Film Schedule: Sunday, September 25, 2016
Super Fun Show, with Learning!
USA
Animation Shorts Program
Dir: Lexie Kahanovitz & and Jim Tozzi
Super Fun Show, with Learning! is a trippy animated and puppet-filled journey created by Lexie Kahanovitz and co-directed by Jim Tozzi (PFFR, MTV2’s Wonder Showzen).
In this fantastical sci-fi comedy, we journey inside the television-fused brain of recently unemployed milliennial Sandy Childs. She and her neuron friend, Axon, are forced to battle TV for control of her frontal lobe so that Sandy can stay focused and figure out where her next meal is coming from.
35 animators and VFX artists incorporated paintings, claymation, puppets, hand-drawn animation, and computer generated effects to create the world of Super Fun Show, with Learning!. The backgrounds were hand-painted based on anatomical references of the brain.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Jailbreak
USA
Animation Shorts Program
Dir: Aaron Sorenson
The stop-motion film Jailbreak, shot in black and white, follows the daring escape of a prisoner fleeing his cell and his quest for sweet punishment.
This piece is a German Expressionist-inspired design mash-up of stop-motion and illustration
… with a decidedly adult twist.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Entangled
USA
Animation Shorts Program
Dir: Jordyn Roach
Starring: Abby Thompson and Jeff Rice
Twin sisters must grapple with the effects of quantum mechanics in this dark fairy tale that fuses fantasy and physics.
The goal of this animation, the director's student thesis project, is to explain through narrative the fundamental differences between classical and quantum mechanics, and how the latter builds the former. Elements of the fairy tale world become metaphors for physical phenomena. Humans become anthropomorphized particles.
At its heart, this narrative explores the inner struggle between familial duties and the desire for life fulfillment.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Shanghai Faders
USA
Shorts Program 25V
Dir: AJ Gordon
Starring Ryan Barton-Grimley, Madison Rowley, and Ira Kortum
A.J. Gordon's award winning short film follows one man's unfortunate trip through the mysterious past of a condemned building in Portland, OR. Inspired by The Twilight Zone, SHANGHAI FADERS blends classic horror and supernatural aesthetics with a tongue in cheek approach. Something creepy for the sake of being creepy and done all in good fun.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Handsome Naked: “Boatshoes"
USA
Shorts Program 25V
Dir: Eric Oren
This music video for Chicago based Comedy Rap group, Handsome Naked (Aaron “Chucho” Perez, Brad Kemp, Matthew Payne, Eric Oren) was shot by Director (and group member) Eric Oren, who grew up in Bend, Oregon. The music video was one of 7 that were made as a part of the rollout for the groups last Full Length comedy music, “HNAKE”.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Money Time
France
Shorts Program 25V
Dir: Ludovic Houplain
A journey to the farthest reaches…
It all begins as a marvelous fairy tale. In the icy steppe, a bear and her cub discover a plane that has been there for some undetermined time.
All is calm. But this glacial tranquility will soon be disrupted by a train… And then more trains.
Silent mechanical monsters, converge toward a military base.
…A strange orbital spaceflight is being prepared.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Bone Guitar
Canada
Shorts Program 25V
Dir: Payton Curtis
An old, worn out guitar is 'reclaimed' by the spirit that resides within it's hollow body,
in this short film filled with magnificent puppetry and animation.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Rowers Don't Wear Life Jackets
USA
Shorts Program 25X
Dir: Edward Derby
Rowing looks peaceful and serene, and it is often used as a metaphor for teamwork: but there are many dangers associated with this sport.
"Rowers Don't Wear Life Jackets" explores some of those hazards. Scenes of Station L Rowing Club on the water and a playful mix of found footage support interviews with Oregon rowing coach Peter Edwards.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Odd One Out
Australia
Shorts Program 25X
Dir: Justin Archer
Starring: Justin and Michaele Archer
Tawny Frogmouths Alan and Trevor are great mates and regulars at the local Owl Bar.
Over a few beers, it emerges that Trevor is feeling less than secure with his appearance these days.
The desire for self improvement can get intense, but how far should you go to try to fit in?
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
Animal Fiction
USA
Shorts Program 25X
Dir: Zachary Campbell
Starring: Drew Scholl and Tori Scholl
ANIMAL FICTION is an abstract film about a young couple exploring Las Vegas on the eve of their wedding day.
Shot on location at Las Vegas' very own A Little White Wedding Chapel, the film details the impulsivity and energy of Sin City, and the people that filter in and out.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
A Promise of Time Travel
USA
Dir: Craig Jessen
Starring: April Grace Lowe, Angela Rysk, Cody Roberts,
Jacob Burstein-Stern, and Ken MacFarlane.
A seemingly chance encounter with an estranged childhood friend draws unassuming bookstore clerk Zelda Jones into a bizarre plot to steal a time machine. Yearning to reconnect with her friend and intoxicated by the thrill of the heist, Zelda is emboldened by her confidence that the whole thing is a farce. But delving deeper into the mystery she realizes her ties to those involved are not mere chance, leading to a discovery about her past that has dire implications for her future.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
A Little Bit of Murder
USA
Dir: Robert James
Starring: Suzie Hyde, Mary Simmons,
Laura Charlesworth, Sierra Stone
A few neighboring friends have a girls night of gossip and drinks while corrupting the youngest new member in their group.
Things get serious when the girls are put in a situation that forces them to make a hard decision that ends in murder.
After the smoke clears and they are in the clear, it turns out that one of the girls seems to enjoy killing, and she has no intent on stopping in this dark comedy.
At The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
$12.00
