9th ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
21 SEPTEMBER 2013
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41 Sekunden [41 Seconds]
LGBT, 3:43, Germany, 2006
Directors: Tobias Martin, Rodney Sewell

Synopsis: What do you do when your girlfriend says your best friend kisses better than you?

Contact: Rodney Sewell, rodney@sewell.de


5:55

<<NYC premiere>>
Drama, 9:00, Mexico, 2007
Directors: Illegal Artists
Synopsis: A five level labyrinth that spreads across Europe but has no real way out.
Contact: Silvia Urban, surban@distritofilms.com


A bout de truffe
[The truffle hunter]

<<NYC premiere>>
Foreign language, 15:00, UK/France, 2007
Director: Tom Tagholm
Synopsis: After years of searching, a struggling truffle hunter makes the discovery of a lifetime.
Contact: Tom Tagholm, tom@aboutdetruffe.com, www.aboutdetruffe.com


Aquarium  AWARD: BEST STUDENT

Student, 17:00, USA, 2007
Director: Rob Meyer
Synopsis: For a kid growing up in the suburbs, the truth can lie at the bottom of a fishtank.
Contact: Rob Meyer, robpaulmeyer@gmail.com, www.robmeyerfilms.com


Colours

<<NYC premiere>>
Drama, 8:50, Singapore, 2007
Directors: Chee Tian Lee, Derrick Lui
Synopsis: A colour-blind girl's journey to find colours in her life.
Contact: Chee Tian Lee, klctlee@singnet.com.sg


Der Aufreisser [The Pick-up Artist]
<<NYC premiere>>
Foreign language, 12:35, Germany, 2006
Director: Steffen Weinert
Synopsis: Olli only wants to have noncommittal sex but that becomes difficult when he meets the 6 year-old daughter of his one-night stand.
Contact: Steffen Weinert, steffenweinert@gmx.de


Dog Days

Animation, 16:00, France, 2007

Director
: Geoffroy de Crécy
Synopsis
: A satire in which Grace, the newborn baby of an American upper-class family, gets switched with Doug, the puppy of a “white trash” American family.
Contact
: Autourdeminuit.com, info@autourdeminuit.com


Equal Opportunity
Comedy, 6:30, USA, 2006
Director: Howard Duy Vu
Synopsis: Diverse co-workers share their true feelings about one another in the break room.
Contact: Camille Mana, equalopportunityfilm@gmail.com


Fair Trade
<<NYC premiere>>  AWARD: BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Foreign language, 15:00, Germany/Morocco, 2006
Director: Michael Dreher
Synopsis: The shortest distance between Morocco and Europe can be the most treacherous.
Contact: Franziska Remmele, F.Remmele@gmx.de


Fission
Animation, 5:00, USA, 2006
Director: Kun-I Chang
Synopsis: A man sees himself as graffiti on the wall.
Contact: Kun-I Chang, kunyichang@gmail.com


I met the Walrus
Animation, 5:00, Canada, 2007
Director: Josh Raskin
Synopsis: 'Think peace and you'll get it. It's up to the people. If we really wanna change it, we can change it.'
Contact: Kim Jackson, imetthewalrus@gmail.com


Infinite Justice
Animation, 2:00, Germany, 2006
Director: Karl Tebbe
Synopsis: Choking hazard.  Small parts.
Contact: Karl Tebbe, karltebbe@gmx.de 


Isabelle au bois dormant
[Sleeping Betty] AWARD: BEST KIDS; AUDIENCE CHOICE -- K

<<NYC premiere>> 
Animation, 9:14, Canada, 2007
Director: Claude Cloutier
Synopsis: In a sumptuous palace in the basement of a house in a Montreal working-class neighborhood, Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor.  Will Betty be wakened with just a kiss?
Contact: National Film Board of Canada, m.belisle@onf.ca


Llévame a otro sitio
[Take me somewhere else]

<<North American premiere>>
Foreign language, 21:00, Spain, 2004
Director: David Martín de los Santos
Synopsis: On a long road trip, an innocent game between a married couple becomes dangerous.
Contact: Lolita Films, lolitacine@yahoo.es


Madame Tutli-Putli 
<<NYC premiere>>  AWARD: BEST ANIMATION
Animation, 17:21, Canada, 2007
Directors: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Synopsis: Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past.
Contact: National Film Board of Canada, m.belisle@onf.ca


Paradise
<<NYC premiere>>
Animation, 7:54, Canada, 2007
Director: Jesse Rosensweet
Synopsis:  Cogs spin and a giant automaton whirrs to life as John’s perfect little life unravels in a giant machine called Paradise.
Contact: National Film Board of Canada, m.belisle@onf.ca


Pomiedzy [In between]
<<NYC premiere>>
Foreign language, 16:40, Poland, 2006
Director: José E. Iglesias Vigil
Synopsis: Is there a place for sincerity between solitude and love?
Contact: José E. Iglesias Vigil, filminbetween@gmail.com



Real Men
<<NYC premiere>>
Comedy, 10:00, USA, 2006
Director: Sean Hanish
Synopsis: Best friends push the boundaries of their relationship to discover what a 'real man' is.
Contact: Sean Hanish, sean@cannonballproduction.com


Rubberheart
<<NYC premiere>>  AWARD: AUDIENCE CHOICE -- PROGRAM B
Drama, 15:00, USA, 2007
Director: Brian Crano
Synopsis:  Maggie’s second date with Nick goes awry when she arrives and is introduced to Nick's other dinner guests, his three roommates, Caroline, Cheryl and Annie.
Contact: Brian Crano, info@rubberheart.com


Simanei Derech [Road Marks]
<<NYC premiere>>  AWARD: BEST OF FEST; AUDIENCE CHOICE -- A
Student, 21:14, Israel, 2006
Director: Shimon Shai
Synopsis: On a trip to the desert, Gili stands up to his father, which leads to a terrifying sequence of events.
Contact: Hila Ron, hila@jsfs.co.il, www.dvornik.org


Sirenas de Fondo [Background Sirens]
<<NYC premiere>>  AWARD: AUDIENCE CHOICE -- D
Foreign language, 10:00, Mexico, 2006
Director: Arcadi Palerm-Artís
Synopsis: When will the background sirens stop?
Contact: IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx


Snake
Animation, 3:00, USA, 2005
Director: Becky James
Synopsis: Deceptively playful, Snake is a film about stubbornness in the face of change.
Contact: Becky James, james.becky@gmail.com


Soft  AWARD: BEST DRAMA
Drama, 14:00, UK, 2007
Director: Simon Ellis
Synopsis: A father rediscovers his fear of confrontation, at the worst possible time.
Contact: Simon Ellis, simonellis@bubtowers.com


Spinning AWARD: BEST LGBT
LGBT, 7:30, Norway, 2006
Director:  Heidi Arnesen
Synopsis:  Boundaries shift for 3 naked women when the lights go out in a communal gym shower.
Contact: Heidi Arnesen, heidi.arenesen@chello.no


Tanghi Argentini  AWARD: BEST COMEDY
Foreign language, 13:13, Belgium, 2006
Director: Guido Thys
Synopsis: Despite the faceless and cold atmosphere at his work place, an office clerk tries to make his colleagues happy.
Contact: Anja Daelemans, ad.idea@pandora.be


The Flower
Animation, 1:40, Canada, 2007
Directors: Dale Hayward, Phil Dubrovsky
Synopsis: It’s the world’s most optimistic flower’s birthday and he gets presents!
Contact: Dale Hayward, dalehayward@rogers.com


The Goat that ate time
<<NYC premiere>>
Animation, 7:00, Australia, 2007
Director: Lucinda Schreiber
Synopsis: A goat with an appetite for life realizes that time is dangerously delicious.
Contact: Lucinda Schreiber, ponymikado@yahoo.com

The Tribe  AWARD: BEST DOC
Documentary, 17:45, USA, 2006
Director: Tiffany Shlain
Synopsis: An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll.
Contact: Tiffany Shlain, t@tiffanyshlain.com, www.tribefilm.com


Turn Back South
<<NYC premiere>>
Documentary, 13:40, USA, 2006
Director: Igor Borovac
Synopsis: A story of the inescapable relationship between Border Patrol agents and Mexican migrants.
Contact: Igor Borovac, iborovac@hotmail.com


Vartan LLP AWARD: AUDIENCE CHOICE -- C
Drama, 17:15, USA, 2007
Director: Myles Price
Synopsis: One of the most powerful and successful businessmen working on Wall Street is shaken to his core by one phone call.
Contact: Myles Price, mylesprice@aol.com


Warming
<<NYC premiere>>
Animation, 4:24, Canada, 2007
Director: Colleen MacIsaac
Synopsis: An exploration of global warming through watercolors.
Contact: Colleen MacIsaac, occasionally.colleen@gmail.com