Short Film Fest

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  Official Selection: Golden Girls

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  Whether in death, sexual coming-of-age or lack of emotional accountability, the consistent thematic vein of this collection of short films...

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  Official Selection: The Comeback

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  While definitely not the strongest collection of shorts, there is at least an impressive range of animation, along with a short film featur...

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  Official Selection: Choose Your Own Adventure

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  The connecting theme of choosing one's own adventure is pretty weak in this collection, seeing as most of the titles don't hinge on destiny...

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  Official Selection: Bromance

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  I'm not a huge fan of neologisms and portmanteaux, especially when they're text-friendly, bubbly, MTV trend terms like "Bromance." But, des...

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  Official Selection: Accidental Witness

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  More consistent than anything relating to voyeurism or playing witness is that of idiosyncrasy and distress, as most of these shorts have s...

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  Midnight Mania: Freaky

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  "Freaky" appears to be analogous with "incoherence" for the majority of the offerings in this Midnight Mania program. Martyris is a stop-mo...

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  Midnight Mania: Creepy

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  Starting out more funny than creepy, this year's selection is a mixed bag tonally and thematically. The Legend of Beaver Dam takes the pseu...

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  International Comedy: Laughter without Borders

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2011

  It's a little disappointing when a program boasting "comedy" and "laughter" in its title features nothing of the sort, having one mildly am...