CHICAGO
INTERNATIONAL REEL SHORTS FILM
FEST SCHEDULE
sEPTEMBER
16TH - 19TH, 2010
The CIRSFF
is a four day event devoted
entirely to short
films produced by filmmakers from around the world. Short films
are more than
just a springboard for up-and-coming directors, actors and producers,
they are an
independent art form. Without your support the next big star or
filmmaker may never be
discovered. Please come and join us in watching over 100 short
films that
cover all genres; from Comedy to Sci-Fi.
Friday,
Sept. 17 Schedule
Columbia
College Film Row Cinema
1104 S.
Wabash, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL
Friday Sept. 17th to Sunday Sept. 19th. We recommend taking the
El as there is a stop just up the street, the Roosevelt / State stop is
on the Red, Green and Orange Lines. If you need to drive, there is
plenty of Parking either on the street or in local garages. (Map link
below)
Map to Columbia College Film Row Cinema
Docu-dramas
- 2:30 Friday
I
Dreamed Last Night I Was Far From Harm
4min US, Director Robert Philipson
In 1926, Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues, entered Paramount studios to
record a song about a woman trying to reach her straying man. While the
triangle, one of the characters is anything but.
DE
JUGUETES (A MEXICAN TOY STORY)
10min - Mexico, Directed by: ALBA MORA-ROCA
What does a 65-year-old man do when he has one million toys in his
personal collection? Mexican architect Roberto Shimizu opened an
underground museum at his home in Mexico City.
H2oil
- Animated Segments
4min - Canada, by: Dale hayward
Animated segments completed for the feature length documentary 'H2oil'
about the Alberta tar sands. They explain the tar sands process, it's
relationship with water, and how NAFTA is involved.
ARCHITECT
/ BUILDER / DEVELOPER
12min - US, by: jeffrey durkin
Jonathan Segal is pioneering a new way to
build southern california cities through sustainable design.
Memories
of My Father
5min - US, Directed by: Mary Mazurek
Memories of My Father A Trip to the Train Yard is a time based story
book based on a memory of a father taking his daughter to work, except,
his office is a locomotive.More Info here
On the Trail of a Black Sheep
12min - US,
Directed by: Genevieve Davis
The story of my grandmother's clash with an intolerant society, and
crash and burn in organized crime. Tracking down the history of your
lost family may dig up some interesting facts.
Walla Walla Wiffle
8min US, Directed by Robert Sickels
Walla Walla Wiffle is an annual one day round-robin wiffleball
tournament wherein 48 men from all over the country gather in Eastern
Washington to play wiffleball.
Foreign
Films - 3:40 Friday
ONCE
16min - United Arab Emirates, Directed by: Naela Al Khaja
The journey of a young Emirati woman who undertakes to go on a secret
'taboo' date with a young man she has never met in person.
UERRA
16min - Italy, Director Paolo Sassanelli
Italy summer of 1946. The war has ended but there are no signs of peace
between fascist Paolo and socialist Luigi.
http://www.moodfilm.com/
London
liegt am Nordpol
20min - Germany, Director Achim Wendel
London is at the north pole is a film that shows us how hard it could
be to be a normal guy. It confronts the viewer with social exclusion
and mentally disability.
http://www.london-liegt-am-nordpol.de/
L'incroyable
voyage de Margaux
20min - France, Directed by: Marc-Etienne Schwartz
Margaux, a 7 year old girl, has for faithful pet, 'Tick', a beautiful
golden retriever. Not knowing how to announce the dog's death, his
father set up a touching and funny stratagem inspired by the movie
'Amelie Poling': 'Tick' has left home for a world tour and forward
regularly to Margaux, letters and post-cards detailing his travel.
A modern fairy tale, operating four charming and endearing characters.
The Arts -
5:00 Friday
SPECTACLES
2min - US, Directed by: Jeremy Fain
A young artist begins mentally undressing a beautiful passerby, yet
each layer of clothing he peels away is followed by another, and
another, and another...
Caminhos
(Roads)
9min - Brazil, Directed by: Omar Fernandes Aly
The film was realized from original Iran hinterland photos done by
Kiarostami, exposed in several countries in the world. Roads are
showing between earth and sky, with a sound track composed by fragments
of George Crumb, Iannis Xenakis, and others, and poems by Federico
García Lorca and Paul Celan. More Info
All
My Life
3min - US, Directed by: Ivan Ives
The video for 'All My Life' was done entirely using a plethora of stop
motion photography techniques. The point of the video, besides to
provide an entertaining companion to the song, was to explore a variety
of stop motion methods and tie them all together using the words of the
song, often being represented by Scrabble letters.
Conelrad
3min - US, Directed by: Bob Blinn
Conelrad is a short film which explores the background of the emergency
broadcast system. It looks at the Cold War period and compares it with
the present day.
To
the Rescue!
4min - US, Directed by: Emma Coleman
Prince
Charmin'
4min - US, Directed by: Jonny Diaz
An urban tale of a classic story in Cinderella with a role reverse.
It's story about a young man who wakes up stranded on the beach with
both hands buried into the sand.
Breathe
Rummel Breathe
11min - US, Directed by: Kyle Eaton
While hospitalized from a swimming accident, Rummel drifts in and out
of consciousness, recounting his youth and the memories of his late
parents.
"Credits"
6min - US, Directed by: Hugh Schulze
A man, a woman, and a movie theater -- a tale of love and grace.
Paper
Animals
2min US, Director Michelle Reese - A daughter and father are spending
an early Sunday Morning at the kitchen counter, making card board
lions. After the first one is finished, set down, and admired, it comes
to life. It roars, leaping off the counter.
Telefone
5min - US, Directed by: Jeffrey Anderson Bliss
Isolated individuals desperately search to make connections.
Relationships
SUCK - 6:10 Friday
Heart
Says It All
5min - US, Directed by: David Eagle
An expose' on what really happens when you get on the wrong side of
those chalky little candy hearts with the cute sayings on them. Told
sans dialogue, this is a tale of love-gone-wrong and the steps those
innocent-looking confections will take in doling out vengeance.
8:00
a.m.
11min - Spain,
Directed by: Pablo Ortega
What would you do if your life is centred around a relationship where
your partner has forgotten why you are together?
The Sandy Hoffman Incident
3min - US, Directed by: Alex Mechlin
An improv comedy about two friends who run into a girl they knew in
high school. The girl remembers one friend, but not the other, causing
much discomfort in the latter.
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Love
vs. Porn
16min - US, by: Dan Ochwat, Chad Queen
A look at the intimacy that lies beneath a difficult relationship
between an artist and his ex-porn star girlfriend.
'Moving
Parts' by Mr. Fogg
4min - UK, Directed by: . Scubaboy
Simply rendered yet powerful animated promo examining the cause and
effect of human relations.
When
The Hurlyburly's Done
16min - Germany, Directed by: Hanna Maria Heidrich
She will bleed to death. Jacob is holding Gwynn in his arms. A love
stronger than death, that's what they promised to each other. Should he
take her to hospital, or rather escape? The hospital, that's where her
husband and his men are waiting. If he chooses to escape, she will die.
What's his decision - his love, or his life? The answer will fall, when
the hurlyburly's done...
.
Vicissitude
6min - US, Directed by: Will Jobe
A young car mechanic in a long-term relationship gets wind of an
unpleasant and unwelcome change in his current circumstances after an
accidental phone call. (Based on an alternative comic book by acclaimed
writer and illustrator Jordan Crane)
Might be A
Problem - 7:25 Friday
Broken
7min - Australia,
Directed by: Luke Barlow
After tracking down a man responsible for his marriages decline, Sean
decides to take matters into his own hands.
Disconnected
16min - US, Directed by: Peter Vass
A recent college graduate is stuck working at a dead end job as a
telemarketer with little to look forward to. One day he gets a call
that will change all that, and bring some unexpected excitement back to
his life. View the trailer http://vimeo.com/10215925
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600707/
Un
Dia Antes del Fin del Mundo
11min - Argentina,
Directed by: Russ Finkelstein
Amidst the chaos of downtown Buenos Aires, few are aware that it is the
eve of the Apocalypse. A humble procession of Bolivian pilgrims march
through the heart of the city, crossing in their path several
individuals, each one of them isolated in their own world of anxiety,
panic and crisis. View the trailer http://www.vimeo.com/11890827
http://www.undiaantesdelfindelmundo.com/
I'll
Be Here
16min - US,
Directors, Marc Sloboda & Jay Hurst
After her boyfriend leaves her, a young woman living alone in her
apartment begins to notice strange things occurring. But who, or what
is causing them? Trailer -- More Info
Cold
Turkey
11min, Ireland, Director Gavin Keane
The tale of a sound man on a low budget feature who is under orders to
create authentic sound effects for a fight scene. Trouble is his boss
needs them yesterday, he has no idea what he's doing and his
neighbour's kids just
won't go away.
The
Demented Show - 8:45 Friday
Cell
Phuong
6min - Viet Nam,
Directed by: Cesar Espada
Hanoi, 7 October 2009. Real document recorded with a cell phone by two
men waiting outside a hotel. Someone wants to see everything as it
really happened. Everything.
Skylight
5min - Canada,
Directed by: david baas
An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in
the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of
the world.
http://www.skylight-short.com/
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Wipe & Fold
2min - US, Directed by: Ron Fleischer
PSA informing children how to conserve toilet paper.
One Square Mile of Earth
13min - US
A rabbit, a frog, a bear, a goat, a hippopotamus, and a squirrel walk
into a bar... and have some very human interactions involving an
unwritten novel, romantic miscommunications, and an unbalanced
friendship. Deadpan delivery and offbeat anthropomorphism contribute to
the wry humor of this film by Jeff Drew and the Pajama Men
trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOV4klvrFw
Skinny Dippin'
5min - US
The first day of summer will never be the same! Music Video by the band
Essex Chanel
Special
Needs
5min - US, Directed by: Scott Smith
A young couple discovers that foreplay is not always politically
correct.
Remember
me.
7min - US, Directed by: Ian Stone
When you can't get a face out of your head...
.
Dinner
for Two?
3min - US, Directed by: Gabriel Bruskoff
A clueless guy tries to prepare a meal for his girlfriend, but she
rejects everything he offers. What could she possibly want?
Phillip the Safety Egg
5min - US, Directed by: Mike Owens
Genetically altered world of a paranoid hypochondriac trained in the
arts of First Aid
Who Would You?
5min - US, Directed by: Todd Eric Valcourt
Who Would You? is a comedy short about a husband and wife who go a
little too far while talking about each other's secret desires.
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