Our idea of evolution hits a riptide.
A devastating earthquake rips through Indonesia and reveals a shocking discovery: a nearly one-mile-long, 170,000-year-old skull. This massive skull sparks…
2018
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Our idea of evolution hits a riptide. A devastating earthquake rips through Indonesia and reveals a shocking discovery: a nearly one-mile-long, 170,000-year-old skull. This massive skull sparks controversy among scientists and religious leaders alike, who question if its safe to even reveal the existence of the head in order to preserve peace and sanity. Ani, a humble college student working at the skull research center, finds herself embroiled in a much more violent and sinister plot to keep the skull under wraps.
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STARRING LILLIAN GISH With Dennis James At The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ The Wind is a masterpiece of American silent cinema. Lillian Gish plays a sensitive young woman who moves out west to live with her cousin and his family. When she is forced from their household, she accepts the marriage proposal of a nearby rancher. Life at the barren ranch is lonely; her new husband is crude (although kind) and he is often absent, leaving her alone with nothing but the incessant wind.
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A tireless crusaders fight to save the country he loves. Silas tells the inspirational story of Silas Siakor, a Liberian activist, who created a widespread movement to protect his country from environmental destruction: multinational companies engaged in illegal logging wreaking havoc on the environment while impoverishing the native communities. Silas established the Sustainable Development Institute to advocate for protecting the countrys resources. He and fellow activists ventured to remote areas to document with their cellphone cameras these abuses.
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Important decisions that affect our lives, moments in time that might change our trajectory, difficult choices and impactful interactions with others: these are the crossroads that we all encounter at some point or another in life. Part B, of the best student films Cinequest has seen this year, brings into focus many such moments through humor and dramatic story telling. Nathan Zanon Sponsored by LaCie
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At their heart, most great stories are about people forming relationships with one another. This collection (Part A of the best student films Cinequest has seen this year) showcases human connections in many powerful and provocative ways. From navigating relationships in new technological realms, to finding common ground with those around us, these stories dig deep into the many paths we can choose in order to come together. Nathan Zanon Sponsored by LaCie
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Working straight from their imaginations and experience, and without many of the constraints placed on us as adults, high school students can tell stories in unexpected and innovative ways. This collection of films crafted by teenagers explores the complexity of relationships, asks challenging political questions, and finds surprising insight into mental health issues that are relevant today. Nathan Zanon Sponsored by LaCie
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Its a funny thing, life Something Funny looks at the comedic world around us and the hilarious ways we interact with it. These fun and fabulous shorts draw laughs from subtle situational discontinuities to over-the-top scenarios that couldnt be further away from the normal. There are big belly laughs along with twisty-twirly plots that keep you guessing and deep, thoughtful ruminations on the nature of life, love, and sasquatch.
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The truth, well told, is preferable to any lie. Documentary short form is the oldest arena of film! DocuNation brings heartbreaking tales together with satire and comedy, beautiful images with lovely animation, tradition with experimentation. You will find an examination of everything from the Velvet Underground to bounce houses, from spoken word poetry to Moth man. These are films that examine the pain we inflict on one another, as well as the joys simple interactions can provide, and they all come together to form the DocuNation.
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In the end, who knows? Strange, off, twisted, and flat out weird shorts will bend your mind and emotions as well. Get ready for stories of dark and dangerous games, evolving worlds, techno-thrillers, experimental landscapes, the living and the dead, and those that are somehow stuck in-between, and pie! Mindbenders will challenge your expectations and leave you wondering what you just watched! Chris Garcia Sponsored by LaCie
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Let me show you the worlds Ive created Animated Worlds presents a mesmerizing array of short films from every corner of the globe. We encounter stop-motion animations alongside cutting-edge computer graphics and even hand-painted animation where any frame would be completely at home hanging on a wall in a museum. These stories, whether examining human sexuality and mating rituals, the allure of the unknown, or the dangers of relying on a single flammable building material, construct amazing interactions between the story told and the technique of telling it.
