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Alternative Cinema: Shorts Program
Alternative Cinema: Shorts Program:
A collection of experimental and animated films from around the world, Alternative Cinema illustrates the vast possibilities of cinematic expression. These provocative films will make you experience the world in a new way.
Total runtime: 57 mins
Girasoles, Hi-Five the Cactus, IN THE FURY! (If a Peacock Screams), Mermaids and Rhinos, The Pattern, The Train, White Trash
Total Runtime: 57 mins
Hi-Five the Cactus: A small desert town suffers a devastatingly-disastrous-drought.
Their only hope is an old-cactus, for whom this story is about.
His selfless-sacrifice could keep the dusty-town alive.
Let me introduce you to a cactus named Hi-Five!
Directed by: Christopher Allan Thomas
Country: USA; Language: English; Genre: Animation; Runtime: 9 mins.
White Trash
US Premiere
Cinematic Graffiti. A defacing of the image of normality sold to the public en masse. We manipulate these images to express our visceral reaction as filmmakers and artists to the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, the disastrous yet logical conclusion of a system that is finally imploding before our eyes.
Directed by: Jeff Zorrilla
Country: Argentina; Language: English; Genre: Experimental; Runtime: 3 mins.
Filmmakers expected to attend
The Pattern
This short film is inspired by the real events pertaining to the 1988 chemical attack of Halabja, Iraq. The film captures the last moments of a traditional rug being woven, as the rug weaver reflects on her feelings and what she has been through; although in reality not all the patterns in her mind have made it to the rug.
Directed by: Azad Jannati
Country: Islamic Republic of Iran; Language: English; Genre: Animation; Runtime: 7 mins.
IN THE FURY! (If a Peacock Screams)
On September 22nd, 2017, The US embassy in Havana was the subject of a mysterious, untraceable Acoustic Attack. which resulted in permanent brain damage and total hearing loss. To this day, the US government refuses to release details, and the attack remains a mystery. Due to its inherent intangibility, one can only guess at the ultimate capabilities and limitations of weaponized sound. Manic browser tab surfing, from fox news pundits to youtube vlogs to grainy sonic conspiracies of the past, triangulates an unknowable truth. Attack is a collage less concerned with reporting than with stalking the lingering paranoia provoked by sinister sonic invasions.
Directed by: john fireman
Country: USA; Language: English; Genre: Experimental; Runtime: 13 mins.
The Train
A person riding a flying bicycle in the sky , full of happiness. During the story we realize that he is running a geared seat which is running a monster factory mechanism. Gradually we realize he trapped in slaverys cycle.
Directed by: Javad Matouri
Country: Islamic Republic of Iran; Genre: Animation; Runtime: 3 mins.
Girasoles
California Premiere
The form of the sunflower divides our view of city life, juxtaposing three moments in time that create a dialogue with one another.
Directed by: Jeff Zorrilla
Country: Argentina; Genre: Experimental; Runtime: 6 mins.
Filmmakers expected to attend
Mermaids and Rhinos
Eight-year-old Tildas memories of her family as surrealistic visions come into life: the circus member ex-mermaid grandmother, the erotically overheated mother and the disappeared father whose broken heart, anger and jealousy manifest as a rhino. The acts of present and the past are in constant metamorphoses and transformation. The characters overstep their own and the surrounding worlds physical borders. Tildas life is full of grotesque, bizarre characters hungry for love. The atmosphere of wistfulness, desire, passion and sorrow frame the story.
Directed by: Viktória Traub
Country: Hungary; Language: English; Genre: Animation; Runtime: 16 mins
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LocationTannery Arts Center, Tannery World Dance Center (Corridor Theater)
1060 River St. Suite 111
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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