Feast
USA, 2014, 7 Minutes
From Walt Disney Animation Studios, "Feast" opens in UK Cinemas on January 31 2015 in front of 'Big Hero 6'. From first-time director Patrick Osborne (head of animation, "Paperman") is the story of one man's love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.
The story of one man's love life is seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.
Admissions
USA, 2011, 22 Minutes
Because they have suffered similar tragic endings, an Israeli couple and a Palestinian man are placed together in an admissions room for the afterlife and must plead their case before the clerk, played by James Cromwell. This film won an award at more than 45 film festivals worldwide.
The Man Who Lived on His Bike
Canada, 2012, 3 Minutes, Subtitled
You'd barely guess that riding your bicycle through ice or traffic could get tough, from watching artist Guillaume Blanchet's latest video, in which he rides his bicycle through the city of Montreal for 382 days, washing, cooking, changing, flirting with women and generally living on two wheels as the cityscape whizzes by. The entire short was filmed on a GoPro camera.
The Bigger Picture
United Kingdom, 2014, 8 Minutes
The National Film and Television School MA Graduation Film **2015 BAFTA WINNER** **2015 OSCAR NOMINATED** **THIRD PRIZE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2014** **WINNER ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL GRADUATION CRISTAL 2014** **WINNER MANCHESTER KINOFILM BEST ANIMATION 2014** **WINNER EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 'MOST INNOVATION' 2014** **WINNER GRAND PRIX ANIBAR STUDENT COMPETITION** **WINNER HIROSHIMA GRAND PRIX 2014** **WINNER BEST FILM FANTOCHE 2014** **WINNER MESSAGE TO MAN BEST ANIMATION** **WINNER DOK LEIPZIG SILVER DOVE** **WINNER BRADFORD ANIMATION FESTIVAL BEST STUDENT FILM**
'You want to put her in a home; you tell her; tell her now!' hisses one brother to the other. But Mother won't go, and their own lives quickly unravel as she clings to life. Director Daisy Jacobs uses two-meter-high painted characters in full-size sets to tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly relative. Academy Award Nominee, The Bigger Picture is quite simply the most innovative, animated short you will see this year.
Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?
Finland, 2012, 7 Minutes, Subtitled
An Oscar nominated short comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it’s best to take care of everything herself. Available now on iTunes! Duration 6'35" Director Selma Vilhunen Production Tuffi Films 2011
A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.
Intermission
The Record Breaker
Denmark, 2012, 25 Minutes
Winner of the Jury Prize at the New Orleans and Palm Springs Film Festivals and the Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, THE RECORD BREAKER tells the story of Ashrita Furman, the man with the most Guinness World Records of all time. A Film by BRIAN McGINN +Plus Pictures, 2012.
Ashrita Furman holds the official record for the most Guinness World Records by one individual, including marks for "Largest Hula Hoop," "Most Apples Sliced in Mid-Air with a Samurai Sword," and "Longest Distance Bicycling Underwater." A health food store owner and devotee of meditation, Furman travels the world creating new categories for record achievement. In The Record Breaker we meet Furman, a singularly driven character, and his merry band of compatriots (including Champ the dog) as he's about to attempt to climb Machu Picchu on stilts.
A Single Life
Netherlands, 2014, 3 Minutes
Our animated short A Single Life has been nominated for an Oscar! A Single Life is an animated short film in which Pia finds a vinyl single. When playing the mysterious single, Pia is suddenly able to travel through her life. If she spins the record forward, she becomes older. If she skips backwards, she gets younger. The song A Single Life by Happy Camper is available on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/64iFcJy2NJN1h0bwABrFWi Sales: sydney@sndfilms.com distribution: ursula@klikamsterdam.nl Made possible with financial support of: The Netherlands FIlm Fund, Fonds 21 Thanks: Pathé Cinemas http://www.jobjorisenmarieke.nl
When Pia plays a mysterious vinyl record single, she suddenly knows how to travel through her own life. This film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Cataplexy
USA, 2011, 8 Minutes
Big News: Cataplexy is now available for purchase on iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/cataplexy/id528456516?uo=4 If you enjoy the trailer, click on over to watch the film! Winner: Aspen Shortsfest – Audience Recognition Award National Film Challenge – Best Film and Best Screenplay Omaha Film Festival – Best Short (our competition included the Oscar-winning short “God of Love” and Oscar-nominated "Time Freak") Stony Brook Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Short Sedona International Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Short Tallgrass Film Festival – txtwrks Audience Award for Best Short Big Bear Lake International Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Short HD Fest – Best Short and Best Screenplay Cleveland International Film Festival – Best Live Action Short Film, honorable mention Lake Arrowhead Film Festival – Silver Award for Best Short DC Shorts – Audience Recognition Award TriMedia Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Narrative Short Seattle International Film Festival – Audience Award, fourth runner up ITSA Film Festival – Best Comedic Film, honorable mention Dances with Films – Industry Choice Award, honorable mention TEDx Creative Orange County Short Film Festival – Best Film Official Selections and Select Screenings (alphabetical order): 1 Reel Film Festival at Bumbershoot Asheville Cinema Society Austin Film Festival Bend Film Festival Boulder International Film Festival Carmel Art & Film Festival CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival: A World of Shorts Cinema Society of San Diego Cucalorus Film Festival European Film Festival: Integration, You and Me Festivus Film Festival Filmapalooza @ Miami International Film Festival Gig Harbor Film Festival Horny Goat Hideaway Film Festival L.A. Comedy Shorts Festival LA Shorts Fest Mendocino Film Festival Newport Beach Film Festival Orlando Film Festival Palm Springs International Shortfest Praxis Film Festival Reel Shorts Film Festival (Alberta, CA) Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Rhode Island International Film Festival (part of the Opening Night program) RX: Self-Medicated Film Expo Seattle Shorts Seattle True Independent Film Festival Southside Film Festival Tacoma Film Festival Tumbleweed Film Festival Vassar Film Festival Victoria TX Independent Film Festival Warsaw International Film Festival Waterfront Film Festival Williamstown Film Festival Woodstock Film Festival Cataplexy was produced during the 2010 National Film Challenge – 72 hours from a blank screen, to a 10 page script, to 6 hours of footage, to a 7 minute flick. Join us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/cataplexymovie Download the press kit and stills here: http://bit.ly/MM8WAM For more information, please email: neil (at) b-sidepictures.com If you dug that song, it was "Love to Hate Love" by Helen Stellar. Go buy it! Cast: Michelle Noh David Tenenbaum Directed by: John Salcido Produced by: Neil Evans John Salcido Matt Ferrone Written by: Stacia Black Matt Ferrone Director of Photography: Michael J. Pepin Edited by: Neil Evans John Salcido Music: Helen Stellar Hair & Make-Up: Tara Lang Associate Producers: Carleen Evans Cameron Reed Camera Operator: Jay Sharron Gaffer: Brandon Romero Production Sound: Lalo Guzman Post Production Audio: Eric Fischer at Autumn Audio
A man with an unusual medical problem is embarrassed to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend.
Boogaloo and Graham
United Kingdom, 2014, 15 Minutes, Subtitled
Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. Raising their tiny charges, declaring themselves vegetarian and dreaming of running a chicken farm, the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family. Starring Martin McCann, Charlene McKenna, Riley Hamilton and Aaron Lynch. WINNER of the 2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts for Live Action Short film Nominated for the 2015 87th Academy Award for Live Action Short film Nominated for the 2015 Irish Film and Television Academy for Live Action Short film
Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. Raising their tiny charges, declaring themselves vegetarian and dreaming of running a chicken farm, the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
