35th cleveland international film festival :: march 24 - april 3, 2011

Independent Shorts Program #6

Easy Made Hard the Film
USA | Directed by Delphine Suter | Running time: 15 minutes
A son returns home for protection from the police, but he meets his fate at the hand of his father. info A son returns home for protection from the police, but he meets his fate at the hand of his father.

Expiration
USA | Directed by Mark Nickelsburg | Running time: 4 minutes
A lonely man takes a huge risk by drinking glass of milk with the expiration date just seconds away. info A lonely man takes a huge risk by drinking glass of milk with the expiration date just seconds away.

The Killing of Mary Surratt
USA | Directed by Chris King | Running time: 23 minutes
Boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt was one of four Southern sympathizers who was tried, convicted, and executed for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln. Believed by many to have been innocent, she was nevertheless doomed to be the first woman killed by a U.S. government eager to put the whole tragic affair behind them. info Boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt was one of four Southern sympathizers who was tried, convicted, and executed for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln. Believed by many to have been innocent, she was nevertheless doomed to be the first woman killed by a U.S. government eager to put the whole tragic affair behind them.

Masala Mama
SINGAPORE | Directed by Michael Kam | Running time: 9 minutes
A poor Chinese boy aspires to draw superheroes but goes about it the wrong way by stealing a comic from the owner of an Indian provision shop. info A poor Chinese boy aspires to draw superheroes but goes about it the wrong way by stealing a comic from the owner of an Indian provision shop.

Mezzanotte Obscura
USA | Directed by Lori Petchers | Running time: 24 minutes
An inside look into an artist's all consuming passion and creative process as he painstakingly constructs an innovative body of work. Scientific in nature, but aesthically compelling, the nude images he ultimately creates blur the line between art and science and beget the question, 'What, really, is visual truth?' info An inside look into an artist's all consuming passion and creative process as he painstakingly constructs an innovative body of work. Scientific in nature, but aesthically compelling, the nude images he ultimately creates blur the line between art and science and beget the question, 'What, really, is visual truth?'

Serenade
USA | Directed by Perry Blackshear | Running time: 5 minutes
When a young man's SERENADE is thwarted, he comes up with a bizarre plan to win back his love. info When a young man's SERENADE is thwarted, he comes up with a bizarre plan to win back his love.

Tooth Fairy
USA | Directed by Susan Ee | Running time: 5 minutes
In the heart of suburbia, a little boy sets a trap for the Tooth Fairy and discovers that even innocence has a dark side. info In the heart of suburbia, a little boy sets a trap for the Tooth Fairy and discovers that even innocence has a dark side.

Undefeated
USA | Directed by Craig Knowles | Running time: 13 minutes
UNDEFEATED is the story of a fighter who doesn’t seem to know when it’s time to quit. info UNDEFEATED is the story of a fighter who doesn’t seem to know when it’s time to quit.

You're Outa Here
USA | Directed by George Griffin | Running time: 3 minutes
A spunky descendant of Betty Boop tells her no-good boyfriend to hit the road, to the stride rhythms of Fats Waller's 'The Minor Drag,' reinvented as YOU'RE OUTA HERE. Feather (the lyricist and singer) produced; George Griffin, 'the quintessential independent American animator,' directed. A modern Soundie. info A spunky descendant of Betty Boop tells her no-good boyfriend to hit the road, to the stride rhythms of Fats Waller's 'The Minor Drag,' reinvented as YOU'RE OUTA HERE. Feather (the lyricist and singer) produced; George Griffin, 'the quintessential independent American animator,' directed. A modern Soundie.