24 Nov 1997
Geri's Game
An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables.
One Step Forward
Love in reverse.
Selected for the Cannes 2012 Short Film Corner. A man is standing in the middle of a river when he receives a phone call asking about his current whereabouts, and so we see the preceding moments explaining how he got there and why, all played fully in reverse from end to beginning.
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