WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

EXPERIMENTAL NIGHT

Patience of the Memory
Germany & Spain, 6 mins
Dir. Vuk Jevremovic
Animation
The memory of Dresden, the European city which was the most painted and destroyed in the last century.

Ichthyopolis
U.S.A., 9 mins
Dir. Andre Silva
Animation
A short psychedelic technomation which delves into a mythical cosmology of fish and their human caretakers. Somewhere between the occult and the absurd lies Ichthyopolis, a universe consisting of two complementary worlds that can't help but eventually merge.

Mixed Bag, or What's In A Dream
Netherlands, 12 mins
Dir. Eric Wobma
Experimental
A surreal quest by a man who is about to meet more than he has bargained for.

Larry and Roz
U.S.A., 4 mins
Dir. Kristen Palana
Animation
Larry, a 93 year-old widower confined to a Nursing Home, remembers a time when he had more spring in his step. Based on real audio recordings from 2002, animator Kristen Palana uses individually painted digital images to imagine and recreate her grandfather's first attempts to woo his beloved Roz.

The Plug
U.S.A., 9 mins
Dir. Alex Gunn
Experimental
Somewhere in the vortex of our thoughts lives a desire to escape from the shackles of fear. What if there was a way to access this pulsing, beating, precious little devil? "The Plug. It's easy to install and once you're in you'll be flying with the eagles, baby."

The Incident at Tower 37
U.S.A., 11 mins
Dir. Chris Perry
Animation
In the middle of a dry, desolate landscape stands Tower 37: a shimmering water processing station, siphoning every last drop of water from a once pristine lake. When two unexpected guests arrive, the tower's operator learns the high cost of his ignorance.

Chord
Germany, 12 mins
Dir. Simon Rauh
Experimental
The paint that female dancers leave behind on themselves and others is symbolic of their different experiences and impressions.

More From Life
U.S.A., 9 mins
Dir. Steven Vander Meer
Animation
In 2007 Vander Meer made one drawing from life each day of the year, on a 3x5" index card. Those are the 'key' drawings for this film. In-between each key drawing he drew 15 'tweens' which morph or transition one key to the next, in the daily order in which they were originally drawn. 6,017 index cards make up the 9 minute film. Sneak preview, not in competition.

The Cave: An adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay
U.S.A., 3 mins
Dir. Michael Ramsey
Animation
An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. We have adapted and brought it to life by shooting over 4,000 still photographs of John Grigsby's wonderful claymation. The look was achieved by use of candlelight in a real fire that burned at the back of the set.

Mugs
U.S.A., 4 mins
Dir. Ronnie Cramer
Experimental
100 of your favorite celebrity mug shots morph from one to the next. The minimalist, trance-like soundtrack adds to the hypnotic effect.

Mimesis
Spain, 8 mins
Dir. Albert Montero Vera
Experimental
The end of the image is the beginning of the being. Contains violence.

Scrimshander
U.S.A., 7 mins
Dir. George Smaragdis
Animation
A friendship blossoms between an inquisitive young boy and a solitary bone carver. But the old man?s mysterious past catches up with him, resulting in terrible consequences.

Domestic Hazards
U.S.A., 3 mins
Dir. Mark Garrett
Experimental
What you can't see can hurt you.

Electroflux
Canada, 9 mins
Dir. Rose Bond
Animation
The past comes knocking as an artist struggles with creative malaise. A voyeuristic and personal glimpse into an animator?s process.

Le Puits
Canada, 9 mins
Dir. David Plasse
Experimental
A photographer retreats to her studio to focus on a project that demands her full attention. Her passion gradually becomes obsession and she delves deeper and deeper into her esoteric research, searching for illumination.