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The Wall

Richard Leigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:41:01 -0400

If you’ve ever been bored at work, this short film is for you. Documentary filmmaker Nick Spunde exposes his personal struggle with this very modern subject of boredom. It’s a private and internal space most eloquently visualised in a public and external way.

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Ceasing

Richard Leigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:29:27 -0400

An old piece of Zen wisdom advises when it is time to eat -- eat, when it is time to work -- work, and when it is time to die -- die. Buddhists' advise that to truly live, you must truly accept death. Ceasing explores the cyclical nature of life and death

www.tinagonsalves.com

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...Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Richard Leigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:51:40 -0400

Childhood is in danger of extinction. Jade, a spirited Vietnamese-Australian girl, leads us into the hectic lives of today's children.

Ming (Bright)

Richard Leigh — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:59:03 -0400

The Cantonese folk-tale, The Thunder God, brings back childhood memories for Sijun Zhou who was given the story to interpret for his World Tales animation. Bright has been shown at over 20 different film and animtion festivals around the world, and an won audience award in Greece. Read an interview for the Asian American Film Festival.
For more short films go to www.sbs.com.au

Buddhists

Richard Leigh — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:00:45 -0400

Buddhists is part of a five-part series of shorts for Channel Five in the UK looking at 5 different families of 5 different religions and how their faith affects their lives in the lead-up to Christmas.

www.philipbloom.co.uk

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Redemption

Richard Leigh — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:58:27 -0400

Ben Callaghan is at a place where he has no choice but to speak the truth. In the nine most important minutes of his life he will confront his deepest fears.

www.soulvisionfilms.com

Other films by Peter Hegedus - Grandfathers and Revolutions, Inheritance: a fisherman's story (2004 Academy Award short-listed)

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Richard Leigh — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:47:45 -0400

Through His Eyes

William Kentler — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:15:28 -0400

Perception of others. How do I really see things?

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How My Next Door Neighbour Discovered Life on Mars

William Kentler — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:46:07 -0400

A young boy who dreams of discovering extra-terrestrial life on Mars, and his next door neighbour who makes it happen.

www.sequential-one.com/findlife/

www.sequential-one.com/findlife/downloads.html includes clip “Mars: pixel by pixel” for special effects nuts

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