EXCLUSIVE: James Franco, Spike Jonze Lead Sundance Shorts Lineup

INTERNATIONAL DRAMATIC SHORTS

The Armoire/Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Jamie Travis)--11-year-old Aaron plays a game of hide-and-seek in which his friend Tony is never found. The mystery of their relationship -- and of their queer attachment to the armoire in Aaron's bedroom -- can only be revealed, it turns out, through hypnosis.

Birthday/Poland/Sweden (Director and Screenwriter: Jenifer Malmqvist)--Sara loves her wife Katarina. For her 40th birthday, Sara wants to surprise her wife, not knowing Katarina also holds a surprise for this memorable day.

Can We Talk?/United Kingdom (Director and Screenwriter: Jim Owen)--Vince gets way more than he bargains for when he dumps his girlfriend. Again.

Chicken Heads/Palestinian Territories/USA (Director and Screenwriter: Bassam Ali Jarbawi)--After his father's prized sheep goes missing, Yousef devises a strategy to keep the truth buried.

Echo/Poland (Director and Screenwriter: Magnus von Horn)--After murdering a young girl, two boys have to relive the brutal crime they committed and confront the strange and shocking feelings that still linger.

The Fight/Norway (Directors/Screenwriters: Dag Åstein, Keio Åstein)--Mads should have told the truth. He is terrible at fighting.

How I Met Your Father/Spain (Director and Screenwriter: Álex Montoya)--Every couple has their story, some more romantic than others.

Little Miss Eyeflap/Norway (Director and Screenwriter: Iram Haq)--The fantastical, magical story of a Norwegian-Pakistani girl who escapes the forced marriage her family has planned for her.

My Invisible Friend/Spain (Director and Screenwriter: Pablo Larcuen)--With the arrival of Andy -- his invisible friend -- an extremely shy Tomas starts to realize how much better his life would be if he was able to communicate with the people around him.

My Rabbit Hoppy/Australia (Director and Screenwriter: Anthony Lucas)--Henry's 'Show and Tell' school project about his pet rabbit goes horribly wrong.

Plastic and Glass/France (Director and Screenwriter: Tessa Joosse)--In a recycling factory, the machines dance, the workers join in song, and the truck drivers circle as if all part of a factory ballet.

Raw Love/Argentina (Directors: Martín Deus, Juan Chappa; Screenwriter: Martín Deus)--The story of two friends at the end of high school, and a secret love that is threatened by the closing of the school year.

Seeds of the Fall/Sweden (Director and Screenwriter: Patrik Eklund)--Middle-aged Rolf and Eva live in a passionless relationship full of sexual frustration. But then something happens that will change their relationship forever.

The Six Dollar Fifty Man/New Zealand (Directors/Screenwriters: Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland)-- Andy, a gutsy eight year-old boy, is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies.

Still Birds/Norway (Director and Screenwriter: Sara Eliassen)--A dystopic fable that takes place in an enclosed world in which meaning is about to disappear.

Tungijuq/Canada (Directors: Paul Raphael, Félix Lajeunesse; Screenwriters: Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, Tanya Tagaq, Stéphane Rituit)--A thought-provoking meditation on the seal-hunt and what it means to the traditional way of life for the Inuit.

Young Love/Australia (Director and Screenwriter: Ariel Kleiman)--Clarity can often be found in the eyes of strangers.

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