Short of the Week

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    Documentary Kristian Boruff

    Invasion of the Puzzle People

    Kristian Boruff documents how he found himself in the odd position of designing obscure puzzles that combine technology, pop culture, and history for a small but rabid base of fans.

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    Experimental Lizzi Akana

    Marvelous Keen Loony Bin

    Quirky, animated film from RISD student, Lizzi Akana, takes us into a bizarre world where despondent characters lack crucial features and monkeys strut with balloon heads.

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    Drama Nicole Barnette

    Fourteen

    Ambient sounds and near-abstract close-ups provide our window into the community rituals of a fourteen year-old girl's birthday to a surprising end.

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    Dark Comedy Run Wrake

    Rabbit

    Famed animator Run Wrake remixes vintage children's sticker illustrations into a bizarre fable about greed and the balance of power.

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    Drama Makoto Shinkai

    She and Her Cat

    Beautiful, black and white animation from the "next Miyazaki" about the love between cat and partner told from the cat's perspective.

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    Sci‑Fi Neill Blomkamp

    Alive in Joburg

    A mix of science fiction and realism like no other—with social commentary to boot—from the director of the upcoming Halo movie.

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    Experimental Asa Arnehed

    Tuesday

    A Tuesday morning arrives just like any other Tuesday in this slow and mesmerizing hand-drawn film.

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    Comedy Jonathan Nix

    Hello

    How to win the heart of the girl next door when all you have to communicate is an old, unreliable tape deck. (Film is Currently Offline)

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    Satire Chris Harding

    Learn Self Defense

    Fun yet violent animation that teaches us self-defense techniques (or attempts to) through everyday man, George—a character we all know well.

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