SHORTS PROGRAMS:

Short Cuts I
Showtime: 2/17, 8:30pm GU.

Case Studies from the Groat Center for Sleep Disorders
Mitchell Rose, United States
Commissioned by Portland's Body Vox dance company, Case Studies' bed dance reveals that childhood trauma may cause sleepless nights. (7 mins.)

At Dawning
Martin Jones, Britain
A comic morality tale about a one-night stand and a suicidal man. (12 mins.)

The Neighbors
Stepan Biryukov, Russia
An animated story about the inhabitants of a Moscow communal apartment in the 1930s. (6-1/2 mins.)

Cherchez la Femme
Daniel Hopfner, Germany
A portrait of an insane woman who imagines herself to be Queen. (12 mins.)

A Summer Night Rendezvous
Florence Miaihe, France
On a summer evening, a dance in the village brings together the young and old, who revel under the night sky. César Award, Best Animated Film. (11 mins.)

Morning Breath
Brin Hill, United States
Narrated by the rhythmic beat of spoken word, an ode to both the power of love and the pulsating energy of an urban city. Gold Hugo, Chicago Film Festival. Honorable Mention, Best Short Film, Sundance Film Festival. (17 mins.)

Una Leccion
Olga Rozanova, Britain
A lesson of love?...or just a dance lesson? What is the Tango if not a love affair?
(8 mins.)

Dream work
Peter Tscherkassky, Austria
Taking its structure from the time it takes to undergo the deepest sleep, Dream Work pays tribute to both the x-ray experiments of Man Ray and the deeper insights of Freudian psychology with a compelling examination of the netherworld of one woman's dreams and nightmares. Grand Prize, Oberhausen Short Film Festival. (11 mins.)

Living With Happiness
Sarah Watt, Australia
Knowing you are happy means knowing your happiness could be snatched away at any time, which doesn't make you very happy. Australian Film Institute award for Best Animated Film. (6 mins.)
Total running time: 93 mins.

Short Cuts II
Showtime: 2/23, 2pm GU.

The Box Man
Nirvan Mullick, United States
A man has a mysterious encounter with a cardboard box. (6 mins.)

I'll Wait for the Next One
Philippe Orreindy, France
A man seeks love in the metro. (5 mins.)

Dada
Ailton Franco, Jr., Brazil
The story of Dilson, Dada and Denis, three inseparable friends who live in Vidigal-
a hillside shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. Berlin Film Festival. (20 mins.)

Inja
Steve Pasvolsky, Australia/South Africa
Using a Xhosa boy as a pawn, a farmer teaches his puppy to be white man's best friend. Ten years later both their lives hang in at the mercy of the dog. (17 mins.)

Home Road Movies
Robert Bradbrook, Britain
The real life story of a shy and awkward father who desperately wanted the family car to make him a better parent. Ottawa Animation Festival. (12 mins.)

Faithful
Marzena Grzegorczyk, Poland
A mysterious letter implicates a man in an extramarital affair. Did he or didn't he? Venice Film Festival. Winner, Best Student Film, Hamptons Film Festival. (15 mins.)

The Collector of Bedford Street
Alice Elliott, United States
A documentary that tells the story of Larry Selman, a 59-year-old man with mental retardation who every year raises thousands of dollars for charity. When he needs help, his West Village Manhattan community comes to his aid through a unique act of generosity. Audience Prize, Best Film, Aspen Shortsfest. (35 mins.)
Total running time: 110 mins.

Short Cuts III:

The Spaces We Inhabit
Showtime: 2/24, 8:30pm GU.

Recent Avant-Garde Shorts Curated by
Four Wall Cinema Collective

Switch Center
Ericka Beckman, U.S./Hungary
A tribute to the Soviet architecture of the future, and at the same time, a reaction to the transition to shopping malls and global corporate office structures. "The architecture inspired me to make a document of the factory, to recreate the workings there in sight and sound." (10 mins.)

Rocking Chair
Shiho Kano, Japan
Shiho Kano's exquisite film sustains a mood of contemplation and suspension with images of an interior space and subtle shifts in exposure and natural light. (13 mins.)

Notes Before the Revolution
Ip Yuk-Yiu, Hong Kong
Juxtaposing cityscape images and first-person voice over, Yuk-Yiu creates parallel documents of the passing of his father and the historic changes in Hong Kong. (16 mins.)

I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts
Harun Farocki, Germany
A camera observes prisoners in a concrete yard at Corcoran maximum-security prison in California. A fight breaks out, those uninvolved lay flat on the ground; the guard calls out a warning and, if need be, he'll fire rubber bullets-next time, it will
be live ammunition. The camera beside him bears mute witness. (27 mins.)
Total running time: 69 mins.

Short Cuts IV
Showtime: 2/27, 8:30pm GU.

Neo Noir
Chase Palmer, United States
The investigation of a death assumed to be a suicide offers extremely surprising results. A classic case of "Soviet roulette"-Russian roulette in which one cheats. (10 mins.)

Salad Days
Gustavo Salmerón, Spain
A mixed salad and a trout meet on death row-the cold storage of a restaurant. They decide to unite in a single dish that will lead them to eternal love. Goya Award Winner for Best Short Film. (20 mins.)

Tattoo
Jules Williamson, Scotland
When Billy returns home he must face up to the discomfort of the community, his first love and his father's artistic legacy. (16 mins.)

Kosmanaut
Stefan Faldbakken, Norway
The Soviet Union, 1991. Captain Igor Fedorov is about to set a new record for solo space flight when he loses contact
with the base in Kazakhastan. (18 mins.)

The Terms
Johnny O'Reilly, Britain
A pitch black comedy about a father, a son and their bizarre execution pact. Cannes and Toronto Short Film Festival. (12 mins.)

1 Giant Leap (Money)
Jamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman, Britain
What makes the world go round? (15 mins.)

Libertad Provisional
Ignacio Nacho, Spain
For some, freedom is the worst jail. (7 mins.)
Total running time: 98 mins.