Short Program 1 - Life Constantly Changes Us

Running time: 117 mins

Travel the world with this sprawling blend of international films that swing from gentle to tense, comedic to dark, fantastical to all-too-real. A father reconnects with his daughter in an all-night diner; two soldiers clash on the battlefield; story time in a classroom goes a little bit awry; a crime goes even more off course; a dystopian future and a dystopian present - get ready for a little bit of everything.

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