gets a hole in her stockings. Someone's got to stitch it.

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Rock Garden: A Love Story

Gloria Kim, Canada, 2007, 10 min

An allegory about love, loneliness and the healing power of acceptance, “Rock Garden: a love story” is the tale of two neighbors who struggle and toil with everyday existence and how the most unlikely of objects changes them both.