February 15 – February 28, 2008
I Met the Walrus (Canada/5 min.)
Dir. Josh Raskin
In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. Using the original interview as the soundtrack, this narrative tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multi-pronged animation.
Madame Tutli-Putli (Canada/17 min.)
Dir. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
A timid woman boards a mysterious night train and has a series of frightening experiences.
Meme les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (France/9 min.)
Even Pigeons Go to Heaven
Dir. Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
A priest tries to sell an old man a machine that he promises will transport him to heaven.
My Love (Russia/27 min.)
Moya Lyubov
Dir. Alexander Petrov
In nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women.
Peter and the Wolf (UK/27 min.)
Dir. Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman
A young boy and his animal friends face a hungry wolf in Prokofiev’s classic musical piece.
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