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Narrative Shorts/War
Dead of Ardennes: during the Battle of the Bulge, an inept captain leads the remnants of his team through the Ardennes Forest. Those subordinates beneath him begin to question his lead as he slowly is broken down by his failures in the field. The stoic and battle hungry sergeant must then take action to keep his remaining men safe and out of harm's way. The struggles come to a head as the men capture a German soldier, and the sergeant and the captain clash in a way with deadly consequences (20 min. Directed by Michael Mustizer.). Escape From the Fire: taking place in 1943 Nazi-occupied Poland, this film tell the story of seven-year-old Avi, who has narrowly escaped from a Nazi concentration camp, as he races desperately through a thick forest while being pursued by SS officers. He seeks shelter in a large, broken-down barn where he is helped to escape the soldiers by a young girl. These two abused children overcome immense danger and, in their fight for survival, rediscover a little bit of humanity left in a world filled with evil and hatred. At the end, however, Avi continues his journey alone (13 min. Directed by Joel Dunn.). So Long: an insight into the life of man who is being deployed to the Middle East, showing the self-destructive activities he employs as he faces an uncertain future. Newspaper articles fill up the screen with thousands of true stories of those men who had to be shipped off to such a treacherous place. The shocking behavior of this man is juxtaposed with his life in Iraq, revealing the heavy reality of the situation (12 min. Directed by Brandon Bley.). Have You Ever Heard About Vukovar: Tim, a young American veteran just back from the war in Iraq, must come to terms with his troubled past and make a decision about his future. On the eve of his return to war, he meets an unlikely guide in the form of a Croatian refuge whose taxi is taking him to speak at a high school. The exchange between the two men forces them to examine issues of life and death and duty and honor. They learn that, even though they come from opposite ends of the world, they have many issues in common (15 min. Directed by Paolo Borraccetti.). Rabia is a story of a female suicide bomber, Rabia, and what motivates her to consider violence. After her marriage falls apart, she is determined to use her life to make a statement. Flashbacks of Rabias life are shown in order for viewers to witness the struggle this woman had to go through during her lifetime. A dramatic ending has audiences dumbfounded, questioning Rabias last final mission (24 min. Directed by Muhammad Ali Hasan.).
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LocationMasonic Temple
100 Barrack Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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