CARTOONS FOR GROWN-UPS
Showtimes: Thursday 5:30 PM - Friday 11:45 PM - Saturday 2:30 PM
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director: Shane Acker
nation(state): California
runtime: 11 minutes
contact: shaneacker@hotmail.comA burlap ragdoll faces the challenge of his life. Can he defeat the metallic dragon that's been stalking his people, or will he meet with the fate of his elders? Shane Acker's exquisite computer-assisted animation is as imaginative as the story.
Arj & Poopy (six episodes)
director: Bernard Derriman
nation(state): Australia / USA
runtime: 1 minute - 2 minutes each
contact: bernard@squetch.comYou'll be singing their theme song by the time you see all the episodes of this delightful animated series about a slacker (based on comedian Arj Barker) and his practical cat. What will they do next?
Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me
director: Bernard Derriman
nation(state): Australia
runtime: 4 minutes
contact: bernard@squetch.comYou'll feel for this sad little bunny as he sings about his lack of intimacy. This Australian lark will have you begging for more, even if you think this poor guy's strumming your pain with his finger, singing your life with his words...
Ryan
director: Chris Landreth
nation(state): Canada
runtime: 14 minutes
contact: 1-800-542-2164 - National Film Board of CanadaThe 2005 Oscar-winner Ryan is a non-fiction animated short about one of Canada's greatest animators, whose life took some dark turns, leaving him to a homeless shelter, wondering where life took him. Stunning visuals and a compelling story will leave you with no doubt why this short has won a multitude of awards - including the biggest of them all.
Seventeen
director: Hisko Hulsing
nation(state): The Netherlands
runtime: 12 minutes
contact: contact@hiskohulsing.comA socially awkward seventeen-year-old construction worker tries to find his feet in a world full of macho roofers. This graphic, yet beautiful, animated short was the Dutch submission for Best Animated Short in 2005.
Through My Thick Glasses
director: Pjotr Sapegin
nation(state): Norway / Canada
runtime: 13 minutes
contact: 1-800-542-2164 - National Film Board of CanadaA grandfather trying to convince his granddaughter to wear her stocking cap tells her a tale of his history in WWII. As he tells in distorted-by-hindsight tale, the audience is given the visuals based on the young girls naive imagination. The War Machine, fighting, and the horrors of war take on an entirely new meaning in this lovely little piece of claymation.