2009 AFI Dallas Film Festival - Shorts Program 2

Program Running Time is 98 min

Kate Wakes
Directed By: Jasmine Kosovic
USA, 2008, 17 min
In the wake of a painful breakup, Kate, a diligent office worker, relies on her ever-present Bluetooth to keep her “plugged in” to her company’s impending merger (and her nagging mother). But it also keeps her disconnected – from herself and from others. Then she meets Jared, the man she is meant to be with. In life, we encounter certain moments that if we don’t act on, they will pass us by.

The Management of Grief
Directed By: Sai Selvarajan
USA, 2008, 8 min
Sonia deals with the grief of losing her family in a plane crash.

Susannah
Directed By: Evan Nicholas
USA, 2008, 5 min
Jacob and Ed are from the same neighborhood. When Jacob steals out of town with the love of Ed's life, Susannah, Ed tracks him to a desert motel to teach him a lesson and reclaim what is rightfully his.

Undone
Directed By: Brian Lee Hughes
USA, 2008, 5 min
A poetic parable that focuses on the most severe and least naive arc in the love spectrum: the makeup after the breakup.

Oil Change
Directed By: Todd Luoto
USA, 2008, 13 min
Kole and Teresa never thought they needed mansions, fancy cars or a clean track record to make their relationship work…and then they got to know each other.

Make My Day
Directed By: Pelle Møller
Denmark, 2008, 9 min
A boy arriving at the hospital with a sprained ankle finds himself standing up for his father against a bullying doctor.

Princess Margaret Blvd.
Directed By: Kazik Radwanski
Canada, 2008, 14 min
"An introduction to Isabelle Rodarte as she defiantly confronts the frustration, confusion and loneliness that are the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

Megatron
Directed By: Marian Crisan
Romania, 2008, 15 min
Maxim’s turning 8 years old. For his birthday, his mother takes him from the village to a McDonald’s in the city.

Next Floor
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Canada, 2008, 12 min
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with hordes of servers and valets, 11 pampered guests participate in what appears to be ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events undermins the endless symphony of abundance.

Information from the festival's website