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One Step Forward

One Step Forward

Love in reverse.

2011
0h 5m
ComedyRomance

Overview

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.

Director

Benjamin Crowell

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Top Cast

👤

Benjamin Crowell

Man

👤

Mali MacConnell

Woman

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