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LEXUS SHORT FILMS

18.9. 25.9. and 27.9. 2013

Wednesday 18. 9. 2013 | 21 : 00 | BIO OKO, Františka Křížka 460/15, Prague (map)
Wednesday 25. 9. 2013 | 20 : 00 | BIO CENTRÁL, třída Karla IV. 774, Hradec Králové (map)
Wednesday 25. 9. 2013 | 20 : 30 | STUDIO KAREL, 28. října 49/23, Ostrava (map)
Wednesday 25. 9. 2013 | 20 : 30 | GOLDEN APPLE CINEMA, nám. Míru 174, Zlín (map)

Lexus and The Weinstein Company partnered to create the “Life is Amazing” Short Film series with 5 films from up and coming filmmakers from the US, Europe, China, Japan and Asia Pacific. Did you miss the Cannes premiere? Please join us for the opening of the new iShorts season with a special screening dedicated to these wonderful short films on the big screen.

BEYOND MEMORIES (USA)

Director: Cristina Molino | Producers: Lexus, The Weinstein Company
Star: Jolene Anderson, Colin Branca, Rajia Baroudi, Jeremy Maxwell

Year: 2013 | Length: 10 min | Live action

Sophie believes that forgetting is the only way of moving on with her life, but one day she realizes that she can't make memories from a previous life completely disappear. All those memories are still there, hidden inside her mind.

ECHOES (USA)

Director: Special Problems | Producers: Lexus, The Weinstein Company
Star: Jeremy Elwood, Des Rusk, Mark Williams, David Lim, Mott Clark

Year: 2013 | Length: 10 min | Live action

It's 3am and a comedian is having an off night. In a moment of desperation he begins to muse on love and life, his musings become the anchor to five stories of five isolated individuals. An expectant father waiting in a bar, an executive driving home, an astronaut in space, a young woman going for a late night swim and a singer waiting to go on stage are all experiencing a surreal moment of clarity.

SWIMMING IN AIR (USA)

Director: Justin Tipping | Producers: Lexus, The Weinstein Company
Star: Jonah Castanon, Aidan Castanon, Madison Steinacker

Year: 2013 | Length: 10 min | Live action

Victor may be young, but he knows what love is. Emily is the girl of Victor's dreams and he knows he has to do something extraordinary to prove his love to her. When Victor sets out to impress Emily, he'll be challenged in every way and ultimately have to risk life and limb for the sake of love.

PUPIL (USA)

Director: Chan Chung Ki | Producers: Lexus, The Weinstein Company
Star: Eugenia Yuan, Cheronna NG of the „Super Girls“

Year: 2013 | Length: 14 min | Live action

„pupil“ tells the story of an artist struggling to break through her personal cocoon and fulfill her dreams. After suffering a series of traumatic events, her perception shifts, forcing her to see the world in new and amazing ways.

A BETTER TOMORROW (USA)

Director: Mitsuyo Miyazaki | Producers: Lexus, The Weinstein Company
Star: Kaito Kobayashi, Suzuko Hara, Den Den, Satoshi Wada

Year: 2013 | Length: 12 min | Live action

In the near future when water is scarce, Shin and Myra, two orphans following in their scientist father's footsteps, develop a technology that could turn the tides of time and heal the earth. But when dark forces kidnap them in an attempt to steal their father's invention, the device is mistakenly activated and a mysterious power unleashed. While trying to escape their captors, they are magically transported on a voyage out of this world.

Total lenght of the screening 56 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.

 

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