2011 Edition


Eat My Shorts 1

Eat My Shorts 2

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EAT MY SHORTS 1   

WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 9:00pm

CINEMA DU PARC
3575 AV DU PARC

A Certain Breed

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2011 / Scott Smith / 12 min 
 
SYNOPSIS
Adopting an animal from the shelter can be both joyful and hearwarming, unless of course, you adopt them from two volunteers named, Brad and Emily.
 


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THE EXTERNAL WORLD

TECHNICAL SPECS
Germany / 2010 / David OReilly/ 15 min
 
SYNOPSIS
A boy learns to play the piano.
 
QUOTES / AWARDS
Golden Zagreb Award – Zagreb Animafest (2010)

Best Short Film – Barcelona Intl Short FF (2010)

Golden Bear for Best Short film – Berlinale (2009)


 
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A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR - FAMILIAR FACES

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2010 / Peter Vass / 2 Min
 
SYNOPSIS
A new twist on a classic old joke. 
 


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MI OTRA MITAD (MY OTHER HALF)

TECHNICAL SPECS
Spain / 2010 / Beatriz Sanchis / 18 Min
 
SYNOPSIS
Twins and doppelgangers have nothing on Adrián and Andrea—two young people linked by an unusual optical deformity and their individual quests for finding their “other half”.
 


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BOUT


 
TECHNICAL SPECS
Canada / 2011 / Malcolm Sutherland / 5 min
 
SYNOPSIS
BOUT - definition -
1. A short period of intense activity
2. An attack of illness or strong emotion
3. A wrestling or boxing match

 

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THE BOTTLE

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA/ 2010 / Kirsten Lepore / 5.5 Min

SYNOPSIS
Separated by the sea, a unique duo pass along details of their lives through a bottle. An elegiac animation of minimalist perfection. 

 
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INSIDE OUT

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2010 / Jim O’Doherty/ 24 min
 
SYNOPSIS
An examination of the privileged inmates in a minimum security prison and the blue collar workers that are in charge of them.  At its center is John McGinley, corrections officer and divorced dad, who realizes that the prison may be a place where he can get something he can’t get anywhere else – a connection with his offbeat fourteen-year-old son.
 

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THE LOST THING

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2010 / Andrew Ruhemann & Shaun Tan / 15 min

SYNOPSIS
A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

QUOTES / AWARDS
Winner 2011 Academy Award, BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

 
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EAT MY SHORTS 2   
SATURDAY 30 JULY, 7:00pm

CINEMA DU PARC
3575 AV DU PARC

THE ADOPTION AGENCY

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2010 / Bridger Nielson / 4 min
 
SYNOPSIS
Before Kim Jong Il (Rex Lee, HBO's Entourage) can adopt an American baby worthy enough to take over his empire, he must first charm the panel of interviewers at the adoption agency. 
 
 

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CHEAT

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2010 / Joe DeRosa / 16 min
 
SYNOPSIS
Cheat is the comedic story of three friends on a mission to pull off the perfect score. When the neurotic Joe has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity fall into his lap, he realizes he lacks the experience to get the job done, so he enlists the help of his crooked yet calculating pals Bill and Bobby to make it happen. 

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The Wonder Hospital

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA, South Korea / 2010 / Beomsik Shimbe Shim / 11.5 min
 
SYNOPSIS
In a mysterious, surreal hospital, a young girl in search of physical perfection wanders from room to room chasing after alluring “After” images on advertisements she sees around her. A darkly funny, nightmarish blend of Alice in Wonderland and Seconds.
 
QUOTES / AWARDS / OTHER
Grand Jury Awards - Animated Short
South by South West 2011

Best Animated Short
Los Angeles Film Festival 2010
 
Grand Jury Prize - Best Animated Short
Seattle International Film Festival 2010
 
 

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Boss of me

TECHNICAL SPECS
Canada / 2011 / Brett Blackwell / 8 min 
 
SYNOPSIS
Todd Hunter is an elementary school teacher. His wife Jackie is a trained assassin for hire. Has kindergarten softened Todd up? Or is Jackie's career leading them both down a dangerous path? A funny look at the hazards of the job.
 


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PROTOPARTICLES

TECHNICAL SPECS
Spain / 2010 / ChemaGarcía Ibarra / 8 min
 
SYNOPSIS
The experiment was almost a success: protomatter exists


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HOW TO RID YOUR LOVER OF A NEGATIVE EMOTION CAUSED BY YOU!

TECHNICAL SPECS
Canada / 2011 / Nadia Litz / 15 min
 
SYNOPSIS
Love can make us do weird things.  Sadie does a weird thing.  She does it to her boyfriend Dennis.  Keep in mind she only wants what’s best for both of them—a perfect relationship.  It could be the perfect relationship, too, as long as nobody bleeds to death.
 


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FATUM!

TECHNICAL SPECS
Spain / 2010 / Pablo Millan/ 9 min
 
SYNOPSIS
Fatum is the boundless force of opposition against free will, ingeniously dramatized in this innovative dark comedy about one man’s fears.  Or are they his desires?


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BAD DADS

TECHNICAL SPECS
USA / 2011 / Derek Westerman / Starring: Michael Cera, Brian Berrebbi and Maria Blasucci / 14 min 

SYNOPSIS
Before today, Cory (played by Michael Cera) had never met his father.  Maybe it was better that way.  His father (Will Hines) is, in every sense of the word, a bad dad.  This is a comedy about a son desperately trying to form a relationship with his chronically absent father.  These awkward father-son encounters are staged as a series of free-form comedy sketches revolving around vampire fan-fiction, secret cross-dressing, a love triangle, and a party to end all parties.

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