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

Animated Shorts Program

Alma
SPAIN, USA | Directed by Rodrigo Blass | Running time: 6 minutes
Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow-covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. info Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow-covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window.

Horn Dog
USA | Directed by Bill Plympton | Running time: 5 minutes
Here are more misadventures from our plucky canine, as he fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow, while trying to win the love of his heart's desire. info Here are more misadventures from our plucky canine, as he fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow, while trying to win the love of his heart's desire.

The Incident at Tower 37
USA | Directed by Chris Perry | Running time: 11 minutes
TOWER 37 siphons every drop of water from an once-pristine lake, that is, until the station's steward realizes that it is slowly destroying an entire ecosystem. info TOWER 37 siphons every drop of water from an once-pristine lake, that is, until the station's steward realizes that it is slowly destroying an entire ecosystem.

The Incredible Story Of My Great Grandmother Olive
UNITED KINGDOM | Directed by Alberto Rodriguez | Running time: 13 minutes
An aging alien and a love struck grandma find romance, but just as they're about to get groovy, army intervention spoils the fun. info An aging alien and a love struck grandma find romance, but just as they're about to get groovy, army intervention spoils the fun.

Lash
AUSTRALIA | Directed by Elka Kerkhofs | Running time: 6 minutes
Celina finds a dead body. By her touch she sees into another lifetime where this woman was her lover, but they died for their love. She now has a chance to heal the past and find peace. info Celina finds a dead body. By her touch she sees into another lifetime where this woman was her lover, but they died for their love. She now has a chance to heal the past and find peace.

Lost and Found
UNITED KINGDOM | Directed by Philip Hunt | Running time: 24 minutes
A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home... Even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole! info A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home... Even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole!

Mutt
AUSTRALIA | Directed by Glen Hunwick | Running time: 7 minutes
MUTT is the story of one dog and his desperate attempt to play ball info MUTT is the story of one dog and his desperate attempt to play ball

Pigeon: Impossible
USA | Directed by Lucas Martell | Running time: 6 minutes
PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. info PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

The Story of Seema
USA | Directed by Peter-John Campbell | Running time: 4 minutes
There are an estimated 10 million lives trapped in the sex trade in India. This is the story of one of those lives. info There are an estimated 10 million lives trapped in the sex trade in India. This is the story of one of those lives.

Trickster
GERMANY | Directed by Alexander Pohl | Running time: 16 minutes
The protagonist, the Auguste clown, projected onto a huge screen of a picturesque cinema as a metaphor for the subconscious mind of the audience, undergoes an existential development, dreaming of his counterpart, the whitefaced clown and finally finding his true identity, the immortal archetype of the Trickster. info The protagonist, the Auguste clown, projected onto a huge screen of a picturesque cinema as a metaphor for the subconscious mind of the audience, undergoes an existential development, dreaming of his counterpart, the whitefaced clown and finally finding his true identity, the immortal archetype of the Trickster.

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.