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- Shorts 1 - LOVE & SEX: SHORT TAKES ON A LONG TOPIC
- Shorts 2 - THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Shorts 1 - LOVE & SEX: SHORT TAKES ON A LONG TOPIC
If love and sex make the world go round, let's keep on spinning.
79 min. total running time
1. ANIMALS IN LOVE
Animals sing and dance and live happily in the forest until an intruder changes everything. (Animated.)
Northwest Premiere
Canada/2004/2 min.
Benjamin Meinhardt, director.
2. HANDSHAKE
An innocent greeting quickly transforms into a sticky struggle for survival. (Animated.)
West Coast Premiere
USA/2004/5 min.
Patrick Smith, director.
3. THE HARD FACTS OF A ROCK 'N' ROLL CRUSH
A sweet and wry look at a rock 'n' roll crushes and big city hangovers.
World Premiere
Canada/2004/5 min.
Jill Riley, director.
4. 8 MINUTES TO LOVE
A woman is confronted with her cheating ex-boyfriend at a speed-dating event. Starring Sandra Oh.
USA/2004/13 min.
Thom Harp, director.
5. UN JOUR A LA LIBRAIRIE (A Day at the Bookstore)
Going from a bookstore to the bedroom is like skipping straight to dessert. (Sort of.)
Northwest Premiere
USA/2004/9 min.
Sean Graham, director.
6. MADAM MARINA
An aged prostitute seduces a young soldier about to die by magically becoming her younger self.
World Premiere.
USA/2005/19 min.
Katrina Elias, director.
7. PERILS IN NUDE MODELING
A drawing class student must choose between art and love.
Northwest Premiere
USA/2004/10 min.
Scott Rice, director.
8. CROSSWALK
A cagey Casanova gets his comeuppance.
West Coast Premiere
USA/2005/11 min.
Howard Donnell, director.
9. A PLACE APART
A first wedding anniversary goes sour when the husband remains emotionally distant.
World Premiere
USA/2004/15 min.
Douglas Hunter, director.
10. INTERSECTION
A day in the life of a young couple who are, unknown to the other, both cheating.
World Premiere
USA/2005/11min.
Eric Haywood, director.
11. PILLOWFIGHT
An affectionate comedy about the battles sleeping couples wage in bed.
USA/2004/4 min.
Scott Rice, director.
12. BACKSEAT BINGO
Sexy seniors speak about their romantic lives in this animated documentary.
USA/2004/5 min.
Liz Blazer, director.
13. ELEGY
An elderly man plays with his marionettes and reminisces about a lost love. (Animated.)
USA/2004/2 min.
Nadine Takvorian, director.
SPONSORS: The Perfect Season and Waltenbaugh Construction
Shorts 2 - THE CREATIVE PROCESS
dedicated to the memory of John Craig
"It is the function of the creative person to perceive and to connect the seemingly unconnected." - William Plommer
1. JIKKEN
with Director Lowell
(Doug) Ing JIKKEN translates as experiment in the Japanese language. In
this film, a 1926 silent Japanese film is interpreted by the Aono
Jikken Ensemble, a Seattle-based musical group, through rehearsals and
performances of their composed score. The film is also interpreted by
two film scholars. Through the collaborative interweaving of music,
word and image, the audience witnesses creativity at work.
USA/2005/24 min.
World Premiere
Director/Producer/Writer: Lowell (Doug) Ing.
2. CAUGHT IN PAINT
Another
collaborative effort, this one involving painter Rita Blitt, the David
Parsons Dance Co., and photographer Lois Greenfield, in which the
photographer captures the painter painting on transparent surfaces
while the dance company performs in mid-air through the painting
imitating the paint strokes, all caught on video and still photography.
USA/2004/6 min.
Director/Producer/Writer: Rita Blitt; Cinematographer, Henry Jersionka.
3. WITHIN AND WITHOUT
Noted
Australian art jeweller Keity Lo Bue takes us on a journey into the
creative process as he fashions a neckpiece from found materials. In Lo
Bue's studio, the commonplace becomes the extraordinary as a ragtag
pile of discarded junk is transformed into an object of wonder and
beauty.
Australia/2005/39 min.
World Premiere
Directors/Producers: Keith Lo Bue, Irena Opacak; Cinematographer: Irena Opacak; Music: Guy Klucevsek.
4. WHILE I CAN: The Art and Attitude of John Craig
A reprise of film festival founder Jim Ewing's affectionate inquiry
into the art and attitude of the late Port Townsend sculptor John
Craig. First screened at the 2003 Port Townsend Film Festival under the
title TROMBONES, FRENCH HORNS AND SAXOPHONE, the revised film captures
colorful and surprising character. John Craig was a delight-full,
spirited and spiritual creator, a true helper and friend.
USA/2002/12 min.
Director: Jim Ewing.
SPONSORS: The Wine Seller and Don's Pharmacy