2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival

11:30 PM FRIDAY APRIL 18 ~ STRANGE THINGS DONE Racing Robots, Brawling Buddhas Sticky Ends Star Struck Le Toasteur Gnashing Sinceridad No Eclipse Ealli guoddá joavkkus (Leaving the Herd) The Turtle Gum Racing Robots, Brawling Buddhas 3 min, animation, Greg Michaelson, UK It’s the day of the robot races. But those brawling ‘Buddhas’ just can’t stop meddling. Gnashing, 13 min, comedy Eric Fisher/ Robbie Bourland, USA Guy struggles to keep his life together as he inexplicably grows monstrous fangs. The Turtle, 3 min, experimental Matt Gibson, USA The Turtle is a journey of the body and the mind, in dialog with nature, art, fashion, and music. The Turtle seeks to capture that element most fundamental to the human soul. The Turtle’s journey is simultaneously death and rebirth; the void that is that moment between existence and nonexistence. The Turtle invites us to share a part of ourselves, and if we do, it shares back with us a new part we may not have previously known. The Turtle’s pain is our pain, but The Turtle’s victory is our victory. The Turtle, simply put, is life. Sticky Ends, 7 min, animation Osman Cerfon, France Jinx is a man with the head of a fish. Misfortune bubbles escape from his mouth. When one of them follows somebody, he becomes dogged by bad luck, and comes to a sticky end... Sinceridad, 3 min, comedy Andrea Casaseca. Spain After lunch, David must confess the news to his parents. What he still doesn’t know is the impact it will have on them. Gum, 2 min, animation Noam Sussman, Ontario Your mother warned you about swallowing your gum. Star Struck, 22 min, comedy Charles Ward, Australia Kevin Welliger is 14 years old and has a meteorite stuck in his head. A lovable outsider, processing the death of his father and the burden of being unusual (see above re: meteorite in head) Kevin catches the attention of a budding photographer named Leila. From here evolves an inspiring, at times ridiculous and convincingly heartfelt story about life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Le Toasteur, 9 min, comedy Michaël Lalancette, Québec Despite an exceptional temperature this beautiful winter day in 1992, Claude decided to end his story with a toaster and a bathtub. Alain, his little brother, returns from jogging when he discovers that the device has been stolen! Ealli guoddá joavkkus (Leaving the Herd) 5 min, comedy Egil Pederson, Norway A man breaks out of his group of friends to follow his own calling. His old friends will not accept this and bring him back home for punishment and subduing. The story takes place in a twisted and absurd Sámi universe. No Eclipse, 5 min, experimental Jay Bulckaert, Pablo Saravanja, NWT A thoughtful music driven exploration of one man’s turbulent sub-reality; his thoughts and meditations projected through mask. No Eclipse is an artless and hyper-visual dance-like representation of the quiet struggle within. 2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival 9

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