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2009 Wisconsin Film Festival | April 2-5, 2009
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Shorts: Animations
animation
Program Running Time is 96 min
Chicken of God | Beast That Swallows Its Young | Dot Com | Song of the Mermaid | Sebastian’s Voodoo | Ghost Conversations | Yard Work is Hard Work | Atlantis Unbound | Mite
Chicken of God Chicken of God
Directed By: Frank Woodley (IMDB)
Australia, 2008, 9 min
When the last chicken on the farm appears to have miraculous powers, the farmer and his wife bet their lucky stars that he’ll bring them good fortune.
The Beast That Swallows Its Young The Beast That Swallows Its Young
Directed By: Matt Kresling (IMDB)
USA, 2008, 5 min
The director of The Milk Can (WFF06), returns with a witty musical number about the burden of student loans.
dot com dot com
Directed By: Magda Matwiejew
Australia, 2008, 7 min
This short film is an experimental animation exploring the use of modern technology to create new persona. An agoraphobic young women descends into a fragile inner world.
The Song of the Mermaid The Song of the Mermaid
Directed By: Troy Morgan (IMDB)
USA, 2009, 12 min
In one of the most richly fantastic settings of any film in this festival, Song of the Mermaid tells the haunting tale of a lighthouse keeper and his sweetheart, who is drawn to the sound of the sea.
Sebastian’s Voodoo Sebastian’s Voodoo
Directed By: Joaquin Baldwin (IMDB)
USA, 2008, 4 min
A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.
Ghost Conversations Ghost Conversations
Directed By: Jeremy Bessoff
USA, 2008, 9 min
Heartbreak and loss becomes a character itself as a woman pines for the return of her husband lost somewhere in World War II. This dream conjures the ghost of a Flying Ace and traps him between two inescapable landscapes: the desolation of war and the safety of domesticity. Filmmakers Jeremy Bessoff, Boni Montgomery, and Lynn Kuhlman scheduled to attend.
Yard Work is Hard Work Yard Work is Hard Work
Directed By: Jodie Mack
USA, 2008, 29 min
Almost certainly the only stop-motion musical about the housing crisis, Jodie Mack’s handcrafted animation will speak to anyone who’s ever tried to get their feet on the ground. Young newlyweds pour their heart and souls into their starter home, but find ...
Atlantis Unbound Atlantis Unbound
Directed By: Lori Hiris (IMDB)
USA, 2007, 14 min
Loosely inspired by the utopian novel The New Atlantis, written by Sir Francis Bacon in 1627. Bacon, the philosopher of the new science of progress and technology, sets the stage for the main character Francis Galton to ponder the secrets of heredity. Filmmakers Lori Hiris and Natalie Farr scheduled to attend.
Mite Mite
Directed By: Karl Tebbe (IMDB)
Germany, 2008, 6 min
The dust mites are taking over his grandmother’s house, and all she can say is “Wa wa wa.”
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