Short films from Poland, Brazil, Switzerland, Iran and all over the USA.
Screenings are at:
Cloud City
85 North 1st Street
Brooklyn, New York 11249
Petunia
Petunia, a 20-something ex-hit-girl sharpshooter, is unwillingly dragged into the neon-soaked arcade halls of the violent Yakuza underbelly when her hitman father Charlie gets in bad with its leader. |
CLIMATE CHANGE
A scientist discovers – the atmosphere is getting warmer. |
Sexy Apple
A man is tempted by an apple. |
Brain on Drugs
A surreal comedy exploring the The 1987 ‘This is Your Brain on Drugs’ (or ‘Frying Pan’) ad which starred actor John Roselius. |
Birthday Boy
Asks the question: who owns the soundtrack of our lives? |
Never Going Down
One night after working late, two rival co-workers get stuck in an elevator together- and they only have each other to get through it. |
No Way Out
American soldiers go deep into the jungles of Africa on a new assignment to find Private Hamilton,who was somehow lost, on their last mission.Ultimately, they run into an unbelievable surprise.Truly there is no way out. |
Butt Fantasia
With the help of a magic hat, an old man contemplates the good and bad times his butt has been through. |
Cycle
The cycle of violence from parents to child … |
Ramón: Notes from a Beekeeper
The film follows the life of Colombian beekeeper Ramón Galvis Rodríguez, based in the remote town of San Mateo near the El Cocuy mountains in Colombia. The film is paired with a score by Garth Knox, which is both beautiful, to complement the captivating imagery, yet eerie, reminding the viewer of Ramón’s words of warning. After all without bees life would soon disappear. |
CROSSING OVER
Animation about cars. |
ODDS AND EVENS
A story of a nameless astronaut’s journey through the universe and beyond human’s comprehension. She is travelling in the cube-shaped space ship. On her way she meets abnormal phenomena. |
in and out
Based on the book “Confession of the Lioness” by Mia Couto, and on the artist’s notes about the Brazilian political situation in 2018, this work thinks about the concept of visible traps, about the differences between hunting and fishing, and about us humans, who just like fish cannot see very well in the dark. |
The French Toast Man
A film by Alix Tobey Southwick (illustrations) and Skizz Cyzyk (animation/editing). Rev. Fred Lane’s classic children’s tale is brought to life as an animated musical storybook. |
Find Me
A nomad searches the outskirts of the earth to find a cure to save mankind from its self. While the nomad searches he is being followed by deadly space hunters. |
Shahkboy
Shahkboy is a typical Boston high school kid, doing drugs and getting busted for graffiti. Oh, and he’s half shark. This film was made during my senior year at MassArt as my animation degree project. |