ANIMATION
9
By Shane Acker
UCLA
A mechanical beast attacks two rag doll creatures as they scavenge the ruins of their world. After witnessing the death of his mentor ‘5,’ the rag doll ‘9’ must confront this vile creature. Only through cunning and the use of his primitive technology can 9 hope to destroy the monster and steal the talisman of the trapped souls it carries as a trophy.
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Alegrias
By Donna Segal
UCLA
Alegrias is a visual interpretation of Flamenco music, song and dance. Flamenco originated with the Gitano people of Southern Spain. The film captures the essence of one traditional expression of flamenco, the Alegrias, meaning happiness.
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Second Banana
By Fill March Sagadraca
UCLA
Through an annoying game of mimicry, a young ape befriends an older, crabby ape.
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Bid ’Em In
By Ayappa P. Biddanda
UCLA
Bid ’Em In is a short animated depiction spotlighting the dehumanizing cruelty of a 19th century slave auction. The film juxtaposes themes of freedom and captivity, hope and despair, in bridging cultural understanding.
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Lost Springs
By Nick Zynda
UCLA
The Great Depression brought the country to its knees and the town of Lost Springs to ruin. A town, washed clean, would replenish itself with a spirit that would not die. Catch a glimpse of this spirit and the lives of those who remain forever in Lost Springs.
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Vaudeville
By Chansoo Kim
USC
Loosely based on Korea in the 1930s, Vaudeville is a visual poem about despair, wandering and the loss of cultural identity.
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Identity Crisis
By Young Chan Jeon
UCLA
A boy teases a monkey with a banana in a zoo. The monkey cannot stand the boy’s mockery, and he decides to revenge himself on the boy. However, there is something wrong happening.
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The Fox and the Baby
By Regis Camargo
UCLA
A fox finds a baby in the woods and tries to figure out to whom it belongs, thus embarking on an adventure filled with discovery and excitement!
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Decisions
By Matt Flynn
UCLA
Animation is like a game of chess … difficult, strategic and carefully planned. But key decisions don’t always turn out as expected…
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I sat on something unpleasant and it followed me home
By Evelyn Hwang
UCLA
A little girl sits on something unpleasant and it follows her home. Her attempts to get rid of it just cause more obnoxious behavior from the unpleasant thing.
FILM NARRATIVE
Antics
By Shirong Gao
UCLA
Antics portrays the typical life of Japanese delinquent schoolboys; edited together in a ludicrously fantastic way.
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Needle Anus
By Payman Benz
San Jose State University
A young love is interrupted by a horrible medical condition.
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Les Ours
By Barry Friedman
UCLA
Les Ours is a crazy comedy about a love triangle of college students whose lives are forever changed by the moral actions of a teddy bear seeking justice.
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No Need for Alarm
By Christopher Yi
UCLA
The film follows our hapless hero through a series of misfortunes and blunders. He has just had a rough day. His girlfriend broke up with him, his parents are getting a divorce, and to top it off, his dog died. Finally, he reaches the comfort of his bed to sleep…
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The Secret Society of Beards, Beards, and Beards
By Sean Gillane
San Diego State University
An inside look at one of the nation’s fastest growing organizations.
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Fetch
By David May
Chapman University
During an ice-fishing trip, father and son try to break through the ice of their relationship.
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Spin Cycle
By Tony Vallone
UCLA
A girl doing laundry late at night discovers that an empty laundry mat is deceivingly secure.
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Un Jour A La Librairie
By Sean Graham
Chapman University
Joe is looking for adventure. When he meets the sexy blonde bombshell Jane, he has found what he desires. She invites him over to dinner and once there, she reveals her true self, leaving Joe horrified and running for the door.
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Myopia
By Aaron Proctor
UCLA
Roommates Don and Ross meet at a café to argue, while outside an apocalyptic battle is waged. Will they ever notice?
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Waterball
By Todd Banhazl
San Jose State University
Steven embarks on a highly classified military operation at the public pool.
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Dream Out Loud
By Dagmar Weaver-Madsen
UCLA
A surrealist exploration of imagination and desire versus perception and reality as a young man reflects on a past relationship.
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He Set the Trend
By Christian Cenizal and Greg Dodds
UCLA
Life is a series of trends: political, military, economic, artistic and social. But no matter the type of trend, they all evolve in cycles. A radical idea stands out against the status quo, fights against oppression and then catches on … until the next radical idea comes along.
We should not necessarily hold one idea as superior to another, but at the root of things, it is the act of change itself that we should embrace.
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Human Voices
By Lincoln Holmes
Chapman University
“We have lingered in the chambers of the sea with mermaids wreathed in seaweed gold and brown, till human voices wake us and we drown.” —T.S. Eliot
For more information about Shorttakes, or to learn how to acquire free tickets for the event, visit the fest’s Web site at www.campusevents.ucla.edu.
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