International Shorts
Peter's Prinzip (Peter's Principle)
Dir: Jim Lacy & Catherine Albers
Germany 2007
5 mins 16 secs
A Crocodile, a mouse, a cat and an elephant are all trying to make their way up the career ladder, using the knowledge they have gleaned from management bestsellers.
Animation
Braedrabylta (Wrestling)
Dir: Grimur Hakonarson
Iceland 2007
21 mins
A tunnel-maker and a farmer practice Icelandic wrestling in order to escape their daily routine and to express their true selves.
Drama
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Pop
Dir: Salvatore Castellana
Italy 2008
6 mins
A woman orders a burger, with specific instructions for extra ketchup…
Comedy
155 Mile
Dir: Lee Hyung-suk
South Korea 2007
25 mins
Losing their video footage of Arctic animals, a TV station documentary team decides to venture into the Demilitarized Zone, hoping to find rare animals.
Drama
Keluar Baris (Homecoming)
Dir: Boo Junfeng
Singapore 2008
16 mins
A boy returns home shortly before he joins the army. A sensitive depiction of an 18-year-old’s struggle between national duties and personal liberty.
Drama
Jerrycan
Dir: Julius Avery
Australia 2008
13 mins 30 secs
Five bored kids decide to blow something up. It seals the fate of Nathan, who risks everything after he is bullied, by making a life and death decision.
Drama
Cinema Paradise
Dir: Kim Tai-yongSouth Korea 2007
4 mins
Every day a boy stands in line for a public restroom. One day, the contents of a delivery truck offers a break from the monotony of his day to day life, and he feels compelled to share the experience with the rest of his village.
Comedy
Bigfoot: A Beast on the Run
Dir: David Thayer
Switzerland 2008
16 mins
Late at night, deep in the woods of Washington State, Todd Limberg recorded an eerie howl on his camcorder. He thinks it might be Bigfoot. Is it?
Documentary
Wrong Road
Dir: Joan Chemla
France 2008
12 mins
On a deserted road, a young man chases a motorcycle. Along the way, the omen of a tragic fate awaits.
Drama
Skhizein
Dir: Jeremy Clapin
France 2008
13 mins 35 secs
Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely 91cms from himself.
Animation
pET sHOP
Dir: Michael Gabriel Zenelis
Greece 2008
7 mins
Life is a divine gift. Our society approaches and values life according to its own criteria and prices it accordingly. It values appearance more than substance.
Drama
Smafuglar (2 Birds)
Dir: Runar RunarssonIceland 2008
15 mins
A timid boy has a crush on a girl, who is a friend of his mate. The film follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood.
Drama
Cunaro (Creole Fish)
Dir: Alexandra HenaoVenezuala 2007
14 mins
Against old wisdom, Teresa decides to prove to everyone that she can become a fisherwoman.
Drama
Historias Robadas (Stolen Stories)
Miguel Tejerina AlbaSpain 2008
10 mins 28 secs
A series of conversations in a traffic jam – showing how subjectivity influences our perception of reality.
Drama
Galetten (The Galette)
Dir: John HellbergSweden 2008
22 mins 02 secs
Simon has asked his two best friends to take a day off from work because he has something very important to say to them.
Drama