16th Annual AT&T St. Louis
International Film Festival

Shorts Programs

Pre-Feature Short
“Muertas,” Ryan Piers Williams, USA, 2007, 9 min. A young American journalist attempts to piece together the fractured memories of a love lost amid the Juarez, Mexico, murders. With “The Melon Route”

Aardman Animations
90 min.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m., Webster University

In this survey of Aardman Animations’ delightful work, SLIFF shows off the impressive range of the cheeky British company responsible for “Wallace and Gromit,” “Chicken Run,” and “Creature Comforts.” Although director Nick Park’s signature clay-animation style makes several appearances, this compilation also features animated films from his filmmaking colleagues, who work in a wide variety of media but display the same characteristic wit and intelligence.

  • “Morph: Grandmorph’s Home Movies,” Peter Lord and Dave Sproxton, UK, 1989, 5 min. Gobbledegook plans to show pictures of his home planet and give a talk about it.
  • “Loves Me Loves Me Not,” Jeff Newitt, UK, 1992, 8 min. In an infinite landscape, a sharply dressed dandy comes across a small daisy and thoughtlessly begins to tear out its petals.
  • “War Story,” Peter Lord, UK, 1989, 5 min. An interview with a wartime factory worker turns up some memorable tales.
  • “Purple and Brown: River Dance,” Rich Weber, UK, 2006, 2 min. Two blobs dance up a storm.
  • “Shaun the Sheep: Still Life,” Chris Sadler and Richard Goleszowski, UK, 2007, 10 min. The farmer takes up oil painting, and during a break, the flock investigates.
  • “Wat’s Pig,” Peter Lord, UK, 1996, 11 min. Two babes from a fairy-tale kingdom are separated in a bungled kidnapping attempt.
  • “Creature Comforts: Monarchy Business,” Nick Park and Richard Goleszowski, UK, 2006, 10 min. What happens when an Indian elephant breaks into Buckingham Palace? Why do the royal ravens wish the Queen would get a proper job?
  • “Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave,” Nick Park, UK, 1995, 29 min. In this Wallace and Gromit short, there’s a wool shortage in town, and it has the newspapers all in a knot.
  • “The Pearce Sisters,” Luis Cook, UK, 2007, 9 min. An amusingly bleak-hearted tale of two weather-lashed spinsters.

Family Shorts Program
90 min.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m., Saint Louis Art Museum
Free

A program of shorts that offers fun for the whole family.

  • “Flatlife,” Jonas Geirnaert, Belgium, 2004, 10 min. The lives of four neighbors intersect.
  • “Game Over,” PES, USA, 2006, 2 min. A re-creation of classic arcade games.
  • “Bolt,” Joey Ingram and Josh Mahan, USA, 2006, 5 min. A robot named Cog wrestles with the confines of his controlled existence.
  • “Zoologic,” Nicole Mitchell, USA, 2007, 5 min. A fussy zookeeper contends with an uncooperative little penguin.
  • “The Little Gorilla,” Harry Kellerman, USA, 2006, 12 min. A boy tries to conquer a jungle gym.
  • “Kiwi!” Dony Permedi, USA, 2006, 3 min. What lengths are you willing to go for a dream?
  • “Doxology,” Michael Langan, USA, 2007, 7 min. An experimental animation whose cosmic playfulness ranges in subject from spiritual enlightenment to Oldsmobile tangos.
  • “Lost Cargo,” Pieter Engels and Efim Perlis, Netherlands/Belgium, 2006, 15 min. A bigger robot is not always better.
  • “Collision,” Max Hattler, UK, 2005, 2 min. A swirling array of kaleidoscope images.
  • “Robota,” Marc Beurteaux, Canada, 2005, 10 min. A down-and-out robot in a Lego underworld searches for a quick fix.
  • “Small and Deep, Love Stories,” Hsinping Pan, Taiwan, 2005, 7 min. Four short love stories about an angry couple, a machine, a clock and a coffee cup.
  • “Pierre, a Hole with a View,” Danger Brown, USA, 2006, 7 min. A mouse falls in love with a human girl and tries to win her affection.
  • “When I Grow Up,” Michelle Meeker, USA, 2007, 7 min. A juxtaposition of the boundless ambition of youthful expectations and the unpredictable and sometimes tragic realities we end up living.

Global Lens Shorts
90 min.
Friday, Nov. 9, 2:30 p.m., Plaza Frontenac
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2:15 p.m., Plaza Frontenac

The Global Lens series offers a selection of award-winning shorts from around the world.

  • “Absent (En Ausencia),” Lucia Cedron, Argentina, 2003, 15 min. In the few minutes that it takes to learn the results of a pregnancy test, Maria sits alone in the empty bathroom of her apartment. Her memories of exile and violence are mingled with the eternal hope that of a new life that might soon begin.
  • “Broad Day (Üks päev),” Rajeev Ahuja, India, 2004, 11 min. Based on a true story, “Broad Day” follows several passengers on a Mumbai train as another passenger is raped. Filmed with a handheld camera, using amateur actors on the actual site, without rehearsal, “Broad Day” captures the passengers’ reactions to an event that never seems to end.
  • “Girl of Faith (Mina De Fé),” Luciana Bezerra, Brazil, 2004, 15 min. Silvana and boyfriend Maninho struggle to survive by outwitting both the police and the rival gangs in the favelas high above Rio De Janeiro.
  • “A Little Bit Higher (Kami Balatar),” Mehdi Jafari, Iran, 2005, 12 min. Two men who have never met wait in their trucks for their jobs as crane operators to begin. One is a young man consumed by his love life, and the other an ex-teacher who hopes no one will notice him standing in for a friend.
  • “The Perfect Day (El Día Perfecto),” Bernardo Loyola, Mexico, 2004, 13 min. Sergio dreamed of sharing a tragic death with someone he loves. With no luck in love, he resigns himself to planning the spectacle himself, when his life is changed by a mysterious phone call.
  • “Riding With Sugar,” Sunu Gonera, South Africa, 2005, 10 min. Terrence is a South African teen who dreams of escaping the world of drugs to become a BMX champion rider. He stumbles into a precarious and unlikely relationship with Olivia, a beautiful girl who appreciates both his dream and drive.
  • “Your Dark Hair Ihsan (Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan),” Tala Hadid, Morocco, 2005, 14 min. A young man returns to his hometown in North Africa when he learns of his mother’s death. Navigating between dreams and memories, the young man is constantly reminded of his mother, as he learns of her amazing efforts to give him a better life.

Jamie Travis Shorts
72 min.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 9:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

SLIFF presents a retrospective of shorts by Jamie Travis, who’s built a strong reputation in Canada’s independent film scene as a director of precise vision. His short films have consistently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, traveled extensively on the international film-festival circuit, won prestigious awards, and aired nationally on television. Comparisons have ranged from Peter Greenaway to David Lynch to Alfred Hitchcock. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Travis is currently working on his first feature script.

  • “Patterns,” Canada, 2005, 9 min. Pauline waits for a phone call, misses the phone call, gets the phone call, and regrets the phone call in this first chapter of “The Patterns Trilogy.” Stop-motion animation adds chilly unease to Pauline and her mystery caller’s unusually intimate conversation.
  • “The Saddest Boy in the World,” Canada, 2006, 14 min. Timothy Higgins, picked last for the team, is the saddest boy in the world. Friendlessness, suburban complacency, and prescription drugs have conspired against the youngster to make this his worst year yet.
  • “Patterns 2,” Canada, 2006, 14 min. After finding some mystery Chinese takeout at his doorstep, Michael finds himself unable to resist phoning the woman he suspects sent it. In this second chapter of “The Patterns Trilogy,” the identity of Pauline’s mystery caller is revealed and Pauline’s innocence is put into question.
  • “Why the Anderson Children Didn’t Come to Dinner,” Canada, 2003, 16 min. Things are a bit off at the Anderson home. Young Chester has a fixation with the toilet and a propensity towards kleptomania. His sister Eliza likes her paint-by-numbers a little too much. Brother Godfrey can’t tell the difference between the things he loves and the things he wants to eat. And matriarch Maud devotes her days to filling the stomachs of her little ones.
  • “Patterns 3,” Canada, 2006, 19 min. A vibrant split-screen musical finale to “The Patterns Trilogy.” Pauline, having washed her hands all night, suffers from the driest of hands. Michael, having sent her paper-airplane love letters all night, has a bad case of paper cuts. With damaged hands and anguished hearts, Pauline and Michael reveal through song the nature of their enigmatic relationship.

Director Travis will attend.

Neal Gabler on Walt Disney
Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., Saint Louis Art Museum

As part of the Children’s Film Symposium, a presentation of Washington University’s Center for the Humanities, Neal Gabler, author of the major new biography “Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination,” screens a trio of hand-picked Disney shorts – “Steamboat Willie,” “The Three Little Pigs,” and “Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom” – and discusses both the cartoons and the man who made them. Gabler, a Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, is also the author of “An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood,” “Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity” and “Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality.” He has contributed to such publications as the New York Times and Esquire, and appears regularly on “Fox News Watch.” As a bonus, the program includes five additional classic Disney shorts: “Flowers and Trees,” “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “Who Killed Cock Robin?,” “Three Orphan Kittens,” and “Ferdinand the Bull.”

St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Shorts 1
84 min.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

A sampler of the best dramatic shorts from the 2006 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.

  • “Forgiven,” Pete Vander Pluym, drama, 19 min. Mrs. Bell is in the depths of depression after eight years without her son, who was killed in a drunk-driving accident by his best friend, now paroled and attempting to make amends.
  • “Jacob’s Room,” Ken Calcaterra, 7 min. Two young boys appear to have normal lives until one fatal night, when the monster in their closet invades their home.
  • “The Loneliest Place on Earth,” Cody Stokes, 13 min. Two lonely men in a cold and dark city need a human connection.
  • “Mudman,” Trevor Fields, 4 min. The journey of man from creation to enlightenment through the elements of nature.
  • “The Quiet Place,” Jason Christ, 15 min. Based on the Rebecca Kennebeck poem “Her Soul Flies Free,” this film traces the emotional downward spiral of a girl trying to escape the torment of a recent personal tragedy.
  • “Recompense,” Alex Lotz, 8 min. An ethnobotanist living in space ponders the way humans have destroyed the uninhabitable Earth.
  • “Silence American,” Carson Minow, 18 min. In this horror story for the electronic age, a young woman is monitored and stalked by a rogue FBI agent.

St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Shorts 2
86 min.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

A compilation of the best comedic (and seriocomic) shorts from the 2006 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. As a bonus, the program includes the winners of the 2007 Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants Association’s “Left Brain/Right Brain” shorts competition: Tim Snider’s “88.1%,” Brian Spath’s “Conflit d’Interet,” Lynelle White’s “The Loss of the St. Louis Drive-In,” Dale Ward’s “The Two Sons and their Crogzookles,” and David Raymond’s “Processing a Memory.”

  • “Actors,” Joe Leonard, drama, 22 min. Three unconventional stories set in Los Angeles whose characters literally act out their lives by encountering the world in a direct and fearless way.
  • “The Agonist,” Doc Crotzer, 10 min. For one guy, money doesn’t grow on trees – it falls from the sky
  • “Bodega,” Brian Billow, 15 min. A robber of a convenience store decides to work as a cashier for the night to make more money to steal. Produced by St. Louisan Nathan Brown.
  • “Fleshy Loves Kittens,” Jeremy Corray, 4 min. A freakish man-monster changes his lifestyle in an attempt to impress his beautiful captured victim. Wrote, shot and edited in one week as part of an “On the Lot” film challenge.
  • “Raising the Bar,” Jay Kelley, 20 min. After losing his girlfriend, Sam finds himself lost until he meets a self-serving womanizer.

Shorts Program 1: The Best Medicine
94 min.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

We’ve scoured the world for the funniest and most outrageous shorts. We did the hard part … all you have to do is laugh.

  • “Silencer,” Frazer Bailey, Australia, 2006, 7 min. Beware the thought bubble.
  • “Wigald,” Timon Modersohn, Germany, 2006, 11 min. Killing yourself has never been so hard.
  • “Coco-Nuts (Kokos) ,” Charlotte Blom, Norway, 2006, 10 min. Part fiction, part documentary, part musical, part batter.
  • “Raymond,” BIF, France/UK, 2006, 5 min. A swimming instructor wants to discover the oceans but is too lazy to do so.
  • “The Nightly Potato, Episode 4: Dialog with America,” Chris Hayes, USA, 2007, 2007, 9 min. Pundits and politicians help a channel-surfing couch potato become a better-informed citizen.
  • “The Adventures of Big Jeffrey: Bushcraft Alphabet,” Tom Parkinson, UK, 2006, 2 min. Learn the alphabet from a naked Australian on roller skates.
  • “The Job,” Jonathan Browning, USA, 2007, 3 min. The office park will never be the same.
  • “Stuff,” Karl R. Hearne, Canada, 2007, 7 min. A story about the man who had nothing and the woman who had everything.
  • “Journey to the Disney Vault,” Robert Marianetti, David Wachtenheim and Glen Steinmacher, USA, 2005, 3 min. Mickey Mouse takes two lucky children into the fabled Disney Vault, where many of Disney’s secrets have been locked away.
  • “Introduction,” Charity MacDonald and John Bollinger, USA, 2007, 7 min. John meets John meets John.
  • “Division III,” Marshall Cook, USA, 2006, 7 min. Welcome to the world of Division III college football. Starring Andy Dick.
  • “At Home With Pib and Pog,” Peter Peake, UK, 2007, 5 min. Pib and Pog get into a lot of trouble at home.
  • “Script Cops,” Scott Rice, USA, 2007, 7 min. Step away from the script and put your hands up!
  • “The Substitute (Il Supplente),” Andrea Jublin, Italy, 2006, 15 min. A man struggles to balance the kid inside and the adult world surrounding him.

Shorts Program 2: Stars in Shorts
110 min.
Sunday, Nov. 11, 9:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

You’ve seen them in feature films and television shows. Now watch as these famous actors take on the short film.

  • “The Election,” Padraig Reynolds, USA, 2007, 8 min. A presidential candidate and his wife drive out to the desert to take care of some unfinished business. Starring Ray Wise of “Twin Peaks”and Lin Shaye of “There’s Something About Mary.”
  • “Goldfish,” Joe Wein, USA, 2007, 13 min. The goldfish must be set free! Starring Wendi McLendon-Covey and Carlos Alazraqui of “Reno 911” and Mindy Sterling of “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.”
  • “Greetings From Earth,” Kim Jacobs, USA, 2006, 23 min. Get ready for a mundane out-of-body experience. Starring Mariel Hemingway and Patton Oswalt of “The King of Queens” and “Comedians of Comedy.”
  • “The Girl Who Swallowed Bees,” Paul McDermott, Australia, 2007, 9 min. A bitter young girl embarks on a bleak journey where the magical and unexpected conspire to change her heart. Narrated by Hugo Weaving.
  • “Balloon Animals,” Michael Karbelnikoff, USA, 2007, 17 min. A weary entertainer and a stripper form an unusual bond. Starring Seymour Cassel of “Rushmore” and “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.”
  • “Lance Is a Jerk,” Mark Teitelman and Maura Mandt, USA, 2006, 4 min. Lance Armstrong is a real jerk! Starring Rainn Wilson of “The Office.”
  • “Vartan LLP,” Myles Price, USA, 2006, 17 min. One phone call can change everything. Starring Jay O. Sander of “Half Nelson.”
  • “Room 10,” Jennifer Aniston and Andrea Buchanan, USA, 2006, 18 min. An unexpected encounter with an ER patient causes Frannie to rethink her life. Co-directed by Jennifer Aniston of “Friends” and starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson.

Shorts Program 3: The Treble With Shorts
107 min.
Monday, Nov. 12, 9:45 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

Music is the universal language and short films speak it. Sit back and have a rockin’ good time.

  • “Jehro: I Want Love,” Edouard Salier, France, 2007, 4 min. Everybody needs a little love. Music by Jehro.
  • “Kwiz,” Renaud Callebaut, Belgium, 2006, 5 min. Two old ladies battle with their ringtones.
  • “Meischeid,” Matray, France, 2007, 2 min. Geometric shapes expand and contract to the sound of a piano. Music by Gonzales.
  • “Tété: Fils De Cham,” Edouard Salier, France, 2006, 4 min. Welcome to the graveyard. Music by Tété.
  • “Hearts a Mess,” Brendan Cook, Australia, 2007, 5 min. A strange character decides to leave his wasted planet and take his fellow inhabitants with him. Music by Gotye.
  • “Harrowdown Hill,” Chel White, USA, 2007, 5 min. Metaphorical images based on the controversial suicide case of British scientist and weapons inspector David Kelly. Music by Thom Yorke from Radiohead.
  • “Jukebox,” Alex Budovsky, USA, 2006, 3 min. A pig-like creature tries to get a song out of a jukebox. Music by Jim Avignon (aka Neoangin).
  • “Smog: Rock Bottom Riser,” Brendan Cook and Paul McNeil, Australia, 2005, 6 min. Hundreds of ink paintings form the basis for a dreamy and flowing animation. Music by Smog.
  • “Fission,” Kun-l Chang, Taiwan/USA, 2006, 5 min. A man sees himself in graffiti. Music by Peter Clagett.
  • “Apple on a Tree,” Astrid Rieger and Zeljko Vidovic, Germany, 2006, 5 min. It is better to be an apple than a man. Music by Phoenix the Devourer.
  • “Love and War,” Fredrik Emilson, Sweden, 2006, 15 min. An animated puppet opera about the turmoil of war and the beauty of love.
  • “Puffing Away,” Isaac King, Canada, 2006, 3 min. An earthling’s wasteful ways catch up with him. Music by Wagon Christ.
  • “Joey,” Fluorescent Hill, Canada, 2003, 3 min. The literary world of Aesop meets the cinematic language of the pop promo. Music by Boy.
  • “Last Time in Clerkenwell,” Alex Budovsky, USA, 2007, 4 min. The Cuckoos are back. Music by Stephen Coates.
  • “Dancing Animals in Love,” Ben Meinhardt, Canada, 2004, 2 min. Animals in love dance. What did you think it was about?
  • “I Met the Walrus,” Josh Raskin, Canada, 2007, 5 min. In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room for a chat.
  • “War Photographer,” Joel Trussell, USA, 2005, 4 min. Vikings struggle to maintain their honor as a mysterious rival ship wages an all-out rock war. Music by Jason Forrest.
  • “Elvis Lives in Parkes,” Anthony Mullins, Australia, 2007, 25 min. Parkes, Australia: the perfect place for an Elvis festival.

Shorts Program 4: Animation A
100 min.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 9:15 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

SLIFF provides a sampling of the best animated shorts from all corners of the globe.

  • “Mr. Schartz, Mr. Hazen, and Mr. Horlocker,” Stefan Mueller, Germany, 2006, 8 min. Loud neighbors force Mr. Schartz to call the cops.
  • “Message for the Neighbors,” Priit Tender, Estonia, 2006, 10 min. A TV repairman tries to repair more that just TVs.
  • “For the Love of God,” Joe Tucker, UK, 2007, 11 min. Graham and his mother desperately seek God’s love in glaringly different ways.
  • “Big on Love,” Joseph Pierce, UK, 2006, 1 min. Your typical boy-meets-llama story.
  • “What Hits the Moon,” Lilli Carré, USA, 2005, 4 min. When you smile at the moon, the moon smiles back.
  • “Tyger,” Guilherme Marcondes, Brazil, 2006, 5 min. A giant tiger mysteriously appears in a big city and reveals a hidden reality.
  • “The Aroma of Tea,” Michael Dudok de Wit, Netherlands, 2006, 3 min. This experimental animated film, painted entirely with tea, follows a small dot traveling purposefully and rhythmically towards its final destination.
  • “Mother,” Christoph Steger, UK, 2006, 7 min. The work of a funeral director is never over.
  • “Eels (Aal im Schaedel),” Martin Rahmlow, Germany, 2006, 18 min. A diseased man searches for a cure.
  • “Everything Turns,” Max Hattler, UK, 2004, 1 min. The cycle of life.
  • “Ad Council/Give Blood – Car,” J.J. Sedelmaier, USA, 2006, 1 min. The Red Defender encounters resistance to his efforts.
  • “How She Slept At Night,” Lilli Carré, USA, 2006, 3 min. A man tries to remember his wife but comes up with scant details as his memory starts to stray.
  • “Deviation,” Jon Griggs, USA, 2006, 6 min. Trapped inside a video game, Macintyre tries to break the cycle of never-ending violence.
  • “Golden Age,” Aaron Augenblick, USA, 2006, 23 min. Have you ever wondered what became of your favorite cartoon character?

Shorts Program 5: Animation B
100 min.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

SLIFF provides another fix for your animation addiction.

  • “Boom,” Tomas Schats, Netherlands, 2005, 1 min. A story about a tree.
  • “The Tale of How,” Blackheart Gang, South Africa, 2006, 5 min. A fairy tale about the piranha birds.
  • “An Ordinary Day (Un Jour Ordinaire),” Yue Wu, France, 2006, 5 min. Just a normal day with monkeys and giant breasts.
  • “The Man on the Moon (L’Homme de la Lune),” Serge Elissalde, France, 2004-06, 18 min. A medical student stumbles on a man who climbs down from the moon.
  • “Neighbours,” Jung Hee Lee, Canada, 2007, 4 min. Get to know your neighbors.
  • “The Runt,” Andreas Hykade, Germany, 2006, 10 min. An uncle instructs: “All right, I give you the runt, but you take care of it and you kill it in one year.”
  • “Our Brilliant Second Life,” Shelley Matulick, Australia, 2006, 5 min.
    Who would you like to be?
  • “Fishing with Spinoza,” John Kenn Mortensen, Denmark, 2007, 7 min. Jude and Ruby are searching for a legendary fish but find enlightenment.
  • “Adjustment,” Ian Mackinnon, UK, 2006, 7 min. A diarist searches for flickers of hope in a drama of technical and emotional obsession.
  • “Dreams and Desires: Family Ties,” Joanna Quinn, UK, 2006, 10 min. A wedding video diary gone wrong.
  • “Dog Worries,” Chris Armstrong, USA, 2005, 7 min. A man is haunted by his neighbor’s dog.
  • “Surgery (Cirugia),” Alberto Gonzalez, Spain, 2006, 2 min. Do not pay attention to this tremor.
  • “The Tourists,” Malcom Sutherland, Canada, 2007, 3 min. A glimpse into the transient life of beachgoers.
  • “Der Ostwind,” Kohl Glass, USA, 2006, 11 min. While searching for a worthy opponent, a German World War I pilot finds the true measure of honor.
  • “t.o.m.,” Tom Brown and Daniel Gray, UK, 2006, 3 min. My name is Tom.
  • “A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process,” Chel White, USA, 2005, 2 min. A dark and humorous stream-of-conscious look at the writing process.

Shorts Program 6: Animation C
100 min.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 9:45 p.m., Tivoli Theatre

Welcome to the dark side of animation: dark humor, dark situations, dark theater.

  • “458nm,” Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Tom Weber, Germany, 2006, 7 min. A romantic meeting of two mechanical snails in the moonlight.
  • “Face,” Hendrick Dusollier, France, 2007, 6 min. Trapped in a narrow box, a man undergoes a series of experiments.
  • “Fire (A Feu),” Vladimir Mavounia-Kouka, France, 2005, 10 min. The beast within comes out.
  • “Abigail,” Tony Comley, UK, 2006, 7 min. As an airplane plummets to the earth, a man reminisces about a girl.
  • “Animal Farm,” Jeong Min ji, South Korea, 2007, 13 min. Mr. K goes to the meat market.
  • “Rabbit,” Run Wrake, UK, 2005, 9 min. Two greedy children cut open a rabbit and find a surprise inside.
  • “Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul,” Neil Jack, UK, 2006, 5 min. The man who loses everything goes to Hell.
  • “Shuteye Hotel,” Bill Plympton, USA, 2007, 7 min. Local cops investigate several gruesome murders at a sleazy motel and become victims of an evil force.
  • “Yours Truly,”Osbert Parker, UK, 2007, 8 min. Reassembled into a surreal city the conflicting story of Frank and Charlie is told as a romance with unexpected plot twists as they sacrifice their morals to find more than what they bargain for when their two worlds of animation and live action collide surrounding the ultimate kiss off letter.
  • “The Tell-Tale Heart (Der Verrückte, das Herz und das Auge),” Annette Jung and Gregor Dashuber, Germany, 2006, 8 min. A man hates his father’s ugly eye. Based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe.
  • “The Mouse Trap,” Woon Han, South Korea, 2007, 6 min. Mice in the minefield.
  • “The March of the Nameless (La Marche des Sans-Nom),” Lucas Vigroux, Jean Constantial and Nicolas Laverdure, France, 2006, 6 min. A surrealistic depiction of war and the absurdity of violence.
  • “The Pearce Sisters,” Luis Cook, UK, 2007, 9 min. An amusingly bleak-hearted tale of two weather-lashed spinsters.

Shorts Program 7: Around the World in Eight Shorts
101 min.
Friday, Nov. 16, 9:30 p.m., Plaza Frontenac

Visit all corners of the globe without leaving your movie seat.

  • “Tanghi Argentini,” Guido Thys, Belgium, 2006, 13 min. An office clerk tries to cheer up his colleagues for Christmas.
  • “CUBS,” Tom Harper, UK, 2006, 10 min. A dark new sport is discovered by inner-city youths.
  • “Morning,” Leland Orser, USA, 2006, 14 min. Four different mornings in the life of a grieving man.
  • “Motodrom,” Joerg Wagner, Germany, 2006, 9 min. Men and motorbikes, speed and stunts, gasoline and adrenaline.
  • “High Maintenance,” Phillip Van, Germany, 2006, 9 min. An age-old tale of modern love.
  • “Perhaps the Beginning,” Park Jeong-Hoon, South Korea, 2006, 12 min.
    Do you remember the moment when it all began?
  • “Salt Kiss (Beijo De Sal),” Fellipe Barbosa, Brazil, 2006, 18 min. An aging playboy has a hard time adjusting to his best friend’s engagement.
  • “The Tragic Story of Nling,” Jeffrey St. Jules, Canada, 2006, 15 min. Nling is an impenetrable walled slum city whose inhabitants are cut off from the world outside.

Shorts Program 8: The 21st Century
98 min.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 12:30 p.m., Plaza Frontenac

So much has happened in the past eight years that we decided the century’s events needed their own program.

  • “Virtual Freedom,” Gef Senz, Australia, 2006, 5 min. For an exile, the Internet is more than a mere resource – it’s a lifeline to his homeland.
  • “Help Is Coming,” Ben Mor, USA, 2006, 8 min. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, three masked youths discover a package.
  • “City,” Topaz Adizes, USA, 2006, 8 min. A cab driver and passenger both recall recent events with astounding dissimilarities.
  • “Deface,” John Arlotto, USA, 2007, 20 min. The death of Sooyoung’s only daughter forces him to fight back.
  • “T-Shirt (Tricko),” Hossein Martin Fazeli, Czech Republic, 2006, 11 min. A T-shirt can be very offensive.
  • “Clear Cut, Simple,” Vineet Dewan, USA, 2006, 14 min. In the midst of the Iraqi conflict, two friends are driven apart by distrust and suspicion.
  • “Fair Trade,” Michael Dreher, Germany/Morocco, 2006, 15 min. Africa and Europe are separated only by the Straits of Gibraltar, but they’ve never seemed farther apart.
  • “Szmolinsky,” Julius Onah, Germany, 2007, 5 min. Would you sell your “German Giants” to North Korea?
  • “Three Towers,” Yoni Bentovim and Emily Harris, Italy/UK, 2006, 12 min. An argument can bring people together.

Tim and Eric: What a Wonderful Ride
Friday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m., COCA

Spend an evening with Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the stars of “Tom Goes to the Mayor” and “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” Tim and Eric are known for their very unique comedic sensibility. They never shy away from awkward silence while often both embracing and skewering the wonders of the World Wide Web - which can be found on the Internet. Former musicians, Tim and Eric frequently write and perform music for their shows. They also utilize modern day technologies in their work, such as the art of powerpoint presentations and podcasting. In addition to their work with Adult Swim, Tim and Eric also produce two cartoons for Comedy Central's web site The Mother Lode: Steven and Stephen and Super Special Dog.

Tim and Eric will screen and discuss clips from “Tom Goes to the Mayor,” “Awesome Show,” short films, the world-famous “Shrek the Third” promos, and behind-the-scenes material that they couldn’t show on the air. They’ll also be signing some DVDs and answer all your burning questions. Get a poke on!

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