Avoid Eye Contact Volume I
The Best of NYC Animation
Catalog No. MC-538
Shorts Compilation,
Animation
2003, 80 minutes
DVD,
Region: 0 (All)
TV System: NTSC
UPC: 820360106095
Label: Square Footage Films
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In September 2003, eleven animators met in a large chelsea loft. Eleven went in, Avoid Eye Contact came out. Welcome to Avoid Eye Contact, a tour of the best Independent Animation from New York City. The films on this volume span the last few decades of NYC animation. Young animators join seasoned masters in a program that will surely become an important part of any animation enthusiasts library.
All films in a printable format
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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 l... 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.
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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.... 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.
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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
vio... 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.
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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
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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.
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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 stretchi... 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.
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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... 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 ... more info
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