2009 AFI Film Festival - Midnight Shorts

Program Running Time is 80 min

Treevenge
Directed By: Jason Eisener
Canada, 2008, 16 min
Sometimes Christmas is worth crying over.

I Live in the Woods!
Directed By: Max Winston
USA, 2008, 4 min
A woodsman’s fast-paced journey, fueled by happiness, slaughter and a confrontation with America’s God.

Danse Macabre
Directed By: Pedro Pires
Canada, 2008, 8 min
For a certain time, while we believe it to be perfectly still, our corpse animates and stirs in an ultimate macabre ballet. Are the many spasms shaking our body merely erratic motions, or do they echo the twists and turns of our past life?

Hunger
Directed By: Chad Jackson
USA, 2008, 17 min
A corrupt politician wakes up in a desolate field one day to find himself being chased by a cult of cannibalistic farmers hellbent on revenge.

Last Meal
Directed By: Mark Stern
USA, 2008, 13 min
Revenge and weird cuisine are served up at a death-row diner.

The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
Directed By: Richard Gale
USA, 2008, 10 min
The epic story of one man's encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time.

The Snake Mountain Colada
Directed By: Calvin Reeder
USA, 2008, 12 min
An Oregon man experiences engine failure while two road-weary travelers experience the supernatural and the refreshing taste of Miller Lite.

Information from the AFI's website