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Animal Bloom (Animal Singulier)
France, 2007, 17 min.
It's hard enough to find a man in Paris, let alone when a girl's feeling a bit dowdy and frumpy. So when an experimental treatment promises all the attraction she can handle, one young woman quickly signs up. Unfortunately for her, she fails to account for just what kind of animals men can be.... more
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"Animated American"
USA, 2008, 15 min.
Welcome to Hollywood, where the past collides with the future as a ruthless young studio executive confronts the old-fashioned cartoon characters he's banished from the lot when he and his bodacious young plaything go mansion hunting to celebrate his new raise.... more
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The Applicant
United Kingdom, 2007, 10 min.
There is something to be said for dogged determination when looking for a new job, but just how long can determination carry you when the rejections are mounting? What if you just said "no" to the no's?... more
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Arafat & I (Arafat et Moi)
United Kingdom, 2008, 15 min.
A would-be lothario, convinced that he knows the way to a Western woman's heart, does his best to help out his friend, obsessed with all things Arabic, whose attempts at wooing a woman cause him nothing but fruitless frustration.... more
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Based on a True Story
USA, 2007, 13 min.
A young man exploring his family's obsession with capturing the Sasquatch uncovers another family secret that should have come as no surprise to him.... more
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Because You're Gorgeous
South Africa, 2007, 5 min.
The African savannah is a tough place to have a bad hair day, which is exactly what Warthog is about to discover as he enjoys his beautiful locks.... more
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Buyer Beware
Australia, 2008, 7 min.
When a jelly head who's addicted to buying absurd things on line orders up some Voodoo Soup to cast a spell that will win him the girl of his dreams, he gets a whole lot more than he bargained for.... more
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The Canadian Shield
Canada, 2007, 7 min.
Nothing will stop a Mountie when he's separated from the one he holds most dear -- in this case, his horse, Bitsy.... more
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Cocktales
USA, 2007, 7 min.
A foursome for dinner turns out to be more sexually complicated than it already seemed when a late-arriving guest seems to have more in common with one of the men than was at first apparent.... more
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Cold and Dry (Tørt og Kjølig)
Norway, 2008, 12 min.
This wry Norwegian comedy explores what would happen if science invented the perfect system for freeze-drying people, so that any problem or illness they have could be cured in the future.... more
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The Confession
Ireland, 2008, 4 min.
In 1970s Ireland, young Johnny Smith may be in the confession booth, but he's got a little more than salvation on his mind.... more
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Countertransference
USA, 2008, 15 min.
This wry dramedy about therapy and its discontents won Outstanding Dramatic Short at Outfest 2008 for director Madeleine Olnek, whose film "Hold Up" was an audience favorite at the ShortFest 2006.... more
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Crafty
USA, 2008, 8 min.
A radical lesbian drops a figurative nuclear bomb on the complacent world of a straight arts and crafts addict in this amusing parody of political activism and the power of lust.... more
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Daddy's Big Girl
USA, 2008, 17 min.
A resentful young woman and her out, gay father have a longstanding communication problem. Can a male exotic dancer provide the opportunity to make father and daughter finally see eye-to-eye?... more
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Dirty Magazines
USA, 2008, 39 min.
Young Mark goes through the tortures of the damned when his parents discover his stash of gay porn. When every attempt to set him straight leads to frustration, will his parents finally throw in the towel and let him live his life the way he wants?... more
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Don't Panic!
Australia, 2007, 6 min.
Awakening in bed with a stranger she has no recollection of going home with, a young woman jumps to a hilariously paranoid conclusion that plays directly into her worst fears.... more
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Easy Pickins
USA, 2007, 13 min.
An easy mark proves to be more than a match for two inept thieves who decide to pull a heist on a helpless little old lady.... more
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Exit Strategy
United Kingdom, 2007, 7 min.
Preparing for the imminent departure of his wife -- who is alive and kicking in more ways than one -- a man calls a funeral parlor to make the arrangements, but she's already made her own.... more
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Fleece
USA, 2008, 10 min.
Victory is awarded to the fastest and the greediest, until something better shows up across town.... more
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George
Sweden, 2007, 25 min.
A young couple is thrilled that they are about to welcome their newly adopted baby son into their home. But preparing for the new arrival in no way prepares them for George, who turns out to be a 60 year-old man.... more
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Goldfish
USA, 2007, 13 min.
When goldfish are handed out as a class assignment, one little girl has too many visions of Nemo in her head and decides to set them all free. What follows is a perfectly executed "Great Escape" from the third grade for the fish.... more
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Happy Accident
Australia, 2007, 4 min.
A game of truth-or-dare leads to a boy telling his friends an amusing story about the night his parents conceived him.... more
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Happy Birthday
USA, 2008, 15 min.
Abigail wants a dildo. Hannah wants a baby. Jack and Madeleine are happy with things just the way they are.... more
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Head
USA, 2008, 5 min.
Three friends end up in a hilariously unexpected argument about sexuality as they sit around playing poker one night.... more
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HeavenScent
United Kingdom, 2007, 4 min.
A man finds his love in the most unlikely of places.... more
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Hot Dog
USA, 2008, 6 min.
A firehouse dog works his tail off to be one of the hook 'n' ladder team.... more
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How Much Do You Love Me?
Australia, 2008, 7 min.
The hero of this delightfully silly short insists on giving everything a rating on a scale of one to ten, but outsmarts himself when he gives a rating to the love he feels for his long-suffering partner.... more
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How My Dad Killed Dracula
USA, 2008, 14 min.
A Halloween practical joke turns a family tradition into a night of terror when the neighborhood kids don't believe that their friends' dad killed Dracula. Insisting on proving it, Dad picks up a shovel and starts to dig.... more
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Just a Slice
USA, 2007, 11 min.
A very funny tale about a woman waiting for her blind date to arrive, an errant pizza delivery boy and the macho Aussie creep who shows up for the date thinking he's God's gift to women.... more
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LA Actors
USA, 2007, 10 min.
Where does the real world begin and the made-up world of movies end? Tony Shaloub stars as an uncooperative, self-absorbed actor starring in a real-life movie within a movie, set in an fake world which just happens to look a lot like Los Angeles.... 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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The Last Thing to Go through a Fly's Mind
United Kingdom, 2007, 9 min.
A car crashes. The driver becomes an accident victim, his soul seemingly reincarnated over and over again until…a car crashes.... more
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Life's Hard
Romania, 2007, 20 min.
This delightful story, about a young thief who meets a distraught young woman when he attempts to steal her purse while her car is stopped at a stop light, won a major jury award at this year’s Aspen Shortsfest.... more
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Lost and Found (Égarés)
USA, 2008, 5 min.
This amusingly tragic love story is a comedic homage to the French New Wave films of the 60s and revolves around a love triangle involving an unexpectedly disparate trio of characters.... more
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Lucky Escape
Ireland, 2007, 3 min.
A guy, nervously waiting for his girlfriend to arrive for a lunch at which he plans to pop the big question, finds himself the happy beneficiary of a delay in his window of opportunity.... more
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The Magic
United Kingdom, 2007, 25 min.
Unable to control his constant impulses to perform magic tricks and on the verge of hurling himself under a bus after losing all control over his compulsion, a young man is saved by the belle as a young woman with a peculiar talent enters his life.... more
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Meditations on a Name
Australia, 2007, 9 min.
Wattle is driving with her aging-hippie father, Rejan, and he in turn is simply driving her crazy. She confronts him: why on earth did he name her Wattle, for god's sake? Rejan is surprised, but no more than Wattle when she hears what her dad has to say.... more
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Missing Pieces
USA, 2008, 16 min.
Convinced he has imminent testicular cancer and ignoring his best friend Brandon's (Rainn Wilson) conclusion that he's – pardon the expression – nuts, David (Jordan Belfi) heads to Tijuana to excise the offending appendages. Could he be making a mistake?... more
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Ocean Boulevard (Boulevard L'Océan)
France, 2007, 19 min.
Agathe has taken a retreat at a small hotel at the beach. Her days are calm and quiet; the ocean waves a soothing respite. When she meets a man with a kite, Agathe discovers a little challenge can bring her immense pleasure.... more
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Open Mic & Sickle
Germany, 2007, 10 min.
Two young comics take on rather unique roles as they explore East Germany's past through satire and gender-bending performances.... more
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Orion Slave Girls Must Die!!!
USA, 2007, 26 min.
Fanboy or Fratboy? Jules and Matt are best friends whose lives are devoted to Star Trek and devoid of girls. When Matt falls for Stacey, an alluring sorority girl, he ashamedly hides his Trek life. Outraged, Jules must take drastic measures to bring Matt back to the Trekkie fold.... more
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Parachute
USA, 2008, 12 min.
Each day a young boy watches as a man and woman meet in front of his house, leave together, then return later to their separate cars. One day when the woman is late, he engages the man with a story about the toy soldiers he has parachuting from a tree.... more
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Pepper
USA, 2007, 7 min.
A teenager is not like the other boys, and because of it he gets beat up, is thrown off the baseball team and suffers through lectures from his mother. Is being different such a sin?... more
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The Plush Life
USA, 2007, 4 min.
Lundo and Flint drive to work each day together in an unlikely commute.... more
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Procrastination
United Kingdom, 2007, 4 min.
WON: Best Student Animated Short
This winner of the Best British Animated Short at the London Short Film Festival is an amusing and visually lively meditation on the subject of inertia.... 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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Rattlesnakes (Skroltormar)
Iceland, 2007, 23 min.
Inspired by seeing an over-the-hill rock star on TV, a husband who's settled into middle-aged boredom decides to shake up his world a bit by buying a pair of cowboy boots.... more
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Raymond
France, 2007, 5 min.
Raymond has a sweet disposition and an unfortunate case of lethargy -- the perfect combination to be a subject in a scientific experiment testing the effect of three new motion-provoking formulas on humans.... more
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Second Guessing Grandma
USA, 2008, 10 min.
It's the 80s, Reagan is in power and Ed is gay. While his parents are cool with his decision, Ed's Jewish grandmother is horrified by the news. They've always been close, so in response to her trauma, Ed decides it's time to educate Grandma.... more
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Section 44
United Kingdom, 2008, 5 min.
Richard is abducted on his birthday by elite anti-terrorist squads who have arrested him on grounds of national security. In the hot glare of interrogation lights, Richard takes about 30 seconds to sing like a canary about the suspicious behavior of everyone he's ever known, including his own mother... more
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