Against the Grain
Dir: Ann Kaneko
USA | Peru | Japan | 2008 | 64mins
Documentarist Ann Kaneko shows how the increasingly totalitarian rule of President Alberto Fujimori starting in the early 1990s galvanized Peruvian artists into daring and spectacular art actions that reflect the bloody history of this multicultural nation. |
The Bastard
Dir: Dave Quion | USA | 2005 | 3mins
Mild-mannered Johnny’s computer short-circuited and gave him magical super powers. He became…The Bastard! |
Canada
Dir: Anjali Sundaram | USA | 2007 | 16mins
Part memoir, part fiction, Canada is a compelling story of a half-Indian girl who struggles with her New Age mother and siblings when the family moves to Canada. |
Long Distance
Dir: Nelson Kim | USA | 2007 | 15mins
During a first encounter, two strangers try to close in on the space between them. When it seems that they won’t be able to figure out how, the woman finally puts her finger on it. |
The Nothing Pill
Dir: Yu Gu | USA | 2007 | 6mins
In a dying world, a scientist struggles to find the cure for loneliness and an escape from her own painful memories. |
Little Forest
Dir: Rinee Shah | USA | 2007 | 2mins
From the roots of a tree comes a little girl armed with a sword and a bear. With music by The Knife, this eerie and artful animation depicts the high price of escape. |
