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local sightings: Shorts: Obstacles to Overcome

Sunday, Oct. 4, 9pm
Shorts: Obstacles to Overcome

HART
(Vanessa Williams, Seattle, 2009, 10.5min.)
Amber is a young girl trying to find herself, but with a pair of antlers on her head she isn't sure whether to impress her fellow classmates or the animals at the local nature reserve.

Between Night
(Scott Ballard, Portland, 2008, 17.5min.)
A chance encounter frees a humble man from his routine as a street sweeper. A jazz infused homage to the spirit of longing and change.

Balance
(Ben Rapson, Seattle, 2009, 10min.)
Please and annoy, beg and blame, animosity and longing: two dancers demonstrate the kiss-fight-kiss cycle of relationships.

Unexpected
(Paul Maupoux, Seattle, 2008, 18min.)
Against their better judgment, a couple allows a stranger into their house, only to realize he does not plan to leave. Filmed with no script or predetermined plot outline, the actors were placed in the situation and improvised their way through it while three cameras filmed what happened.

Committed
(Garett Garrido, Des Moines, 2008, 10min.)
Sean, after having troubles with his relationship, delves into his girlfriend's past only to be troubled by what he finds.

Musicophilia
(Craig Packard, Shoreline, 2009, 8min.)
In the quiet moments of a lonely man's daily grind, a song begins to play. And play. Day and night. Incessantly.

Intermission
(Andrew Franks, Seattle, 2009, 7min.)
Julian awakens in aftermath of a mass suicide. Not knowing how or why he got there, he sets out to investigate this bizarre scenario; the only problem is Julian cannot distinguish the difference between reality and memory.

Claustrophobia
(Joe Shapiro, Seatte, 2009, 4min.)
A claustrophobic 9-year-old confronts his deepest fear... with a little help from Spider Man.