ashland independent film festival

Animal Instincts

Shorts

5 minutes

Director: Cameron Edser and Michael Richards

Year: 2007

Country: Australia

goorooanimation.com

Sat 10:10 AM RUSH , Sun 12:40 pm RUSH

An action packed claymation of epic proportions. A fight breaks out between a cow and a sheep after the sheep steals some flowers. The cow doesn't take too kindly to the devious sheep, but the sheep isn't one to back down from a fight no matter how far it takes them. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

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Free to Good Home

Shorts

4 minutes

Director: William Donaruma

Year: 2008

Country: U.S.A.

nd.edu/~wdonarum/mysite/free.html

http://www.nd.edu/~wdonarum/MySite/Free.html

A young girl wants to replace her well-worn stuffed teddy bear, but is faced with having to choose between what is new and desirable, and something old and cherished. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

Hot Dog

Shorts

6 minutes

Director: Bill Plympton

Year: 2008

Country: U.S.A.

plymptoons.com

http://www.plymptoons.com/gallery/gallery.html

The third in the series that originated with Bill Plympton's Oscar-nominated short Guard Dog. Our "hero" works for the fire department and chaos, as always, ensues. [family-friendly]

L'Eau Life

Shorts

3 minutes

Director: Jeff Scher

Year: 2007

Country: U.S.A.

fezfilms.net

A glorious nostalgia for the summer months is recalled in a whimsical series of water color animations. This film premiered on The New York Times.com/opinion. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

Once Uppon a Tyme

Shorts

2 minutes

Director: Stephen Hammond

Year: 2007

Country: U.S.A.

enemyarts.com

A purple hippo and an enthusiastic monkey attempt to write the perfect action story. The monkey comically reenacts his imaginative tale as the hippo eagerly tries to capture his buddy's vision with the aid of his not-so-trusty typewriter, with entertaining results. Directed by a graduate of Southern Oregon University. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

Paper View

Shorts

2 minutes

Director: Jeff Scher

Year: 2007

Country: U.S.A.

fezfilms.net

A hypnotic confetti fireworks show that abstracts our notions of animation. This film premiered on The New York Times.com/opinion. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

The Fan and the Flower

Shorts

7 minutes

Director: Bill Plympton

Year: 2005

Country: U.S.A.

plymptoons.com

http://www.plymptoons.com/gallery/gallery.html

An ill-fated and unconsummated romance between a fan and a flower magically creates a fairy tale ending. This atypical Bill Plympton film is back by popular demand from the 2007 AIFF.

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

Walking with Grandpa

Shorts

3 minutes

Director: Holly Thorstad

Year: 2008

Country: U.S.A.

hollythorstad.com

What do an old man and a little girl have in common? A whole lot of nothing- at least that's what Grandpa thinks. Two characters at the opposite ends of their lives find they are linked together by their imagination. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

Western Spaghetti

Shorts

2 minutes

Director: PES

Year: 2008

Country: U.S.A.

eatpes.com

Learn how to cook spaghetti in stop-motion... with pick-upsticks, Rubik's cubes and pin cushions?[family-friendly]

Sponsors: Ashland Home Net, Project A

White Out

Shorts

3 minutes

Director: Jeff Scher

Year: 2007

Country: U.S.A.

fezfilms.net

Artist and animator Jeff Scher takes his beautiful water colorstyle into the winter season. This film premiered on The New York Times.com/opinion. [family-friendly]

Sponsor: Ashland Home Net

Your Face

Shorts

3 minutes

Director: Bill Plympton

Year: 1987

Country: U.S.A.

plymptoons.com

As a suited singer croons a ballad to his love, his own face goes through phantasmagoric changes. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. [family-friendly]

Sponsors: Ashland Home Net, Project A