Descriptions of Accepted Films - Big 3

Big 3 - 1:00 - 1:40 pm

First Date – Cynthia Granville (2:13m, Weehawken, NJ) Is honesty always the best policy? Guy responds to opener “so tell me about yourself” with total candor.

*Hide and Seek – Aminder Dhaliwal (Animation, 2:37m, Ontario, CA) A dinosaur hides underwater from his dinosaur friend as part of a game. When he finally emerges, it’s 65 million years later.

 Bed of Moss– Kurtis Hough (Experimental, 2:44m, Portland, OR) A lyrical, music-driven look at the peculiar green dewy beauty of moss.

 Loss of Taste– Luca Nestola (Experimental, 2:37m, San Vito dei Normanni, Italy) An Italian couple’s banal daily meal is animated by memory and old wine.

Cat Food – Tom Radovich (Comedy, 2:00m, Monroe Center, IL) Guy comes home to pet. One of them is REALLY hungry.

The Forest– Zachary Kerschberg (Drama, 3:56m, New York, NY) What happens in the forest after a dog is mistakenly run over.

Cliffstarter– Nolan Cubero (Parody, 2:44m, Louisville, KY) Goofy filmmaker pitches his non-script. 

Speed of Fencing – Holly Buechel (Experimental, 2:32m, New York, NY) The sport of fencing transformed into dance by the camera’s eye.

Touch - Michael Chickering (Fantasy, 2:56, Lafayette, CA) Boy with grim power wanders town checking names off list.

*Monday - Eric Swartz/ Sarah Bolton (Music video, 1:27m, Memphis, TN) Father gets children ready for the day. Sweet homage to domestic life.

The Reflection – Todd Boruff (Animation, 2:00 m, South Bend, IN) Cartoon girl finds self through curious drug use.

*Bean Society - Jotoni (Animation, 2:14m, Madrid, Spain) Bean species who live among other bean species fight on a precipice. Below? The soup that threatens them all.

La Piñata – Manuel Arija (Comedy, 3:00m, Madrid, Spain) It seemed like a good idea to give a coin to a street performer.

Be the One - Marie Katz (Music video, 3:26m, New York, NY) Video meditation on love, loss and public allure.

Rafael - Caitlin G. Worm (Comedy, 2:59m, South Bend, IN) Girl gets a surprise when she pursues the man of her dreams.

*Live Outside the Box - Shu Hsuan Lin (Animation, 4:16m, San Francisco, CA) High rise devours city until businessman wakes up angry to find that his own house has also been devoured.

*Hungry Kitty– ASM Kobayashi (Split screen mixed media with YouTube cat clip, :30, New York, NY) Kitty rocks bowl. Artist matches YouTube clip with own bowl, cat paw.