In the short film, Manon on the Asphalt, a young woman named Manon has an accident on her bicycle while riding home. On the threshold of death, she has an out-of-body experience that grants her a new perspective on life.

Manon on the Asphalt was nominated for an Oscar in 2009 in the Best Short Film category, but the Award went to director Jochen Alexander Freydank's Toyland.

"From an oddly engaging and sweetly compelling birds-eye view, Manon discovers her life all over again."Palm Springs International Film Society: Manon on the Asphalt

• "I'm really on the fence about this one, arguably the most risky and adventurous film on the list, so I'm going to rank it right in the middle. It's something like a miniature, more Parisian and even cuter version of "Crash.""Salon: Oscar Shows Us His Shorts