Absence
Robin Barr, Vancouver, BC
Adrift in sublime contemplation of land, water, fire and ice, Absence seems to mourn all losses, while offering up the elemental cycles of the earth as evidence of renewal. (5 mins.) Blockbuster Award for Best Student Work
Adam
Andrea Stoops, Olympia, WA
In this tender piece of clay animation, a little girl is mistaken for a boy and relishes the opportunity. (4 mins.) Student Honorable Mention
Ballad of the Skeletons
Gus Van Sant, Portland, OR
Allen Ginsberg skewers piety in all forms from all dogmas in this spiritual sequel to Van Sant's classic Thanksgiving Prayer. A bit of satire to soothe the soul, with music by Paul McCartney, Phillip Glass and Lenny Kaye. DI (4 mins.) JudgeÕs Special Mention
Bride of Resistor
Mark Gustafson, Portland, OR
From the creator of Mr. Resistor comes this very clever sequel. This time the little electronic guy is looking for love in all the wrong places. An AC-DC dilemma gives Mr. Resistor a whole new outlook on life. DI (6 mins.)
Judge's Award
CheckMating
William Azaroff, Seattle, WA
A ritual game of chess reveals which man is more than a pawn as a woman seeks to meet her match. (7 mins.)
Cottonmouth, TX
Chel White, Portland, OR
Originally created as music videos for spoken-word artist Chate (Jeffrey Liles), these three short films (Hoops, Me and My Last Four Bucks and Ugly People) are more like short narratives about the immediate condition of the artist in question. Beautifully shot, seductively scored, these wonderfully humorous pieces stand as the work of a very talented filmmaker. DI (7 mins.) Judge's Award
Damn that Rhonda (Stripteaser)
Joel Baird & Rick Phillips, Missoula, MT
A testament to heat in winter. (2 mins.)
Eggs & Soup
David Russo, Seattle, WA
Russo has created a dazzling collage of images. A child wakes in the night and is cajoled back to sleep by a tender lullaby in this remarkable visual poem. DI (3 mins.) Judge's Award
The Liar
Peggy Case & Mary Brennan, Seattle, WA
Bridget tells her first lie in this charming glimpse into the private world of childhood. (7 mins.)
Life Support
Micheal Misrok, Seattle, WA
An unsentimental look at Misrok's personal odyssey in living with AIDS. His matter-of-fact approach makes for four of the most powerful minutes you are likely to experience in the Festival. DI (4 mins.) Judge's Award
The Menopause Song
Gail Noonan, Mayne Island, BC
Life before puberty is spent waiting for womanhood. Life after menopause is supposedly fraught with insanity and brittle bones. This song begs to differ. Another comic take on society's view of women by the maker of last year's Festival award-winning Your Name in Cellulite. (4 mins.) Best of the Fest Audience Award
Pangaea's Brood
Thomas Edward, Seattle, WA
Through a landscape of secretions and organs, populated with invertebrates, cephalopods, insects, amphibians and embryos, a magician takes an incredible journey that would make even David Lynch squirm. (10 mins.)
Touched Alive
Stephen Arthur, Burnaby, BC
Thirty of Vancouver artist Jack Shaboldt's paintings are exquisitely and brilliantly animated by Arthur into a mesmerizing and haunting film that not only does justice to the artist, but also lingers a hundred times longer than its two minute running time. DI (2 mins.) Judge's Award
Vincent: "the junkie chronicles"
Micheal Failla, Seattle, WA
This documentary takes a hard-hitting look at what it really means to be hooked on heroin. Powerful and riveting, Vincent is a stunner, guaranteed to leave you utterly speechless. Reminscent in style and effect to the early films of the great Gus Van Sant. DI (12 mins.) JudgeÕs Award
Zerox and Mylar
Joel Brinkerhoff, Portland, OR
The classic cartoon cat and mouse concept is given a new twistÑor tryst. (2 mins.)
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