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Japan, 2011, 8 min.
In this exquisitely animated rendering of the circle of life, a Cicada tells his tale, and the tale gains added resonance from recent events In Japan.... more
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Dancing with the Trees
USA, 2012, 40 min.
The extraordinary 19th century ceramic artist and master potter, Ohr, rose from devastating personal and professional loss to create a stunning body of work from his home in Biloxi, Mississippi. Referred to as the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”, Ohr’s one-of-a kind artwork had no formal home. Although artis... more
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Elliott Erwitt: 'I Bark at Dogs'
USA, 2011, 12 min.
Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, Che Guevara, and some really cute dogs – all of these and more have been subjects of the celebrated photographer Elliott Erwitt, responsible for some of the most enduring and captivating images of the last 60 years. Winner: Best Documentary, Aspen Shortsfest ... more
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The End (France)
France, 2011, 16 min.
Charlotte Rampling stars as an accomplished actress who discovers that her image in her old movies has been replaced, by newer, younger actresses that are ‘more appealing to modern audiences’. Colorization, anyone?... more
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Fraction
Canada, 2012, 9 min.
Hand drawn animation tells the story of an elderly artist who, caught in a battle of time, struggles to complete his body of work.... more
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Howard Cantour
USA, 2012, 12 min.
Shia LaBeouf steps behind the camera to co-write and direct this dryly amusing tale about a pompous online critic who’s only too happy to explain it all for you.... more
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Installation
USA, 2011, 8 min.
Sculpture and construction, as well as art and labor, are often imagined as not only unrelated but at odds with one another. This beautifully composed visual poem captures workers and steel in moments of unexpected grace.... more
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Liv
Australia, 2011, 12 min.
Teenage punk, Liv, expresses herself and her struggle for identity through her art and tattooing. She is bullied relentlessly at school, her mother kicks her out of the house, and Liv must move in with her Dad. Is there any chance she can find a community of her own?... more
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Nightingales in December
Canada, 2011, 3 min.
A song of freedom that refuses to be quelled.... more
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Our Need for Consolation
Sweden, 2011, 19 min.
Stig Dagerman was a Swedish literary sensation who published a rash of influential works in the cauldron of post-WWII Europe. Then, suddenly, he fell silent with writer’s block, and two years later, was dead. This richly textured documentary, narrated by Stellan Skarsgard, resurrects Dagerman’s prof... more
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The Perfect Fit (Scotland)
Scotland, 2011, 9 min.
When ballet dancers gracefully glide across the stage, chances are no one is thinking too much about the shoes on their feet. In this engaging South by Southwest-winning doc, meet the perfectionist shoemakers who make ballet dancers dreams come true.... more
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Performance Anxiety
USA, 2012, 15 min.
Two very hot ‘straight’ guys are hired to make a gay porn movie in this amusing movie- within-a-movie about the ‘creative’ efforts that go into filmmaking.... more
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Sas
Canada, 2011, 16 min.
An artist is confronted with a disturbed young man who bursts into the gallery where he’s hanging his paintings in preparation for the opening of his show later that same evening. Could the young man’s appearance have something to do with the chalk outline on the street outside the gallery? ... more
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