Fine Cut Season 26 (Preview)
Preview: Season 26 | 30s
"Fine Cut" is a collection of short films made by Southern California student filmmakers.
Now on its 26th season, "Fine Cut Festival of Films" showcases promising new filmmaking talent from Southern California.
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Fine Cut Season 26 (Preview)
Preview: Season 26 | 30s
Now on its 26th season, "Fine Cut Festival of Films" showcases promising new filmmaking talent from Southern California.
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Now PlayingPreview: S26 | 30s | "Fine Cut" is a collection of short films made by Southern California student filmmakers. (30s)
Clip: S26 Ep6 | 1m 45s | Two groovy souls meet on the disco dance floor of love! (Niq Ducote/CalArts) (1m 45s)
Clip: S26 Ep6 | 2m 29s | An anxiously attached little fella can’t sleep. (Damian Orpustan/San José State) (2m 29s)
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Clip: S26 Ep6 | 17m 3s | A self conscious middle schooler seeks the help of a famous wrestler. . (Jacob Staudenmaier/LMU) (17m 3s)
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Preview: S26 Ep6 | 1m 10s | Rabbi enters an ex-priest's confessional seeking absolution. (Clarinda Louise Blais/USC) (1m 10s)
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Preview: S26 Ep6 | 30s | Seven short films from California students at LMU, CalArts, USC, Chapman, Art Center and SJSU. (30s)
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Clip: S26 Ep6 | 9m 2s | A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay. (Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Mihika Das, Matthew Wisdom/Chapman) (9m 2s)
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Clip: S26 Ep6 | 5m 39s | In a world with two species, Feathers or Fur, Samuel is a rarity. (Francesca Mariñas/Art Center) (5m 39s)
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Preview: S26 Ep6 | 32s | A receptionist in heaven attempts to take revenge on his earthly nemesis. (Xinchi Wang/USC) (32s)
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Clip: S26 Ep5 | 8m 43s | Three college students reminisce as they do their make-up. (Jeanne Taylor/SDSU) (8m 43s)
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Clip: S26 Ep5 | 14m 43s | A young woman navigates the world of exotic dancing. (Aung Kyaw/CSUN) (14m 43s)
Preview: S26 Ep5 | 30s | Five short films from talented student filmmakers at Art Center, LMU, CSUN, CalArts and SDSU. (30s)
The Mixtape for The End of The World
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Clip: S26 Ep5 | 10m 9s | Two friends must decide between friendship and saving the world. (Fernanda Neu/Art Center) (10m 9s)
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Clip: S26 Ep5 | 15m 11s | Joanna gets a brain implant to help her have a "perfect" life. (Grace Stromatt/LMU) (15m 11s)
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Clip: S26 Ep5 | 6m 21s | A young woman tries therapy with a very unorthodox therapist. (Victoria Basadre/CalArts) (6m 21s)
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Clip: S26 Ep4 | 9m 34s | A lovestruck pizza boy must defend himself with fireworks. (Michael Banke and Max Horton/Biola) (9m 34s)
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Clip: S26 Ep4 | 6m 4s | A detective covers up his murder of a renowned Police Chief. (Shayna Anela Reyes/Art Center) (6m 4s)
Clip: S26 Ep4 | 7m 14s | A figure emerges and goes through its stages of life, only time is limited. (Lilly Phan/CSULB) (7m 14s)
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Clip: S26 Ep4 | 12m 33s | Melissa must weigh protecting her daughter against abandoning her mother. (Roger Torres/Chapman) (12m 33s)
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Clip: S26 Ep4 | 15m 40s | A Muslim US Army chaplain must choose between serving his country or faith. (Musaid Abdullah/CSUN) (15m 40s)
Preview: S26 Ep4 | 16s | A pumpkin tries to escape a kitchen to avoid being baked into a pie. (Isabelle Weiser/USC) (16s)
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Preview: S26 Ep4 | 30s | Six short films from California students at Chapman, Art Center, CSUN, Biola, USC and CSULB. (30s)
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Clip: S26 Ep3 | 18m 29s | A stranded girl must leave home behind with the help of a friend. (Kateryna Kurganska/USC) (18m 29s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 5m 45s | A kid navigates her life as a child of divorced parents to find acceptance. (Claire Seckler/CalArts) (5m 45s)
Invisible Symphony - Ciclavia: Heart of Los Angeles
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Clip: S26 Ep3 | 18m 35s | Invisible Symphony chronicles the inner workings of CicLAvia. (Briana Walden/CSUN) (18m 35s)
Preview: S26 Ep3 | 30s | Four short films from California students at USC, CSUN, CalArts and UCLA. (30s)
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Clip: S26 Ep3 | 12m 25s | Paul Avila discovers ways to connect with his blind, nonverbal son. (Jack Hillyer/UCLA) (12m 25s)
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Clip: S26 Ep2 | 14m 57s | Little Tokyo residents voice concerns with a mega development proposal. (Nana Nakano/Chapman) (14m 57s)
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Clip: S26 Ep2 | 14m 51s | A scrapbook documents experiences with colorism. (Zola Franchi, Vivienne Ayres, Nidhi Kumar/Chapman) (14m 51s)
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Clip: S26 Ep2 | 10m 58s | A Chinese American teen in 1960s California struggles to fit in at a party, (Xiaoxi Qin/LMU) (10m 58s)
Preview: S26 Ep2 | 30s | Five short films from California students at Chapman, LMU & California College of the Arts. (30s)
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Clip: S26 Ep2 | 10m 9s | An Iranian-American recounts his relationship with the language he forgot. (Omid Iranikhah/Chapman) (10m 9s)
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Clip: S26 Ep2 | 5m 3s | Flowing water and memories, the mind's journey to find home. (Kai Ho/California College of the Arts) (5m 3s)
Clip: S26 Ep1 | 2m 36s | God makes a soup of (somewhat) intelligent life. Existential chaos ensues. (Ava Azarmi/CalArts) (2m 36s)
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Preview: S26 Ep1 | 39s | Ella Grimm enters a mystical cottage and is whisked to the Land of Nod. (Tristan Baumgardner/Biola) (39s)
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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 2m 14s | A lost coin returns to its owner. (Jaimi Qiu/CalArts) (2m 14s)
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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 11m 10s | A snail invites you to read his upcoming autobiography. (Teddy Alvarez-Nissen/USC) (11m 10s)
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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 3m 43s | A girl dreams of her homeland and learns her roots with a stranger. (Amarise DeFranco/CalArts) (3m 43s)
The Feast of Magical Small Things
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Clip: S26 Ep1 | 13m 41s | Woman revives her grandma’s tradition with a magical feast. (Marissa Chabria and Sarah Frasco/LMU) (13m 41s)
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