Short Film Viewings

Here are some shorts that I can watch later this month.

Other than the screenwriter-type shorts that I pulled out and placed at the top, which of these would you watch based on the information below?

SCREENWRITERS

Pitch
USA > Run time: 20 min. > Director: Ian Gelfand
Two film grads, hot off the success of their smash hit student film, prepare to pitch their big action movie to a film studio in hopes of making the leap to "the next level," but not before they get in each other's way.
The Pitch AKA Lebron James vs the Alien King
USA > Run time: 7 min. > Director: Nick Scown
A screenwriter finds her epic masterpiece transformed by her agent from a love story set during slavery to a sci-fi action flick during the course of a pitch meeting.
Pitch Perfect
Run time: 10 min. > Director: J. Blakeson
Bob and Ellis are screenwriters with integrity, talent, and the willingness to do absolutely anything to sell their movie. But how far is too far?
Writing All Wrong
Canada > Run time: 23 min. > Director: Mark Coster Trevor works as a writer on an animated series, but his job is in jeopardy. He discovers that his boss may hold the key to more than his job. He may be able to control his every action.

LIVE ACTION

Alien Rose
USA > Run time: 16 min. > Director: Virginia Todd Burton Rose must escape the clutches of her family's imprisonment in order to prove once and for all she is not alone in the galaxy. And she'll prove it through song.
WRITERS: Liz Phang, Virginia Todd Burton
Alone and Inhuman
USA > Run time: 13 min. > Director: Andrew Fisher, Leonid Mandel How far can a man go before the creatures turn on him? An evil farmer and his robot wife cultivate an insidious new drug. He will soon get a taste of his own medicine.
WRITERS: Andrew Fisher, Leonid Mandel
The Blood Debt of Master Ken
USA > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Chad Briggs
A man is trapped in a life of servitude to an eccentric master in this wacky kung fu parody.
WRITERS: Chad Briggs, Kevin Brennan
The Butler of Van der Waal House
USA > Run time: 8 min. > Director: Adam J. Kreps
Orson, the wise family butler, must help young Master Martin deal with the loss of his mother and prevent the boy from killing his neglectful father with an unusual arsenal of weapons.
WRITER: Adam J. Kreps
Checkpoint
Australia > Run time: 12 min. > Director: Ben Phelps The members of a Lebanese-Australian family find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time when they encounter a group of soldiers in rural Australia.
WRITER: Ben Phelps
The Dawn Chorus
USA > Run time: 15 min. > Director: Hope Dickson Leach Bonnie and Lloyd Bukowski. Seats 17C and D. It's been 7 years since the plane crash that killed their parents, but every year Bonnie, Lloyd, and the other survivors return to the site - to reenact, to remember, to try to heal. When they discover this will be the last ceremony, Lloyd clings to the ritual more desperately than ever. Despite her brother's pressure, Bonnie resists. All she can do is remember when all she wants to do is forget. On their final surreal journey through the wreckage, Bonnie and Lloyd will face their memories, their fears and, ultimately, each other. And as dawn breaks, hopefully, they'll come out the other side.
WRITER: Hope Dickson Leach
Death of the Revolution
UK > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine When Tony is told off for stealing a pencil, his 10-year-old logic seethes at the injustice.
WRITERS: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine
Duncan Removed
USA > Run time: 22 min. > Director: Peter Livolsi
What if the little voice inside your head belonged to someone else, and then you tried to turn it off?
WRITERS: Matthew Schaefer, Peter Livolsi
Dunny
USA > Run time: 9 min. > Director: Phillip Van
An 11-year-old with an affinity for chocolate tries to give a love letter to a girl who doesn't like him and ends up at dinner with her family.
WRITER: Phillip Van
Excessive Force
USA > Run time: 5 min. > Director: Patrick Neese
Excessive Force is the winner of the AFF "Funniest Filmaker in Austin Contest" for 2006 and a previous winner of OSN at the Alamo Drafthouse. In a world filled with terrorists and mad cow disease only two men can fight to save the day. They are agents Burger King and Jack-in-the-Box. Two street wise burger mogels who use more than just force to fight crime, they use "Excessive Force". This is the leaked trailer for the upcoming pilot on cable's EX network.
WRITER: David Neff & Patrick Neese
CAST: David Neff, Frank Puga, John Arkinson
Fear is a Lot Like Love
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: James Strzelinski An anarchist pursues his love for a mysterious cult leader, even though it may cost him his life.
WRITER: James Strzelinski
Find
Canada > Run time: 9 min. > Director: Tara Samuel
Time travel is a skill, just like anything else. Amanda is going to change the past, even if it takes to infinity.
WRITER: Tara Samuel
For the Love of Family
USA > Run time: 12 min. > Director: Mark Potts
Lucas tries to save his parents' marriage by raising money for his mother's breast implants, even if it means not getting a kick-ass radio-control car.
WRITERS: Cole Selix, Mark Potts
Frank & the Box
USA > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Lucas Millard
Frank has lost his girlfriend and is beginning to lose his mind. He soon believes it's all the mailman's fault.
WRITER: Lucas Millard
Gilbert
USA > Run time: 4 min. > Director: Patrick Kelly
Living life a thousand times harder than you do, Gilbert makes no judgments and no excuses, particularly when it comes to volleyball. WRITER: Dorian Parisi
Go Mom
USA > Run time: 8 min. > Director: Erica Gorochow
Zoe just wants the best for her mom, but being an adult doesn't mean being grown up or being the best soccer player.
WRITER: Erica Gorochow
Happiness
USA > Run time: 11 min. > Director: Sophie Barthes What if happiness was for sale? Iwona buys a box of happiness in a strange discount store and has to decide what to do with it. WRITER: Sophie Barthes
Heavy Metal Drummer
Morocco/UK > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Luke Morris, Toby MacDonald A teenage heavy metal fan feels his talents as a drummer are underappreciated.
WRITERS: Luke Morris, Luke Ponte, Michael Lesslie, Toby MacDonald

Hey Mister
USA > Run time: 11 min. > Director: Michael Greene Three kids try to score beer at a gas station, but run into some trouble in the form of a disgruntled cop.
WRITER: Michael Greene
Holidays with Heather
USA > Run time: 18 min. > Director: Todd Berger
Spend the holidays with Steve and his new girlfriend. Revel in the delight of their blossoming love. Recoil in horror from their bitter break up. Although not necessarily in that order.
WRITER: Todd Berger
hy-phen
USA > Run time: 16 min. > Director: Joshua Weiner
Randall Mullen quits his day job with the hope that working from home will spur his creativity. Instead, it spurs a lot of naps, a little madness, and a new relationship based, in part, on the humane treatment of balloon animals.
WRITERS: Joshua Weiner, Mitch Baker
Jenny Clone
USA > Run time: 5 min. > Director: Maggie Carey
Jenny gets what every little girl wants... her very own clone. WRITER: Maggie Carey
Kidney Thieves
USA > Run time: 8 min. > Director: Toby Wilkins
Maybe this has happened to you... You wake up in a Mexican hotel room, in a bathtub full of ice, a dull ache in your head, and a dim recollection of the night before. You discover a row of immaculate stitches where one of your kidneys used to be. But the strange thing is, you can't shake the feeling that this isn't the first time this has happened to you.
WRITER: Ben Acker
King of London
UK > Run time: 19 min. > Director: Valeria Ruiz Elliot Tony is an immigrant in London who is challenged to confront his own limitations and dreams with his family at home in Bulgaria. WRITERS: Kate Hardie, Valeria Ruiz Elliot
Like Old Times
USA > Run time: 9 min. > Director: Keith Stevenson On a walk through the old neighborhood, a man runs into a childhood acquaintance and discovers the more things change, the more they stay the same.
WRITER: Neil McGowan
CAST: Cy Gilman, Neil McGowan, Keith Stevenson
The Milky Way
USA > Run time: 14 min. > Director: Sean Bloch
Seduction on a school night. A motherless boy attempts to entice his father's one-night-stand to become his mother.
WRITER: Sean Bloch
Momma's Boy
USA > Run time: 16 min. > Director: John Bryant
Jason hates coming home for the holidays because his brother always steals his girlfriends.
WRITERS: Jason Foxworth, John Bryant
Moosecock
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Will Hartman
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took two random words like "moose" and "***" and put them together to form one word? This hard-hitting film probes the possibilities.
WRITER: Will Hartman
Nothing To Do With Amy
USA > Run time: 10 min. > Director: David LaMattina, Joe LaMattina This is the story of a relationship - a relationship where one person thinks they don't need the other person anymore. It's the story of that moment of realization and all the consequences that can follow. But really it's just the story of a relationship.
WRITER: David LaMattina
One Rat Short
USA > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Alex Weil
The mesmerizing ballet of a discarded food wrapper leads a New York subway rat into an adventure of love and loss.
WRITER: Alex Weil
The Party
USA > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Eric Maierson
At a weekend work party, a middle-aged employee seeks solace from a joint and a colleague's 15-year-old daughter.
WRITER: Eric Maierson
Positive Reinforcement
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Caton Clark
Freddy Tiller struggles to make it through life while sustaining abuse from friends, teachers, and loved ones until his parents adopt a young man from Indonesia.
WRITER: Caton Clark
Safety First
USA > Run time: 4 min. > Director: Scott Calonico
Go. Stop. Go. Stop. Tom and Patty are trying to get to work. They'll go when it's safe.
WRITER: Scott Calonico
Santa Baby
Canada > Run time: 20 min. > Director: David Widdicombe 10-year-old Amelia has fallen in love for the first time. The object of her affection? A department store Santa Claus.
WRITER: David Widdicombe
A Season of Madness
USA > Run time: 17 min. > Director: Katja Esson
In this Fairy Tale gone wrong, a young woman desperately attempts to escape the golden cage of her arranged marriage by feigning insanity - but her plan backfires...
WRITER: Katja Esson
CAST: Madhur Jaffrey, Marjan Neshat, Maz Jobrani
Small Boxes
Australia > Run time: 15 min. > Director: Rene Hernandez Alberto tries his best to make a career change from load dock employee to shoe salesman, but trying something new is more difficult than it seems.
WRITER: Rene Hernandez
Super Powers
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Jeremy Kipp Walker, John Mitchell A young couple tries to save their marriage by dressing up as super heroes in the bedroom, but when they're forced onto the streets of New York City in costume, they end up saving much more than their sex life.
WRITER: John Mitchell
Surviving 7th Grade
USA > Run time: 7 min. > Director: Amy Adrion
Best friends Kim and Dara do what it takes to survive middle school with the help of some fierce moves and a rockin' beat. WRITER: Amy Adrion
Trevor's In Heaven
USA > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Alec Brownstein After his best friend dies in his arms in Iraq, a young soldier returns to the States to deliver the deceased's last words to his family. WRITER: Alec Brownstein
The Trinity Test
USA > Run time: 11 min. > Director: Keith Fraase
In the summer of 1945, three Japanese prisoners watch the horizon as two soldiers wait in apathy for the setting sun, upon which the prisoners' fates will be revealed.
WRITER: Keith Fraase
Troll Concerto
Canada > Run time: 15 min. > Director: Alexandre Franchi Imagination is dead. Painters are beaten up in the street, and ballerinas are being burned at the stake. But Frida doesn't care. Nobody will stop her from playing her music.
WRITER: Alexandre Franchi
Tunnel Vision
USA > Run time: 2 min. > Director: Harriss Callahan, Matt Laster It's everyone's favorite game, Pac-Man! Gone horribly wrong. WRITERS: Harriss Callahan, Matt Laster
Twenty Minute Prophet
USA > Run time: 7 min. > Director: Johnny Bruder
A caricature artist unwittingly draws the future 20 minutes from now. The future can be sketchy, and you could hurt your rag hand. WRITER: Patrick O. McKenna
Wet Foot / Dry Foot
USA > Run time: 17 min. > Director: Carlos Gutierrez Finding themselves stranded on a deserted island, two Cuban refugees must struggle against nature and each other to stand a chance at freedom. Get caught in the water, and they send you home, but touch dry land, and you're allowed to stay.
WRITER: Carlos Gutierrez
When Elvis Came to Visit aka: Nar Elvis Kom Pa Besok Sweden > Run time: 11 min. > Director: Andreas Tibblin In the suburbs of Stockholm, 30-year old Lukas meets the young immigrant boy Elvis. Annoyed by his presence, Lukas tries to keep his distance, but the young boy's innocence gradually affects him. WRITER: Andreas Tibblin

ANIMATED

Ballyvaughan Story
USA > Run time: 7 min. > Director: Sara Pocock
When the IRA devises the assassination of two British marines, a 13-year-old girl must save the village from English retaliation.

Devil's Canyon
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Kelly Sears
A fable of a rejected cowboy and mechanical horses grows out of a landscape destined for tragedy.
Dragon
USA > Run time: 8 min. > Director: Troy Morgan
After her parents die in a tragic fire, a young girl is sent to an orphanage where she begins sketching fiery visions.

McLaren's Negatives
Canada > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre An animated documentary on legendary animator Norman McLaren employs the filmmaker's signature techniques to look at the life and work of the artist.
Pinch
Canada > Run time: 5 min.
The story of a woman and the ferociously adorable monster living on her arm.
She She She She's A Bombshell
USA > Run time: 8 min. > Director: Ben Levin
During a long ride home from a punk show, a young boy fails to learn that sometimes when you talk, it annoys your friends.

Some Analog Lines
USA > Run time: 7 min. > Director: David Lowery
A documentary about two brothers, one a traditional animator, and the other a computer animator.
Temerario
UK > Run time: 10 min. > Director: Carl Zitelmann
After being shot and left for dead, Rio finds himself in a dream of revenge where he is forced to confront his own shadow side.

Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul
Scotland > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Neil Jack
The forlorn Ujbaz seems to have misplaced his soul.

Unfair
USA > Run time: 4 min. > Director: Ian Jones-Quartey Every kid is an outsider. Some of us are just weirder than others.

DOCUMENTARIES

Bystander
USA > Run time: 32 min. > Director: John Reilly
Bystander profiles three individuals with no mandated responsibility for victims, no high social standing or rank, and no significant power who intervened to thwart the mass murder of innocent victims as crimes were unfolding.
Film This!
USA > Run time: 20 min. > Director: Angelo Mei
Film This! is a voyeuristic look into the life of a psychopathic surfer.
Hotel Hopscotch
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Geoff Cordner
With self-effacing honesty and raw humor, moments in street life and youth are remembered and captured as many die young or disappear.

The Sheriff of Gay Washington
USA > Run time: 14 min. > Director: John Poole
Sgt. Brett Parson commands the Washington Metropolitan Police Department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, the only police unit of its kind in the world to specialize in solving crimes by and against members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.

Stringers
USA > Run time: 12 min. > Director: Don R. Lewis, John Beck Using refurbished police cars, scanners, video cameras, and high-tech gadgetry, independent video journalists will stop at nothing to be the first cameramen on the scene of fires, accidents, or violent crimes.

A Taste of Nate
USA > Run time: 5 min. > Director: Jim McGorman
A Taste of Nate is an endearing portrait of Nate Wiley and the Crowd Pleasers, the house band at Bob and Barbara's Lounge in Philadelphia.

The Third Parent
USA > Run time: 6 min. > Director: Christina Frenzel A look at the relationship between Ariana, an eleven year girl, and Marcello, her five year old non-verbal autistic brother.