Showing at 04:00PM on Saturday, April 1, 2006
More Florida Films, Short Films
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 86 MIN
Playing on Saturday, April 1 at 4:00 PM at Regal - Purchase tickets
CHARM
2005, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, 10 MIN
DIRECTED BY MELISSA ROSSI
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Lacey’s angelic voice in her daydreams sings to her co-worker Mark. In reality, the shy secretary wishes her fantasies can somehow come true.
WORK FARM
2005, VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 5.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY JASON KUPFER
WORLD PREMIERE
An experimental compilation of vintage educational films portray the transition from innocent childhood simplicity to the industrial workforce. Music by Icelandic band Sigur Ros.
SIRAH
2005, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, 17.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY CHRISTINE SPINDLER
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Sirah, a young Muslim girl born in the United States, desperately wants to connect with other girls. A decision of fitting in or maintaining the culture she grew up in tears her apart.
FOOTBALL TOYS
2005, RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, 2 MIN
DIRECTED BY PERICLES MICHIELIN
Just as toys are in the final stages of assembly, two football action figures make it go terribly wrong.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
2005, RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, 2 MIN
DIRECTED BY IAN YONIKA
Two creatures must work together to get food high up in a tree. How will one react to the other when things take a turn toward the greedy?
RUE DU TORDU
2005, RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, 2 MIN
DIRECTED BY NIKKI TOMAINO
What happens when a loyal boy scout tries to help a senile old woman cross a very busy street?
ON BEING YOUR AVERAGE JOE
2005, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, 8.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY RYAN POMERANZ
A story about individualism and a person’s fight to be accepted, this is the tell-all of a man and his struggle to define what makes someone normal.
LOBSTAR
2005, VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 7.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY MATTHEW RICHARDS
Half man, half lobster, Lobstar is unleashed on the unsuspecting populace of a Central Florida community college.
LOVE IS DEAF
2005, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, 6.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY ANDREW KENNETH GAY
A castaway washes ashore in a tux to discover a bride in a lifeguard tower—only she’s deaf and dumb and he doesn’t speak sign language.
ABIGAIL
2005, RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, 1.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY MELISSA WEBSTER
Abigail is tired of always being sent to her room. She, with her trusted council of advisors, is not going to take it anymore.
BELLA MUSICA
2005, RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, 1.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY LACEY BANNISTER
When an arrogant male bass interrupts a beautiful female cello, their performance is unlike any you have seen before.
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
2005, RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, 2 MIN
DIRECTED BY JOSHUA BEVERIDGE
A dark comedy about a boy in the midst of a nightmare who discovers what truly goes bump in the night.
THE PROBLEM WITH FIBER OPTICS
2005, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, 20 MIN
DIRECTED BY GREG JARDIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
With its echoes of The Twilight Zone and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, this offbeat comedy focuses on the day-to-day reality of Sheldon Bemis, a 29-year-old fountain boy who has never even experienced a first kiss.

