Benjamin's Flowers directed by Malin Erixon, Sundance Film Festival 2013 (Animated Short Films) Benjamin. Photo by Malin Erixon. ANIMATED SHORT FILMS BENJAMIN'S FLOWERS / Sweden (Director and screenwriter: Malin Erixon) — Lovelorn and lonely Benjamin lives on the blurry borderline between fantasy and reality.
2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM PROGRAM U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS: PART ONE INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS: PART ONE DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS: PART ONE ANIMATED SHORT FILMS: PART ONE NEW FRONTIER SHORT FILMS: PART ONE
Bite of the Tail, Sundance Film Festival 2013 (Animated Short Films) Wife. Photo by Song E Kim. BITE OF THE TAIL / South Korea, U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Song E Kim) — Life is a constant struggle for a husband and wife. She is suffering from stomach pain, and the doctor has no clue about a cure. Meanwhile, her husband is on his own journey of hunting a snake. The Event / U.S.A., United Kingdom (Director: Julia Pott, Screenwriter: Tom Chivers) — Love and a severed foot at the end of the world.
Feral, Sundance Film Festival 2013 (Animated Short Films) Film Still 1. Photo by Daniel Sousa. FERAL / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Daniel Sousa) — A solitary hunter finds a wild boy in the woods and brings him back to civilization. Alienated by his strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
Tram, Sundance Film Festival 2013 (Animated Short Films) Image 5. Credits: Sundance Institute. Tram / France, Czech Republic (Director and screenwriter: Michaela Pavlátová) — The humdrum daily routine of a tram conductress is jolted when the vibrations and rhythm of the road turn her on and take her on an erotic and surrealistic fantasy journey.
2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM PROGRAM U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS: PART ONE INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS: PART ONE DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS: PART ONE ANIMATED SHORT FILMS: PART ONE NEW FRONTIER SHORT FILMS: PART ONE
In Hanford, Sundance Film Festival 2013 (Animated Short Films) Chris Mars. Photo by Chris Mars. IN HANFORD / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Chris Mars) — This heartbreaking true story of a town poisoned by Cold War–era nuclear-arms manufacture is told through firsthand accounts and fantasy scenes, which empathize with the victim’s plight. Marcel, King of Tervuren / U.S.A. (Director: Tom Schroeder, Screenwriter: Ann Berckmoes) — In this Greek tragedy – as acted out by Belgian roosters – Marcel survives the bird flu, alcohol, sleeping pills and his son, Max. Oh Willy... / Belgium, France, Netherlands (Directors and screenwriters: Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef) — Willy returns to his naturalist roots as he bungles his way into noble savagery. Seraph / U.S.A. (Director: Dash Shaw, Screenwriters: John Cameron Mitchell, Dash Shaw) — A boy’s childhood scars his life. Thank You / U.S.A. (Directors: Pendleton Ward, Tom Herpich, Screenwriters: Pendleton Ward, Tom Herpich) — A pack of fire wolves attack a snow golem in the forest and accidentally leave a cub behind after their retreat. The golem's life is thrown into chaos as he attempts to reunite the cub with its family.