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local sightings: Shorts: Experiments in Storytelling

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 9pm
Shorts: Experiments in Storytelling

Aphids
(Matthew Brown, Seattle, 2009, 15.5min.)
A woman, her garden, and the creatures that live within it.

The Aliens
(Sarah Ricci, Seattle, 2009, 3min.)
Using found footage, The Aliens is an adaptation of the poem by poet Charles Bukowski.

Animateness
(Margaritte Knezek, Olympia, 2009, 11min.)
With Super-8 documentation of ancient pagan sites in England and Wales, Animateness is a personal documentary that explores spirituality and the natural world.

Reunion
(Colin Cooper, Vancouver B.C., 2009, 9min.)
A social misfit's encounter with a prostitute is subjected to a fractured recollection.

Be Your (Most Attractive) Self
(Ricki Mason, Seattle, 2008, 5min.)
Five girls in vintage swimsuits do calisthenics, scurry like rodents, and perform Esther Williams inspired canons amongst Christmas lights.

The Chronicles of Cleo and Jack
(Karn Junkinsmith, Shoreline, 2009, 15min.)
A love story about a young couple that skateboard and dance in the streets while harassed by a pack of dancing freaks.

Anabel and My Weekend Alone
(Matthew Witschonke, Seattle, 2007, 4min.)
As an essay about artistic process, social anxiety, and finding love, Anabel employs many forms of animation including hand-drawn, stop-motion, and pixilation.

Waterway
(Britta Johnson, Seattle, 2009, 9min.)
This stop-motion animated film follows large drops of water as they travel through rocks, ferns, plant roots, microbes and other creatures that naturally clean them.

One Shot Film
(Barry Jenkins, Seattle, 2009, 7min.)
The latest in NWFF's one-shot film project comes from juror Barry Jenkins whose short film quietly and lyrically follows a young girl as she navigates a gas station robbery.