Intermediate Shorts

Please note, due to unforeseen circumstances, this program may change.

Screenings

  • Option E  12:15 pm - 2:15 pm on Tuesday, January 14 at Showplace
Chinti

Chinti

Directed by Natalia Mirzoyan
Russia  |  2012  |  7 min

A determined little Indian ant discovers the picture of a splendid-looking building amongst the rubbish on the beach and can think of nothing else. She makes it her life’s work to build the Taj Mahal from all different kinds of detritus. An animation film composed almost entirely of tea leaves – in various colours and textures.

  • Special Prize Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Russia, 2012
  • Special Prize International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA, Russia, 2012
  • Diploma Window to Europe Film Festival, Vyborg, Russia, 2012

 

Little Mao

Little Mao

Directed by Allan Tong
Canada  |  2012  |  7 min
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After he accidentally takes a baseball to the head, a young boy takes on a curious new persona.

One-Way Ticket to Bussum

One-Way Ticket to Bussum

Directed by Renee Span
Netherlands  |  2011  |  16 min

Born in India but adopted by a Dutch couple in The Netherlands, twelve-year-old Rajeev is aware he looks different from his family and classmates, but has always felt at home in his adopted country. Now Rajeev longs to learn about his Indian heritage and the homeland he can hardly remember.

The Basketball Game

The Basketball Game

Directed by Hart Snider
Canada  |  2011  |  7 min

In 1983, nine-year-old Hart attends Jewish summer camp for the first time, while in a nearby Alberta town a social studies teacher makes headlines after it’s discovered he’s been teaching anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. In the aftermath, the teacher’s former students are invited to Hart’s camp for a picnic and a basketball game. Hart and his campmates are both curious and afraid of what awaits them on the basketball court.
Told from Hart’s perspective, The Basketball Game fuses animation, documentary and personal memoir in a poignant and humorous tale of hope and tolerance in the face of fear and stereotypes.

  • Youth Jury Award for Best Animation VIEWFINDERS International Film Festival for Youth
  • Junior Youth Jury Award for Most Inspirational Short Film Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families

 

The Road Home

The Road Home

Directed by Rahul Gandotra
India, United Kingdom  |  2010  |  21 min
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Sent by his parents to an international boarding school in the Himalayas, Pico grapples with his identity as he escapes from his boarding school in search of the road back home to England.

  • Shortlisted for the Oscars 2012
  • Nominated for the British Independent Film Awards 2010
  • Jury Winner of Palm Springs Shortfest 2010
  • Jury Winner of the Chicago Children’s Int’l Film Festival 2010

 

Zebu and the Photo Fish

Zebu and the Photo Fish

Directed by Zipporah Nyaruri
Kenya, Uganda  |  2010  |  12 min
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Making waves at festivals across the globe, Zebu and the Photo Fish tells the sweet, uplifting story of the witty and resourceful 10-year-old son of a fisherman, who can’t take anymore of his father’s fruitless efforts to pay a shrewd businessman’s debt at the expense of the life of his sick mother.