Competition Animated Shorts
Shorts Program 5: Animated Shorts
Total Running Time: 89 Min
Sponsored by Lure Design Inc.
Fresh Guacamole
DIRECTED BY PES
USA, 2012, 1.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
New York stop-motion legend PES (“Roof Sex,” FFF 2003, “Western Spaghetti,” FFF 2009 and “The Deep,” FFF 2011) is back with this latest take on the culinary arts. Pass the chips!
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The Flying House
DIRECTED BY WINSOR MCCAY AND BILL PLYMPTON
USA, 1921/2012, 8.5 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
Restored, remastered, and now featuring the voice talents of Patricia Clarkson and Matthew Modine, Winsor McCay’s timely and topical classic short film from 1921 has been lovingly brought back to life for a whole new generation by FFF favorite Bill Plympton.
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(notes on) biology
DIRECTED BY ORNANA
USA, 2011, 6 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE
An animated account of an organism adapting to its environment. Nothing fights boredom like a superhero elephant!
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38–39°C
DIRECTED BY KANGMIN KIM
USA/SOUTH KOREA, 2011, 8 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
A film about the relationship between a son, a father, and a birthmark. Induced by the intense heat of an old Korean bathhouse, a man falls into a dream and relives an important memory.
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Another Dress, Another Button
DIRECTED BY LYN ELLIOT
USA, 2011, 3 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE
Ever wonder what happens to all those spare buttons that come with new clothes?
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Miss Devine
DIRECTED BY MIKE RAUCH AND TIM RAUCH
USA, 2010, 3.5 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
In this StoryCorps animated documentary, cousins recall their Sunday school teacher and neighbor from their childhood growing up in Bradenton, Florida.
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Cadaver
DIRECTED BY JONAH D. ANSELL
USA, 2011, 8 MIN
Featuring the voice talents of Christopher Lloyd and Kathy Bates and “inspired by the wit of Shel Silverstein and wisdom of William Shakespeare,” this bittersweet love story in verse features a dead old man who wants to say a last goodbye to his wife.
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Flowers for Jupiter
DIRECTED BY CHRIS MARS
USA, 2011, 6 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Blending multiple animation styles and live action, renowned visual artist and former Replacements drummer Chris Mars brings his surreal vision to life in this beautifully creepy and macabre tale of a young girl who has lost a finger in an accident she can barely remember.
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Summer Bummer
DIRECTED BY BILL PLYMPTON
USA, 2011, 2 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
A man with a case of shark paranoia hesitates before diving into a pool. Classic Bill!
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Dr. Breakfast
DIRECTED BY STEPHEN NEARY
USA, 2011, 7 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
A surreal meditation on the quirky but rejuvenating nature of friendship. When a man’s soul burst out of his eyeball and roams the earth on a destructive path, two wild deer care for his catatonic body.
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Tales of Mere Existence: “Random Observations About Sex” & “Sick of This”
DIRECTED BY LEV YILMAZ
USA, 2011, 6 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
Past FFF multiple Audience Award-winner Lev from San Francisco returns with two more one-of-a-kind commentaries on sex, relationships, and the state of things: “Random Observations About Sex” and “Sick of This.”
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Floyd the Android – “Dim Bulb”
DIRECTED BY JONATHAN LYONS
USA, 2011, 2 MIN
An enterprising robot must change a light bulb in a display at the top of an extremely tall skyscraper.
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Reddish Brown and Blueish Green
DIRECTED BY SAMANTHA GURRY
USA, 2011, 3 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
Inspired by a baby book found on the street in Philadelphia, this unique work uses found objects as a catalyst to explore a family’s destructive journey through childhood.
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Bedtime for Timmy
DIRECTED BY THOMAS NICOL AND BECKY GRIESHEIMER
USA, 2010, 3 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE
It’s not easy to get to sleep when you’re convinced there’s a monster in the room.
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It’s Such a Beautiful Day
DIRECTED BY DON HERTZFELDT
USA, 2012, 23 MIN
Bill finds himself in a hospital struggling with memory problems in this stunningly adventurous conclusion to the two-time Best Animated Short Grand Jury Award-winning trilogy by Enzian/FFF veteran Don Hertzfeldt (“Everything Will Be OK,” FFF 2007 and “I Am So Proud of You,” FFF 2009.)
