Short Film Showcase

Other Shorts in the Festival Lulu Directed by Lewis Klahr United States, 1996, 16mm, Color, 3 minutes A short animation commissioned for the Gronegards Teatret (Copenhagen) production of the opera "Lulu" by Alan Berg. Mausoleum Directed 6y Alexei Khanyutin Russia, 1995, B & W, 35mm, l0 minutes Russian scientists attempt to perfect the art of cryotechnology in order to someday resurrect the body of Lenin. Soviet Communism will never be fully realized, the closing title informs us, until this goal is accomplished. They were right. Rat Girl Directed by Steven Savitz United States, 1995, 16mm, Color, 30 minutes A disarming romantic comedy about the relationship between an introverted abstract painter and the manic-depressive girl he meets on the phone "his phone number is two digits off from the suicide hotline" and who quickly takes over his life. Recon Directed by Breck Eisner United States, 1996, 35mm, Color, 11 minutes preceding The Last Big Thing Recon combines cutting-edge technology with a limited budget to winning effect. A serial killer plagues the city and the police turn to an untested technology to identify and capture the brutal murderer. Featuring Elizabeth Pena, Charles Durning, Valarie Trapp, and Peter Gabriel in his acting debut. The Secret Story Directed 6y Janie Geiser United States, 1996, 16mm, Color, 9 minutes "The Secret Story arose as a response to several beautifully decayed toy figures from the 1930s that were given to me as a gift." Janie Geiser.