Award-Winners Series: January 2009
In honor of all the golden statues soon to be handed over to Hollywood, we will focus on honoring the many overlooked short films that have earned accolades on smaller stages.
In honor of all the golden statues soon to be handed over to Hollywood, we will focus on honoring the many overlooked short films that have earned accolades on smaller stages.
Catching a pretty young shoplifter, a security guard must choose between compassion and what is right.
A Christmas classic, this hilarious comedy is a loving ode to film noir, full of murder, love triangles and double-crosses.
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This chillingly simple animation of Gabor Barabas poem The Spider cracks into the depths of the human cycle in a sharp three minutes. The Spider shows us the contradictions of lifelove and death, beauty and indifference.
Introducing your new lady to your parents can be an interesting experience — or it can be awkward, painfully intense and totally uncalled-for. Thanks, Dad!
Love inspires, but the fear of losing love causes an animator to obsessively record the moments he and his love share. An innovative mix of live-action and flipbook animation.
A young woman refuses to acknowledge her grief over her mom's cancer until she meets someone on the street who may understand. Or maybe what he wants is more sinister.
A gorgeous experimental animation, JumpTrumpRumpBump brings together recycling, a little girl, escaped convict animals and Jazz.