DC Shorts Film Festival - Washington DC - September 9-16, 2010

Showcase 9/Family Films

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Saturday, September 11 @ 11:00am @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema (FREE EVENT)
(followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers)
Saturday, September 11 @ 12:00pm @ U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center (FREE EVENT)
Monday, September 13 @ 3:00pm @ Landmark’s E Street Cinema

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Films

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Mashed

9.00
Animation
Adam Fisher, Director
U S A

Captain Harvey helps a young boy free himself from the clutches of the dreaded mashed potato monster and his evil minions.

Breakaway

7 mins
Drama
Clifton Archuleta, Director
U S A

Will Kenny find a way to let go of his youth, and make it across the street to play with the older boys?

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Follow Me

3 mins
Comedy
Spencer Parker, Director
U S A

A young girl is watched over by a very special guardian angel until she learns a lesson she is able to pay forward

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Nico’s Challenge

15 mins
Documentary
Steve Audette, Director
U S A

A 13 year-old boy faces special challenges as he climbs mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest freestanding mountain.

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Otis v. Monster

3 mins
Animation
Patrick Neary, Director
U S A

Motivated by a modest reward, a hard-luck logger plots to capture Bigfoot.

I’m in Love with Kimberly Johnson

9 mins
Comedy
Adam Johns, Director
U S A

Andy woos the prettiest girl in school with magical toys, but end up learning what love really is.

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A Dream in Hanoi

17 mins
Drama
Gerald Herman, Director
Vietnam

Thanh is alone and sad after his bike is stolen. In a most unexpected way, ballet becomes his inspiration and salvation.

Jillian Dillon

5 mins
Animation
Yvette Edery, Director
U S A

Jillian Dillon, a hippoplatypus, discovers that the universe provides solutions to even the most challenging and surreal situations.

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The Music Box

3 mins
Comedy
Jennifer Oxley, Nicholas Oxley, Directors
U S A

A stubborn music box is coaxed open using a most ingenious idea.

Anything You Can Do

6 mins
Comedy
Evan Buxbaum, Director
U S A

Heather photographs all the things she can do better than everyone else — including her new stepbrother.

The Girl, The City, The Magi (a bedtime story)

9 mins
Animation
Greg Brehm, Director
U S A

A small girl with a pure heart and big dreams is visited by mystical wise men that offer her three gifts to make “her dreams come true.”

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Seven to Ten Business Days

7 mins
Comedy
Bobby Marinelli, Director
U S A

What will Howard “The Coward” do when he is forced to stand up to his greatest nemesis?