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Showcasing the Best of World Cinema- Foreign, Independent, Documentary & Short Films on DVD for film lovers of all ages...this first volume features 15 award-winning short films from 4 different countries.
All films in a printable format
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What's Wrong with This Picture?
directed by Jeffrey Travis
USA,
2002,
mini-DV,
00:01:58
A very short tragic film. Finalist in the 1st Triggerstreet.com Online Short Film Festival, 2003. A seemingly idyllic afternoon for Aidan, a three-year-old boy: cookies, Kool-aid and crayons. But when Aidan d... more info
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Chinese Wall, The
directed by Sytske Kok
Netherlands,
Narrative,
2002,
35mm,
00:10:20
Aagt (Celia Nufaar) is a lonely woman. Bruised by life. Her marriage was a failure, she missed the love of her life, her only son stood up against her, her daughter in law was a bitch and her husband died in ... more info
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Dreamscapes
directed by Sean McBride
USA,
Animation,
2002,
00:05:59
That we dream is common; how we dream is unique. For this project, a collection of dreams were animated together, each in a different style. People shared their personal dreams in interviews with the director... more info
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In Absentia
directed by James Kibbey and Richard Heald
United Kingdom,
Experimental,
2002,
mini-DV,
00:05:59
Winner of the 1st Triggerstreet.com Online Short Film Festival, 2003. In Absentia is an excursion into the precious last moments, feelings and thoughts of a young person's life. Told without dialogue and almo... more info
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John and Mia
directed by Christian Dyekjaer
Denmark,
Narrative,
2002,
Super 16mm,
00:25:15
John seeks distraction from his lonely life as a truck driver with TV dinners and his favorite videos. When an evening's viewing brings a rude shock, John is forced out of his quiet routine, setting off on an... more info
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World of Interiors
directed by Bunny Schendler
United Kingdom,
Animation,
2001,
35mm,
Dolby SR,
00:06:26
A darkly comic story about procrastination in which a man becomes entangled in his own domestic web. His repeatedly unsuccessful attempts to leave his flat eventually set off a series of chain reactions ensur... more info
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Dad's Dead
directed by Chris Shepherd
United Kingdom,
Music,
0,
Digital Beta,
Color,
Dolby SR,
00:06:39
a truly multi-award winning film: seven at the last count! a compelling story of friendship, mischief and denial, told through animated flashbacks. visually stunning, this short film fuses live action and ani... more info
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Ready
directed by Savina Dellicour
United Kingdom,
Narrative,
2002,
35mm,
00:18:43
Naomi has known all her life that she will succumb to the same fate that has befallen her family for generations. Unlike her ancestors, who all made unmitigated fools of themselves trying to avoid the curse, ... more info
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Tenth
directed by Matt Kovalakides
USA,
Narrative,
2002,
mini-DV,
00:03:45
Winner of the 1st Triggerstreet.com Online Short Film Festival 2003. Chance encounters, random acts, and the strangers who drift in and out of our lives.... more info
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Pishadoo
directed by Alessandro Riccini Ricci
USA,
1999,
16mm,
00:22:07
Cousins Marco Ricci and Michael Canzoniero's award-winning short film Pishadoo is the comedic story of a young man who struggles to learn the family business. (The term Pishadoo is Italian/American slang for ... more info
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Sleep
directed by Matthew Thompson
United Kingdom,
Narrative,
2002,
Super 16mm,
00:10:02
Winner of the 1st Triggerstreet.com Online Short Film Festival 2003. Who can you turn to when no-one can help? 26-year-old Arthur has just found out he's dying. Unable to break the news to his friends, he wit... more info
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Fish Never Sleep
directed by Gaelle Denis
United Kingdom,
Animation,
2002,
2D on computer, painter and after effect drawing o,
00:06:20
Animator Gaelle Denis creates the captivatingly illustrated tale of Naoko. A complete insomniac, she muses wearily over fish bowls, sushi, and the vast fish market near her Tokyo home to the puzzling question... more info
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Non-Abductees Anonymous
directed by Philip Powell
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2002,
16mm,
00:04:46
Finalist in the 1st Triggerstreet.com Online Short Film Festival 2003. The goings-on at a support group for people who have NEVER been abducted by aliens. Forlorn and rejected, they go to extremes trying to g... more info
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Earthquake
directed by James Brett
United Kingdom,
Comedy / Satire,
2001,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:01:50
earthquake! run for the hills you fools, run for the hills! aaaaaaaargh!... more info
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SPECIAL FEATURES
2-1/2 Hours of Award-Winning Short Films
4 Hours of Filmmaker Commentaries
Exclusive Updated Material Online. (Web Link via PC)
Closed Captioning for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
140 MIN o COLOR o DOLBY DIGITAL o VARIOUS ASPECT RATIOS o RSDL DUAL LAYER o UNRATED
ABOUT THE DISC
Producer & Programmer - Jamie White, Colorado Film Foundation
Production & Authoring - Jeff Hammond, Copper Moon Digital
Production Coordination - Peggy O'Neill-Jones, Technical Communications
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Audio Mixing - David Tessier, Green Mountain Digital
Menu & Web Design - David Hassoun, Real Eyes Media
Packaging Design - William Logan, Indelible Inc.
Shorts! Packaging Image - Courtesy of C.J. Burton
Encoding Facility - Auraria Media Center, Denver, Colorado
Captioning Services - Caption Colorado
File Conversion for DVD Authoring - Soundwriters
PAL to NTSC Conversion – Allied Vaughn
Dutch Translation - Marjon Pekelharing
Danish Translation - Cynthia Sheely
Text Editor - Teresa Franklyn, Bottled Truth
SPECIAL THANKS
William Alspaugh, Merriam Berger, Walker Fenton, Steve Garfinkel, Ron Henderson The Tribeca Maers, Megan O'Neill, Baba Owen, Troy Shultz, Susie Sheridan Dr. Andrew Sirotnak, Ted White
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