Let’s Pollute
USA, 2009, 7 minutes
In the spirit of 50’s and 60’s educational films, Let’s Pollute is a modern satire on how pollution is our heritage and keeps our economy growing strong, while instructing us how to be better polluters for a better, blighted tomorrow.
Kids + Money
USA, 2008, 33 minutes
Social corruption is never quite as startling as when it's illustrated by children. In this documentary, Kids + Money, photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, interviews 13 Los Angeles children about their relationship with money, and as you would imagine, it is not particularly healthy.
The Crush
Ireland, 2010, 15 minutes
Ardal Travis is in love. There’s just one problem. He’s an 8 year-old schoolboy and the object of his affection is his second-grade teacher, Miss Purdy. But when her boyfriend arrives on the scene, Ardal is heartbroken. His reaction, though, is a little unexpected. He challenges Miss Purdy’s boyfriend to a duel.
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The New Tennants
Denmark, 2009, 21 minutes
A prying neighbor, a glassy-eyed drug dealer, and a husband brandishing both a weapon and a vendetta make up the welcome wagon. Set amidst the as-yet-unopened boxes and the hopes for a fresh start of two men on what might just be the worst moving day ever. Their new apartment reveals its terrifying history in a film that is by turns funny, frightening, and unexpectedly romantic.
The Lost Thing
Australia, 2002, 16 minutes
Set in the near future, in dystopian Perth, Australia, a boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. The creature is an odd combination of an industrial boiler, a crab and an octopus. In a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to, the boy decides to find a home for the lost thing.
God of Love
USA, 2010, 19 minutes
Lounge-singing darts champion Raymond Goodfellow finds his prayers are answered — literally — when he receives a mysterious package of passion-inducing darts. The catch is that the one woman he loves — Kelly, a drummer in his band — is already in love with Ray's best friend Fozzie, the guitarist in the band. But when Ray uses the darts in a loony scheme to resolve this strange romantic triangle, he learns a surprising lesson about unrequited love and discovers his own place in the universe. Romance is in the air.