The delicious: Scott Prendergast, Patricia Buckley. Tom hits his head: Morgan Rusler, Beth Kennedy. Ed: Brian Sostek, Mykle McCoslin, Drew Barclay, Sammy Shore. Not a fish story: Cayle Lorraine Sinclair, David Boyce, Gordon Currie. Trappedinfreedom: Clint McCown, Monica Cortez, Richard Hinjosa, (voice over) Sam Mercer, (dog) Larry. My chorus: Brian Sostek, Kristine Blidy, Camden Troy, Evan Dorn, Adam Gordon, Randy Kraus, Eric Meyersfield. I am Ali: Ishmael Butler, Aunjanue Ellis, Sarah Jones ... [et al.]. "Hypnotic shorts"--Container. "Sundance Aspen Toronto award winning shorts"--Container. "Watch and feel good about yourself"--Container. "VF4431"--Container.
Contents:
The I am Ali (2002, ca. 19 min.) / written, produced, directed by Dream Hampton; story By Kamaal Fareed, Dream Hampton; Mack Ave Films written & directed by Richard Doherty; producer, Chris Springfield; student produced at the University of Southern California -- Tom hits his head (2002, ca. 10 min.) / a Seven Guns production; written, produced & directed by Thomas Andrew Putnam; produced by Michael Harbor and Jeff Malmberg; Seven Guns Entertainment -- Ed (2000, ca. 13 min.) / written and directed by Justin Chinn; produced by Lori Wernig and Justin Chinn; student produced at the University of Southern California -- Not a fish story (2002, ca. 25 min.) / Avalanche Films and Indio Pictures Inc. present; an Anita Doron film; written and directed by Anita Doron; produced by Anita Doron , Joohathan Orson; ACTRA Toronto Independent production. Trappedinfreedom (2002?, ca. 5 min.) / directed by Moh Azima; produced by Aach Mortensen, Moh Azima; written by Kairos!. My chorus (2000, ca. 14 min.) / written & directed by Richard Doherty; producer, Chris Springfield; student produced at the University of Southern California -- I am Ali (2002, ca. 19 min.) / written, produced, directed by Dream Hampton; story By Kamaal Fareed, Dream Hampton; Mack Ave Films
Summary:
In The Delicious a man develops an unhealthy obsession with his wife's red jumpsuit. In Tom hits his head the main character has panic attacks, he hits his head on a floor, shops obsessively on Ebay and talks to the devil in the form of an evil baby doll. In Ed the main character has a date; if you knew him, you would think it's the end of the world. In Not a fish story a housewife confronts her desires when her husband declares he wants to be a fish and then becomes one. In Trappedinfreedom a man looking for the ultimate freedom becomes trapped in a final act of rebellion. In My chorus (another Ed story), a lonely man looking for love is tormented by a chorus that is a constant presence. In I am Ali, a man suffering from schizophrenia slowly unravels in a most public way, as his girlfriend helplessly watches.
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