Films & Events
ShortsFest Opening Night 2009
SIFF’s annual celebration of the short subject kicks off with a dynamically varied program examining the breezy joy and tremendous complexity of the best short films.
ENCORE SCREENING ADDED
The June 2 Encore screening will include the Grand Jury Award winning film for Narrative Short
Short Term 12, dir. Destin Daniel Crettin, USA
The full list of Jury Awards can be found here.
Sponsors:
Classical KING FM 98.1, IrisInk, Kodak Motion Picture Film, MarQueen Hotel & Inn at Queen Anne, The Mac Store
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Loved this!, May 30, 2009
By Film Chick
“Who knew so much could be conveyed with a post-it note. Charming!”
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Great selection!, May 31, 2009
By Zheng Wang
“An excellent and diverse group of short films ranging from the lovely to the cute to the absurd to the controversial. You may not love them all, and you would still come to appreciate the art of short films. Next year, bigger venue please?”
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Packaged Films
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USA, 2008, 28 min.
In this adaptation of a Kurt Vonnegut story, Harrison Bergeron interrupts a live broadcast of the National Ballet taking the entire theater hostage, and throws off his handicaps in challenge to the Handicapper General and the 212th Amendment.
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USA, 2009, 17 min.
A deceased baker haunts the inhabitants of her bakery until they can prove their worth.
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Ireland, 2008, 4 min.
Winner Documentary Grand Jury Prize - SIFF 2009 Short Film Jury Awards
In Ken Wardrop’s newest short film, he chronicles the new addition to the cow herd on his family’s farm.
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United Kingdom, 2008, 15 min.
Before a moment of extreme compassion and heartbreak, bittersweet memories of Ernest and Angela’s past chart the very depths of their love.
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Canada, 2008, 12 min.
Special Jury Prize - SIFF 2009 Short Film Jury Awards
A dinner party poses challenges to the service when it keeps moving to the next floor.
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United Kingdom, 2008, 7 min.
Winner Animation Grand Jury Prize - SIFF 2009 Short Film Jury Awards
An archivist recounts some of the strange and often downright bizarre inquiries made for photographic images from his agency.
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United Kingdom, 2008, 4 min.
Love and romance as played out with the eponymous office supply.
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USA, 2008, 22 min.
Winner Narrative Grand Jury Prize - SIFF 2009 Short Film Jury Awards
A caregiver begins to wonder if he’s no better off than the kids he's trying to help.
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