Umsizi Fund

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    Documentary Kirby Ferguson

    Everything is a Remix

    Good artists copy—great artists steal. How everything from music to movies is influenced, based on, or derivative of previous genius.

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    Documentary Ryan Freeman

    Being Batman

    A look behind the mask of the real-life Batman.

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    Dark Comedy Yaara Sumeruk

    Ringo

    A lonely middle-aged mother hires a young male prostitute for an evening. When intimacy overwhelms her, she has him role play her son's life.

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    Drama Oliver Goodrum

    This is Vanity

    A desperate mother takes drastic action to protect her disabled daughter from a juvenile gang.

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    Documentary Sara Gunnarsdottir

    The Pirate of Love Vol. 1

    The Pirate of Love is an animated documentary about an outsider musician, Daniel C. This is an oral history that follows one mans soulful songs of love, pride and loneliness.

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    Dark Comedy Drew Mylrea

    Next Door

    A short film about falling in love. With a terrorist.

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    Q&A with Sundance Filmmaker Nick Paley (Andy & Zach)

    Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.

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    Poem Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter

    Negative Space

    A short, Oscar-nominated animation that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase.

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