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Saturday, October 14, 1:00 pm
When trying to find the most original and innovative animation just look to the schools. There are a number of Student Academy Award–winning shorts here, and a few international ones sprinkled in as well. (Total running time 63 min.)
The Possum
There probably isn’t one of us that would begrudge this cute little possum an apple. No one but an apple farmer that is. (Chris Choy, USA, 6 min.)
Frog
Here’s the raucous story of the unluckiest frog to have lived on this planet. (Chris Conforti, USA, 4 min.)
Memorial
Layers of graffiti transform into a delicate eulogy for a young girl missing her father. (Matt Clausen, Jon Gutman, USA, 7 min.)
Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher
Rex continues the tradition of obvious square-jawed heroes built specifically for these square-jawed times. (Alex Woo, USA, 10 min.)
Rock the World
Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the war room. So, rock out instead. (Sukwon Shin, USA, 3 min.)
Noggin
A strange evolutionary tale of those with and without necks. Who knew? (Alex Cannon, USA, 6 min.)
Carlitopolis
Carlito the mouse is the subject of a series of unfortunate experiments. Don’t miss him trying to blow out the fuse. (Luis Nieto, France, 3 min.)
The Shoes
Some people say it’s gotta be the shoes. But, maybe, what’s inside the shoes is more important. (Wengchung Lu, USA, 2 min.)
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H.R. Giger meets Microcosmos when robotic snails clash and make love. (Jan Bitzer, Illija Brunck, Tom Weber, Germany, 5 min.)
Bert
In a topsy-turvy world, perhaps it’s better just to be upside down. (Moonsung Lee, USA, 5 min.)
Pet Shop
If you can fault the poor chinchilla that stars in this short for anything at all, it’s for trying too hard. (Trenton Halvorsen, USA, 4 min.)
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Imagine watching a film collaboration between Tim Burton and the brothers Quay, and you’ll get a sense of this stunning short, pictured above. It’s currently being made into a feature-length film by Focus Features. (Shane Acker, USA, 10 min.)
—Sean Uyehara |
