There has been a crime. A masked man runs for his life, clasping a briefcase. His ultimate fate will become clear at the end of The Runaway. But first, a narrator will tell us all about the many …
A Pretty Funny Story
“I've gotta tell the guys at work about this. It’s gonna blow Tony’s Cuban story right out of the water!” Rick knows he's hit the jackpot when he and his wife Brenda spot their neighbor traipsing …
Belly
Oh alright, we'll give you a bit more than that. Director Julia Pott plays with the many associations the word 'belly' conjures up in her graduation film, in which two animalistic brothers go to the …
Cyriak Shorts
Compare them to those Monty Pythoon animations, remade for Generation Photoshop. Compare them to Banksy, with added movement. Compare them to M.C. Escher clashing with the internet's endlesss …
The Wedding
Dad is marrying a large latina woman, on a small boat drifting in shark-infested waters. The boy tells the tale in a detached, almost monotonous voice-over – in the style of This American Life – …
Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
The title of the film sounds like a children's book. Director Denis keeps things simple and feeds us bite-sized pieces of information. Victoria, or Vic, rolls her suitcase through the forest. She …
Surprise Film
Shorts Night: Family Matters
Carmina or Blow Up
Carmina or Blow Up resides somewhere halfway between fiction and documentary. It's not for nothing that the credits of the film end with this quote by writer Tom Clancy: 'The difference between …
Behold the Lamb
Wild Bill
After 8 years in jail, a criminal returns to his family, which has been reduced to two teenage sons. Though not quite voluntarily, he returns to his role as a father. In Hollywood this would be a …
