Full Disclosure

USA, 2005, 16 Minutes

Tired of wasting time on relationships that break up when one person discovers something they can’t stand about the other, Everett decides to reveal all his terrible habits, attitudes, and hang-ups on the first date. Shockingly, women don’t respond as he expects... until he meets Brinn, who’s willing to play his game and try for Full Disclosure.

Taking the Wheel

USA, 2002, 12 Minutes

Taking the Wheel is a dark comedy about the complicated relationship between an obstinate 90-year-old woman who refuses to give up driving, and her well-intentioned son who will stop at nothing to get her off the road.

Gay Boyfriend

USA, 2003, 2 Minutes

This is a music video about the joy of, well, having a gay boyfriend. He’s everything a girl could hope for. He likes to shop, cuddle and watch romantic comedies. At just two minutes, the fun goes by fast.

Crank Calls

USA, 2002, 10 Minutes

After a horrible day, where a man is victimized by circumstance, bullies and bad drivers, our hero takes up arms against them. Using only a phone, a Polaroid camera and his wits, he reclaims control over his life, transforming himself from pawn to puppet master in a wicked tale of revenge.

Kind of a Blur

USA, 2005, 9 Minutes

A pair of aging ravers wake up after an all-night mountain bash and can barely recall the party, what day it is, or the location of that cow upon which a critical message was scrawled.

Intermission

Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School

USA, 1990, 34 Minutes

Worse than having your glove stolen, worse than Chinese water torture, even worse than the earth spinning off its axis and careening into Mars, your mom enrolls you in Marilyn Hotchkiss’ program. Not only do we have to wear a tie and jacket, but you have to be polite... and dance... with girls! What Steve and Peter didn’t know was that this was to become the biggest day in their lives, because, for the first time, they were about to like girls...

Helmer and Son

Denmark, 2006, 13 Minutes, Subtitled

Jess, a middle-aged man who runs the company his father started, is called to the old folk’s home where his father, Helmer, lives. Helmer, it seems, has locked himself in an armoire and won’t come out. He’s happy to chat with Jess through the closet’s locked doors, chiding his son for how he talks to a client who’s called on Jess’s cell phone. Shortly after, Jess’s sister, Vibeke, arrives with her surly teenage daughter, Sophie. Helmer talks to Vibber as well. Why he’s in the armoire, what draws him out, and Jess’s response make for the rest of the story.

Call Register

UK, 2004, 13 Minutes

Kevin borrows his best friend Julian’s mobile phone in order to call a girl named Amanda that he recently met. But when he dials, he realizes that the phone recognizes the number and already has Amanda’s name with it, obviously meaning that Julian knows Amanda. Kevin makes a date with Amanda, but then learns that Julian actually dated and had sex with Amanda, which makes him feel very insecure about the date. The situation results in a number of phone calls with awkward and funny conversations between the three persons, bringing up mixed feelings between Amanda and Julian about their previous relationship.

West Bank Story

USA, 2005, 21 Minutes

An Oscar winning musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands on the West Bank. David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with Fatima, a beautiful Palestinian cashier, despite the animosity between their families’ dueling restaurants. Can the couple’s love withstand a 58-year-old conflict and their families’ desire to control the future of the chick pea in the Middle East?