Shorts: Weird & Alternative
September 8, 2010 No CommentsScreening: Thursday, Sept 9 at 10:00pm
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Suckathumb (9 mins — Canada)
Bloody thumbs! A starving brat! Spontaneously combusting cats! A child’s imagination runs wild in the Canadian wilderness, fueled by her mother’s horrific bed-time tales.
Anxiety (25 mins — Spain)
Violeta Lagartija is a great prima donna with social phobia. Violeta can neither speak nor relate to anybody that knows her, with her lovesick character she survives on tranquilizers. Berto is crazy in love with Violeta but he knows her problem and has a plan to get to know her. Anxiety is the story about traquilizers, eccentricity, excess… It’s melodramatic and dark, but especially anxious.
Zombie Infectors 3 (12 mins — Romania)
The Audit (Line Item: Foster Child) (7 mins — Canada)
Set in a creepy government waiting room, our guilty little heroine descends through seven levels of hell as she awaits the Tax Man’s wrath.
Happy Face (14 mins — USA)
“Happy Face” is a psychological thriller about a troubled Hollywood starlet, named Katie, who seeks to escape from the media spotlight by hiding out in a rehab facility on Long Island. However, when Les, her overbearing agent, tracks her down and attempts to whisk her back to LA, Katie must plan her next move, even if it means taking drastic measures that will affect the course of their twisted relationship and her own identity forever …
Nelly & Lio (11 mins — Canada)
Nelly and Lio are in the woods while a dangerous criminal is on the run. There path will undoubtedly cross for a final showdown where anything can happen.
Without (4 mins — UK)
A woman is trapped in a room with a vicious doberman watching her every move. As she struggles to break free, her captor will be revealed.
Mr. Foley (4 mins – Ireland)
Sound effects can have a strange effect, especially on Mr. Foley.
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