This program of comedy treats from around the world includes major award winners, premieres and some of the wryest screen characters in living memory. Party to follow screening at Wang's in the Desert.
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Dead Bunny
USA, 2008, 13 min.
Mary and John have broken up. John is devastated: it's his first heartbreak, and he's not handling it well. When their dog Binky brings home 80 year-old Mrs. Pattersen's pet bunny -- dead -- the two are brought together one last time to right a wrong and maybe, just maybe, find their love again.... more
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Emilia Eckle
USA, 2009, 7 min.
Lovely Emilia finds bookish Tom to be charming and delightful. If he keeps his glasses on, he feels the same way about her. Their first date a hit, it does seem to be true love -- at least, until the awkward moment after the good-night kiss.... more
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Expiration
USA, 2009, 4 min.
So, do you trust the drink-by date on a carton of milk? Do you?... more
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Eyelash
Switzerland, 2008, 8 min.
A wry and inventive animated walk through a man's day as he details his life and his philosophy with delicious irony.... more
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Multiple Choice
Australia, 2008, 5 min.
Three, too-smart-for-their-own-good students try to outwit their professor during final exams.... more
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My New Toy
Australia, 2008, 4 min.
Young Josh desperately wants the new toy he's been longing for, and asks his parents if they'll buy it for him. They make him earn chore money to buy it for himself, but when the big day arrives, the toy turns out to be not exactly what his parents had in mind.... more
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Stop Requested
France, 2007, 11 min.
Patrice picks the wrong woman to go home with following a lively afternoon out at the bar, leading to a comical retreat to his own home with the few shreds of dignity he can still muster up in the aftermath of his leave-taking.... more
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True Beauty This Night
USA, 2009, 10 min.
Rhett Somers has met the love of his life. Now he just has to convince her that she's The One. Not an easy feat, considering how they met.... more
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Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
USA, 2009, 11 min.
When her pregnant sister is forced to give up her beloved pooch Willy because of a move to a new apartment, Emma -- not a dog person by nature -- agrees to adopt him despite her misgivings.... more
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The Williams
France, 2008, 14 min.
When a guy asks his demented friend William to look after his dog -- also named William -- while he's on his honeymoon, he doesn't reckon with the complications that might arise from putting two such twisted souls together.... more
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