Ann Arbor Film Festival 2009

Abstract animation describes the people and minds of those involved in the Jeju 4.3 event and resistance on April 3rd, 1948 in modern Korea, which led to the deaths of over 30,000 people and an island being branded as the "Red Commie Island" as a result of a divided nation and ideology.

A feminist adaptation of a traditional Argentinean folktale about the monstrous woman, as recounted by Eduardo Galeano. This playful short remakes images from fashion magazines into a luscious landscape peopled by hauntingly beautiful creatures. At the same time it asks questions of the gaze, gender conformity, and the relationship between modern day myths of woman and those of the past.

Join us for a screening of new work and Q&A with the Academy Award-nominated animator of Rejected on this exclusive visit to Ann Arbor. Co-Presented by: Shadow Art Fair Sponsored by: Ann Arbor's 107.1 FM Films in screening order: The Meaning of Life Rejected Billy's Balloon Everything will be OK Intermission in the Third Dimension I am so proud of you

A boy struggles to understand his strange, silent father - a Lithuanian immigrant who has become an emotional refugee in his own home.

An animated short film that tells the compelling story of a senator who must confront his secret deeds of corruption.

[After a poem by Thomas Tidholm] "A shame, really, that more real people don't find this place, there is plenty of room after all. Many more could roam here aimlessly, and it could grow into a national sport." - Thomas Tidholm

During a heart transplant operation, as he struggles between life and death, Amos Klein returns to significant landmarks over the course of his life. These correspond with key moments in Israeli history. His journey is a reflection on moral corruption, militarism and indoctrination.

Dark family secrets cast a shadow over Bill's recovery in the second chapter to Don Hertzfeldt's 'Everything will be OK'.