AMERICAN INDEPENDENT COMPETITION - SHORT FILMS
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Total Running Time: 93 minutes

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SHRINKS
USA, 2007, 26 MIN
DIRECTED BY GREGG BROWN
Southeast Premiere
Five shrinks on an audition plus one very neurotic patient equal a smart comedy about modern mental health.




CHECK PLEASE
USA, 2007, 5 MIN
DIRECTED BY LARRY ZIEGELMAN
Way too much information is revealed to a woman as her boyfriend and his father fight over the check in a restaurant.




X
USA, 2007, 16 MIN
DIRECTED BY JOSH BROLIN
East Coast Premiere
An escaped con and his wise-beyond-her-years daughter bond over the loss of her mother as they cross the desert to give her a proper burial. Written and directed by actor Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men) in his debut behind the camera.




THE JOB
USA, 2007, 4 MIN
DIRECTED BY JONATHAN BROWNING
Florida Premiere
A clever, satirical spin on the immigration debate. Anyone need a day laborer?




FLOURTOWN
USA, 2008, 9 MIN
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM SLICHTER
World Premiere
Set in a surreal town where tornadoes are mined for money and industrialists float above the fray in beautiful balloons, this visually stunning half-animated half-real-life drama weaves a tale of tragedy, loss, and acceptance. A gorgeous journey not to be missed!




SMALL AVALANCHES
USA, 2007, 16 MIN
DIRECTED BY GILLIAN MUNRO
Adapted from the Joyce Carol Oates short story, a vulnerable girl cunningly outwits a menacing stranger and exults in her newfound power, surviving the first of many small avalanches.




A DAY’S WORK
USA, 2008, 17 MIN
DIRECTED BY RAJEEV DASSANI
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Florida Premiere
A middle-class family and three immigrant laborers find themselves trapped by mistrust and language barriers after a simple misunderstanding explodes into a violent standoff.