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Fine Cut

The Unknown

The 18th annual Fine Cut Festival of Films is a collection of short films from student and emerging filmmakers. In this episode, "The Outcast" from the U.S. (Drama), "Scraps" from New Zealand (Animation), "Champagne" from the U.S. (Drama), "Bobo" from Pakistan (Suspense), and "The Autumn of Zao" from France (Fantasy).

"The Outcast"

After escaping a war-torn country, a young woman is left alone when her husband is denied entry to the United States. All alone and with little money, she searches for a way for him to enter the country before being deported back. Surrounded by an alien culture, she must learn to quickly adapt to a foreign country as she experiences what it’s really like to be an outcast.

"Scraps"

A starving rat who lives in a scrapyard builds a rocket ship that he hopes will fly him to the moon, which he thinks is made out of cheese. 

"Champagne"

In 1944, Champagne, France two American soldiers survive an accident and are left stranded in the country side with a German prisoner and argue over the fate of his life.

"Bobo"

A single mother wakes up late and struggles to get Rija, her wayward daughter, ready for school. As they go through their daily routine, Mama becomes increasingly frustrated as her daughter blames her imaginary friend Bobo for a series of mishaps. By the end, Mama discovers that the truth about Bobo is more disturbing than she thought. Set in Karachi, Pakistan.

"The Autumn of Zao"

Zao is a little boy with an incurable disease, in a house beside a lake. A little girl, Cloe, leads through the forest and tells him the legend of the lake monster. Beyond the pain, death and time, The Autumn of ZAO is a hymn to dream, life and childhood.

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Tales of mystical, strange and untrustworthy elements lurking in everyday places.
Creative Expression
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Disabled dancers, artists on a mental health journey, and the pain of school lunch.
Finding Good in the Bad
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Stories of finding love, friendship and resilience after dark days.
Claim My Place
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Latinx filmmakers explore relationships with their family, community, and Hollywood.
Distance Between Us
57:00
Families separated by oceans, mistakes and magic.
The Struggle Is Real
57:05
Indigenous artists, robot cowboys, and athletes fight for independence and appreciation.
You’re Still Out There
56:30
A mother loses her daughter, a girl loses her scarecrow and a criminal loses his lover.
I’ve Got This
57:05
Tales of underdogs: a beauty queen, SoCal thespians and a disgruntled pigeon fight back.
Live With It
56:30
Women explore healing. Industry and agriculture clash in Ontario. Plus, animated shorts.
Family Struggles
58:25
A woman haunted by her past, a LGBT love story, a lost little boy and animated shorts.
Pairs
57:55
Stories of twos: twins, soulmates, unexpected best friends and second acts.
Where Do I Fit?
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ADHD in adults, queer athletes, Chinese-American family struggles and animated shorts.
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