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The Back Room
USA, 2007, 16 min.
When a burly bear walks into a bookstore just before closing looking for a book about an obscure Italian artist, the lovelorn clerk learns a thing or two that can't be taught in books.... more
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BOTNIK !
USA, 2008, 11 min.
This fabulous animated short centers on the beat era that gave birth to the hipster sensibility, reflected in the newfound fad of art walks and openings that were as much about the wine, cheese and good vibes as they were about the art that defined the era.... more
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A Different Color Blue
USA, 2007, 4 min.
WON: Best Student Documentary Short
Charles Curtis Blackwell, a semi-blind artist, lost most of his eyesight in an accident during his youth, but this adversity has only heightened his artistic gifts.... more
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Eclipse
India, 2006, 10 min.
The mesmerizing beauty and squalor of India are captured through ravishing images in this wordless, impressionistic tone poem to the complexity of that exotic land.... more
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F. Stop
United Kingdom, 2008, 7 min.
This pixilated tale follows the fortunes of a young man with a camera and the young woman he encounters on a train.... more
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Face
France, 2007, 6 min.
A man's face undergoes a spectacular series of transformations with the aid of computer animation and a vivid imagination.... more
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It's My Turn (Bende Sira, Ich Bin Dran)
Germany, 2007, 10 min.
A group of boys, low on money, take turns going to the movies one by one, bringing back the stories to retell to the others with vivid animation. But when a little sister is brought into the mix, a new dynamic emerges.... more
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The Japanese Sandman
USA, 2007, 11 min.
This ambitious short is based on Wm. S. Burroughs' 1953 trip to Panama, recounting his romance with his high school friend, Billy, and reminiscing about his past as he bangs away ferociously at his typewriter.... more
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The Last Page
USA, 2008, 21 min.
Suffering from writer's block as he attempts to finish the screenplay he's been working on forever, a poor schmuck decides to go for coffee and ends up experiencing a nightmarish day from hell, providing him with all the inspiration he needs to finish his script.... more
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Official Selection
USA, 2008, 10 min.
A gifted director talks over his latest masterpiece, offering brilliant insights to his work and the performances of his extremely talented and well-connected cast in this wry examination of art.... more
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Pupsock & Wendell in the Gallery of Doom
USA, 2007, 13 min.
Cartoon characters Pupsock and Wendell save the snotty princess from an evil monster who lurks in the paintings at the museum.... more
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Save Me! (Sálvame!)
Spain, 2007, 21 min.
As a screenwriter sits down at his computer to embark upon his newest screenplay, a gorgeous young woman barges in to his apartment and his life, declaring that she is the woman he is fated to love and will not take "No" for an answer.... more
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Shutter
Canada, 2007, 15 min.
A wedding photographer and a world-weary war photojournalist embark upon a dangerous, provocative and shared ride into a long night of pain, passion and obsession.... more
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Springtime in Sant Ponç (Le printemps de Sant Ponç)
Switzerland, 2007, 20 min.
WON: Second Place, Best Documentary Short
Haunting narration from institutionalized patients is strikingly underscored by beautiful animation, capturing a sense of immediacy to the words and emotions as the stories unfold.... more
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