This program screened for packed audiences in Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Minneapolis, and Madison as opening band for board member Andrew Bird on a benefit tour he did for the Brigade. Click here for more details.
EARTHQUAKE!
James Brett, Los Angeles/London (Live-Action Comedy)
Astonishing live footage from a California earthquake. Citizens beware!
PROFILES IN SCIENCE
Wes Kim, Seattle (Live-Action Comedy)
A satirical homage to high school educational films, this is a look at the work of Dr. Albert Chung, an unsung pioneer in the field of time-lapse photography.
WAIT
Brian Bress, Los Angeles (Live-Action Comedy)
Wait, I dropped something…
BEAN CAKE
David Greenspan, Los Angeles (Live-Action Drama)
“What is most important to you in this world?” In 1930s Tokyo on his first day of school, a boy mistakenly answers this question honestly. Winner, Cannes Film Festival Palme d’or.
DRAWING THE WAR
Lena Merhej, New York/Beirut (Animation)
A hopeful look into the past, this film is about the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). The director was a year old when the south was invaded, five years old when the invasion spread to Beirut, nine when she collected her first shrapnel… after that, she only remembers bits and pieces.
WEDNESDAY
Arthur Jones, Chicago (Animation)
How many ways can a day go bad?
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Yuri A., Switzerland (Live-Action Comedy)
An elaborate assessment of the fine art of farts. With great music from rears to ears, enjoy it after Sulphuric meals.
THE HIDEOUS SECRETS OF HOCK STREEDLEFORK
Matt Gossage & Patrick van Slee, Chicago (Live-Action Comedy)
Four beings of light exist harmoniously in this image and sound construct of a rock-n-roll anthem.
INSTAMATIC
Brian Bress, Chicago (Animation)
This is a collection of animated vignettes… each is a snapshot from a bigger story.
MANY THANKS to all of you who came to the shows! We loved meeting you…
