This is the third edition of Microcinema International's Independent Exposure 11th Season Touring Festival. This program contains a wide array of shorts with as various themes as a documentary about a man who specializes in the study of butterflies, a comedic presentation about the travesties that occur in dating, music videos, and an animation in the style of "School House Rocks" educational videos that deals with the subject of the U.S.'s past involvement with well known terrorists.

All films in a printable format

	My Girl directed by Brandon Kosters USA, Animation, 2006, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:02:00 The film is an animated interpretation of a modern rearrangement of a Motown classic. The film was executed entirely with black marker and colored pencil, on sheets of lined notebook paper. Brandon Kosters ha... more info
	Instructional Guide to Dating, The directed by Siobhan Bowers Australia, Animation, 2005, 35 mm, Color, Dolby SR, 00:07:00 There are many hazards to avoid in the airport of love. How do you choose a co-pilot to take on your journey? What is the best way to eject from a date that's in a tailspin? How do you avoid excess emotional ... more info
	Apple directed by Gregg Biermann USA, Experimental, 2005, Color, 00:03:00 “Apple” is a healthy and appetizing episode in a series of digitally animated pieces inspired by the direct film tradition. This tradition includes works in which the filmstrip is directly manipulated by pain... more info
	Butterfly Man directed by Samantha Rebillet Australia, Documentary, 2004, Color, Dolby SR, 00:06:00 The evolutionary tale of Don Herbison-Evans, a man who studies butterflies then experiences a human metamorphosis on the dance floor.... more info
	Balloons directed by Anne Larsen USA, Animation, 2006, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:00:30 A polaroid animation about stages of life categorized by colors.... more info
	Jack and Jill went up a Hill to Fetch a Pail of Water directed by Andreas Gedin Sweden, Narrative, 2003, Digital Video, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:13:35 Three people meet up to play some games together.... more info
	Hide & Seek directed by Charlie Canfield USA, Animation, 2005, Color, Other, 00:02:00 Baby Wolf and Mama Wolf get separated in The Great Big Woods to the music of Chopin’s “Minute Waltz”.... more info
	Afloat directed by Erin Hudson USA, Documentary, 2005, 16 mm, Color, Magnetic Monaural, 00:05:15 From the intimate vantage point of a senior community swimming pool, water and time suspend both body and memory. This film travels underwater and above water to create a gentle meditation on growing old, st... more info
	Five Infomercials for Dentists directed by Signe Baumane USA, Animation, 2005, Digital Video, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:30 Five bizarre infomercials introduce dentists to the substantial products of their trade: Latex gloves, anesthesia, dental tools, crowns and chocolate.... more info
	Release directed by Dennis Miller USA, Animation, 2004, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:08 Will the meek inherit the earth? Will the planet devolve from its own weight? Release (2004) offers one scenario, complete with a soundtrack.... more info
	Off The Beaten Track directed by Leo Bridle United Kingdom, Animation, 2004, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:06 A teenage boy is cycling through a park, when he takes a wrong turn into the woods and enters a vibrant, animated world. He travels first through a Jungle, then is lifted up into the clouds. Next, he drops do... more info
	Pirates and Emperors (or, Size Does Matter) directed by Eric Henry USA, Animation, 2004, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:04:05 While critics decry the United States' current brand of military and economic imperialism as dangerously unprecedented, great powers have been throwing their weight around like schoolyard bullies since St. Au... more info
	Fold, The directed by Kim Collmer USA, Animation, 2004, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:04:11 Shot underwater in the Adriatic and a giant wooden water bucket, the Fold explores water as a reflective surface, creating mirrored images and abstract cellular animations.... more info
	Boy In The Air, The directed by Lyn Elliot USA, Experimental, 2005, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:02:00 An enigmatic advertisement inspires a letter. The corporation writes back.... more info
	Dunkelheit directed by Steffen Frech USA, Animation, 2005, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:13 "Dunkelheit" deals with the consequences when you turn the light switch to 'OFF'. Sure that darkness ascends but is that because of the extinct light in your room or did you accidentally switch off the sun... more info

Upcoming Screenings
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date

Screening History
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Central Cinema	Seattle	USA	2006-08-09	Event Details
111 Minna Gallery	San Francisco	USA	2006-07-31	Event Details
Axiom Theatre	Houston	USA	2006-06-30	Event Details

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Exhibition: Program MC-566 may be licensed for exhibition