The Juneau Underground Motion Picture (JUMP) Society will be screening a collection of short films in cooperation with the 911 Media Arts Center and The Warren Report on Tuesday, May 30th at 7:00pm.

The short films featured in the screening were created by Juneau artists as part of the JUMP Society film festival, an event held twice a year to provide a screening opportunity to aspiring filmmakers. In addition to the festivals, the JUMP Society offers workshops and technical assistance.

"Each year they get a little better," said Aaron Suring, co-founder. "This winter was our eighth festival in Juneau and we now have a collection of over 200 short films created by local artists."

The twenty-five short films in the traveling collection feature the talents of hundreds of local filmmakers, actors, musicians, and writers from the small, isolated capitol city. The show crosses a wide variety of genres and will be of particular interest to those who have called Juneau home.

Film List

• XAS - Arlo Midgett: This show is presented in Xtreme Stereo!

• Intro Action: A couple fat heads introduce the show.
• Busy as a Beaver - Nate Johnson: A nature video set to a children's song by Juneau's own Glacial Erratics.
• NYAC - Pat Race: Historical family footage used to explore the meaning of the Alaskan spirit in the forgiving light of memory.
• Raspberry Bushes - Greg Chaney: A porcupine steals raspberries in this animated film.
• Pimp my couch - Edra Morledge: A mocking look at modern television shows.
• A Day for Building - Alex Nelson: Building is fun in this silent film!
• Rhythm in Motion - Gage Choat: No woman can resist his hypnotic dance moves.
• A Reason to Get Out - Kevin Fremlin: A man frustrated with his new game figures out the easiest way to victory.
• FlexBot - Pat Race: This animated short explores the issue of robot envy.
• Thin Air - Joel Bennett, Scott Carlee: A Juneau man attempts to climb Ama Dablam in the Himalayas.
• Socks - Aaron Suring, Lou Logan: It's hard to find a good pair of socks.
• - Intermission -
• Kaktovik Nights - Joel Bennett: This musical documentary shares a lively whale harvest in the isolated village of Kaktovik, Alaska.
• All My Ex-Girlfriends Have Girlfriends Now - Joe Sears: A music video for the song written and performed by Michael Mass
• The Atomic Squirrel - Paul Disdier: Space age toxic claymation from the moon.
• Natural Selection - Pat Race: A bit of fluff.
• Boomstick - Arlo Midgett: This television commercial parodies computer gamers and the Evil Dead films.
• Sick - Kevin Fremlin, Michael Fairchild: A man tries to get out of work.
• Concentration - Pat Race, Aaron Suring: Unfortunate events befall a man who is easily distracted.
• Inconsistent Distraction in the Product of Realism in the Post-Post: Anti-Anti Modern World - Sarah Elliott
• Lamprey - Aaron Suring: Stop motion animation featuring lighting fixtures after dark.
• Downtown vs The Valley - Pat Race: A jab at regional divisions and political mud slinging.