| The Films Within Avoid Eye Contact Volume I | |||
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Bathtime in Clerkenwell
directed by Alex Budovsky USA, Animation, 2002, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:15 It's 7 a.m., and the fascist birds in his cuckoo clock are going to make sure this poor sap gets up and into the bath! Little Napoleons and Kaisers get a Metropolis-type but fantastically whimsical assembly line going and pretty soon everybody's in! The catchy Vaudeville-inspired tune will have you tapping your toes all day.... more info | ||
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Sub
directed by Jesse Schmal USA, Animation, 1999, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:08:39 Sex, Religion, Soccer, and Naval Warfare! One might wonder how these four themes came together…. simple: I cannot write for shit. ... more info | ||
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A Little Routine
directed by George Griffin USA, Animation, 1994, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:16 The brutal realities of combat in the parent/child war zone. Unflinchingly observed: tantrums, toilet rituals, bedtime stories, creepy things under the bed. An homage to the Hubleys. ... more info | ||
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One of Those Days
directed by Bill Plympton USA, Animation, 1988, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:35 What would it be like to live the most violent and accident-filled day imaginable? Through the clever use of P.O.V. color-pencil animation, this short lets you experience the pain without feeling it. Known internationally for the famous "hair on the toast" sequence. ... more info | ||
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Goodnight Norma, Goodnight Milton
directed by John Schnall USA, Animation, 1988, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:52 A couple go thru their nightly routine, revealing perhaps more than they intended to in the process. ... more info | ||
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Delivery
directed by Patrick Smith USA, Animation, 2003, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:08:00 Abuse leads to rage as two friends compete for a delivered package. Was the result of this conflict worth the prize found within the box? "Delivery" deals with the realistic consequences of rage and violence, even within a cartoon setting. ... more info | ||
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New Fangled
directed by George Griffin USA, Animation, 1990, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:46 Advertising executives discuss concepts for a new ad campaign.... more info | ||
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Tongues and Taxis
directed by Michael Overbeck USA, Animation, 2002, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:39 A story about a man, his cat, his tongue, and the city in which they live. Tons of tongues. Tons of taxis. Tongues and Taxis. ... more info | ||
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Box Factory
directed by Fran Krause USA, Animation, 2002, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:33 A thought provoking 3D computer animated short ... more info | ||
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Love Story
directed by Signe Baumane USA, Animation, 1998, 35mm, Color, Optical Monaural, 00:03:30 A story about the separation of love and sex.... more info | ||
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Roof Sex
directed by Pes USA, Animation, 2003, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:16 Two chairs share an amorous afternoon on the roof of an apartment building. ... more info | ||
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Drink
directed by Patrick Smith USA, Animation, 2000, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:04:35 In this animated film, a boy discovers a magic potion that allows him to explore the universe within himself. A sip unleashes a violent reaction, revealing a diverse cast of characters twisting and stretching their way out of one another forming a monumental pile. The boy drinks for a second time which violently transforms him again, creating a torrent even more twisted than the first, but this time in reverse order. ... more info | ||
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Dirdy Birdy
directed by John Dilworth USA, Animation, 1994, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:13 Story about a dysfunctional relationship between a cat and a bird.... more info | ||
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Mr. Smile
directed by Fran Krause USA, Animation, 2001, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:08:16 A silly animated account of Mr. Smile inviting all of his strange friends to a party. ... more info | ||
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I was a Thanksgiving Turkey
directed by John Schnall USA, Animation, 1996, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:07 Thanksgiving dinner, from the turkey's point of view.... more info | ||
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Terminally Ambivalent Over You
directed by Alex Budovsky USA, Animation, 2002, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:20 This film is based on Stephen Coates song from the album When Psyche meets Cupid. The animation tells a story of a prisoner who works in a prison's gramophone factory and while assembling gramophones thinks of his girlfriend. ... more info | ||
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Five Fucking Fables
directed by Signe Baumane USA, Animation, 2002, 35mm, Color, Optical Monaural, 00:07:00 5 separate, slightly immoral stories.... more info | ||
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How to Make Love to a Woman
directed by Bill Plympton USA, Animation, 1990, Color, 00:05:13 This film makes "How to Kiss" look like "Sesame Street". Now we're talking naked bodies and hot emotions here. Sections of this film were used in Bill's feature "I Married a Strange Person". Watch for the famous and outrageous erect nipple scene.... more info | ||