World According to Shorts: Screenings

D.I.Y.

Royston Tan, Singapore, 6 min, 2005
Different individuals are engaged in different day-to-day activities and thinking different thoughts, but they are all connected.
Film Noir

Osbert Parker, UK, 3 min, 2006
An animated adventure with the flavor of a classic film noir.
Assisted Migration

Pauline Pinson, France, 5 min, 2006
Finally, it's time for Sureau's long-awaited migration, the big trip, the season of love! Yet while he enthusiastically gets ready to leave, Sureau is diagnosed with a nitrogen allergy. From now on, he will have to fly by plane alongside all the other cripples.
Tyger

Guiherme Marcondes, Brazil, 4 min, 2006
A giant tiger appears mysteriously in a big city. It will reveal the hidden reality of an otherwise ordinary night.
The Dance Lesson

Philippe Prouff, France, 5 min, 2006
This film is dedicated to all the people who want to impress others with revolutionary dance training. You will no longer have an excuse not to move your body to the sound of digital rhythms.
Co-presented by Future Shorts.

Death to Five

Mariusz Wilczynski, Poland, 4 min, 2002
A little boy, together with his favorite animals and toys, starts out on a joyful procession into the world. They walk for many years and the goal of their procession is just within reach.....
Co-presented by The Polish Cultural Institute in New York
Ma Culotte (U.S. premiere!)

Blandine Lenoir, France, 14 min, 2005
Claire really wants to sleep with that guy she brought back to her place. She’s been waiting for a man for so long… By the way, how do you do it?
Sniffer (N.Y. premiere!)

Bobbie Peers, Norway, 9 min, 2006
In a society where everyone has the ability to fly, citizens anchor themselves to the ground via ‘gravitation boots.’ Deprived of sunlight and open sky, they go about their routine without any hope of gratification.
Verde (U.S. premiere!)

Matias Meyer, Mexico, 17 min, 2006
Juan and Matita are two kids who come from different social backgrounds.
Even Pigeons Go to Heaven

Samuel Tourneux, France, 9 min, 2006
The chase is on when a priest sets out to save an imperiled soul.

The World According to Shorts 2007