Part of Shorts Program 6: The Hereafter.
In a setting both foreign and familiar, past and future generations converge as a dying man struggles to make sense of the world he's leaving behind.
2009
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Sometimes just acknowledging a problem is the biggest step toward getting past one. And sometimes, denial is the best way to cope when there is nothing to be done.
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When pressure builds and tensions mount, sometimes you have to turn the release valve. The following seven shorts show ways in which people let it all go, from street thugs and clergy, to young women on the move and bereaved owners and parents. The films show how release, be it sexual, emotional, or metaphysical, can change, save or destroy lives. Whether they?re from Austria, Mexico, the UK, Northern Ireland or the US, each film gives off noise and heat as the issues come to a boiling point.
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The intricate ties that link family, friends, and communities weave through this series of compelling films. A young man returns to Vietnam decades after he left the country, to retrieve a reminder of his brother. In another, a young girl gets some unexpected help trying to track down her father and a simple photograph transforms a not-so-swift construction worker?s life.
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Cinequest?s animated short collections have always pushed the envelope, whether through the stories told or the technology used. This year continues to push that envelope with films from around the globe that will make you gasp, laugh, and ask yourself ?How did they do that?? In Life on a Limb a lumberjack and a tree face the consequences of being stuck in a waiting room together while Inquisitive Snail proves that even a snail can make a point.
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Film can serve as a powerful document of the world we live in. These shorts record events, both fresh and fading, through the eyes of filmmakers from around the globe. They document the makers of music, the destroyers of boats, the savior of avians, the namer of planets and the fighters for justice. They expose the intimate connections between the people, events and locations that result in the shaping of lives. Document: The World shows us the trails followed and how the journey brings both benefits and burdens to those who travel them.- Chris Garcia
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That sound you hear is comedy sneaking up behind you. Cinequest is proud to present a dark collection of hilarious shorts that show just how funny topics like bank robbery, the history of Cold War scientific pursuit and labor relations can be. You can?t help but laugh at the moms who fuss, time travelers who fight among themselves and the mourners who take charge of the funeral. There?s something here for every comedic taste bud. Laughter will come at times that are wrong, whacky and weird.
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This is, ?Sushi Western!?He has waited eight years for his revenge. His family brutally murdered by Nathan Flesher and his sight taken in a desperate effort to save his wife and daughter, he trained as a samurai swordsman in order to exact his vengeance. Now known only as The Blind Wolf, he returns to face his foe. However, there is a surprise waiting for him: seven assassins await him, eager for the bounty placed on his head by the Flesher.
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Winner ? Audience Award, Sydney Film Festival?The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.? -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Rock crushes scissors. Paper covers rock. Scissors cuts paper. Can purity beat commerce?The Walker brothers wanted to turn a child?s game into a good-natured competitive sport, but when the RPS fanatics converge on the world championships, they?re caught between big business, talk show pundits, Playmate mascots, and a battle of good versus evil.
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Renaldo Kuhler is a charming, funny and utterly captivating man?who just sohappens to have created his own country.