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Synopsis

Alluvial Filmworks’ gay short film DVD series continues with a new installment, First Out International, featuring award-winning films from around the world.

The Postcard -- Director: Josh Kim -- Cast: Sunzoo Park, Soyun Park, Inwoo Suh, Simo Kim
A post office clerk mistakenly thinks that a customer is trying to get her attention by writing open love letters on postcards he sends out. However, although he is trying to catch someone's attention with these missives, they are actually meant for another postal worker. (Korean with English subtitles)
HONORABLE MENTION AWARD FOR SHORT FILM, Asian Pacific Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA)
Mirror Mirror -- Director: John Winter -- Cast: Roy Billing
After so many years together, Joe faces life without Jana. Saying goodbye to yourself is never easy...
Best FILM & BEST SCREENPLAY, Angry Film Festival, (Melbourne, Australia)
MOVIE NETWORK TALENT AWARD, Young at Heart Short Film Awards, (Sydney, Australia)
El Primo (The Cousin) -- Director: Nick Oceano -- Cast: Daniel Marin, Manny Montana, Dina Duran, Paola Ochoa, Carla Tassara
Mark, a sheltered, sensitive teenager reunites with Louis, his tough, older cousin who lives on the rough side of Laredo, Texas. At first, Mark wants only to impress his cousin, but Luis quickly sees through his façade. Luis decides to break him out of his shell by taking him for a night out on the bad side of town. Mark reluctantly goes along for the ride, but soon loosens up and the two bond like they did when they were boys. But before the night is over, Mark’s sheltered world is cracked wide open, and he learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man.
BEST AMERICAN-LATINO SHORT, Downtown Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA)
BEST OF FEST, Outfest Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA)
Le Basier (Romeo's Kiss) -- Director: Julien Eger -- Cast:Florent Arnoult, Matila Malliarakis, Heloïse Adam, Didier Tournan
How does one fall in love? Thomas, barely 20 years old, finds an unexpected answer to this question, when rehearsing a kiss scene in Romeo and Juliet.
JURY PRIZE, Festicam de Mougins, (Mougins, France)
PUBLIC AWARD, Festival Courts sur le System (Nîmes, France)
Sístole/Diástole (Systolic/Diastolic) -- Director: Pelayo Muñiz -- Cast: Paco Vidal, Paco Racionero, Ana Petite
Systolic/Diastolic are the beats of the heart and it is that organ, which more or less tells the story of Angel and Tono, a couple who have to face a terrible situation: Angel`s death. But both of them are going to discover that in order to find love and hope, they’ll have to follow the yellow brick road.
BEST SHORT FILM, Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE (Paco Racionero and Paco Vidal), Dunas Short Film Festival. (Fuerteventura, Spain)
GOLD REMI, Worldfest Film Festival (Houston, USA)
FIRST PRIZE FOR NEW FILMMAKERS, Gijón International Film Festival, (Gijón, Spain)