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Opens Friday, September 9!

Showtimes: Fri, Sep 9 at 1:00, 3:00, 5:00;
Sat, Sep 10 & Sun, Sep 11 at 1:00, 3:00;
Mon, Sep 12 at 5:00, 7:00;
Tue, Sep 13 - Thu, Sep 15 at 5:00

"It's a winner!" -New York Times

Director(s)

Various

Country(ies)

Norway, Turkey, France, Belgium, Ireland, Croatia, United Kingdom, South Africa, Sweden

Run Time

82 min | digital

Language(s)

English, Norwegian, Farsi, Chinese, Swedish with English Subtitles

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Nine Nation Animation presents a selection of recent award-winning animated short films from the world’s most renowned festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand and others. The program spans the globe and a wide variety of animation styles.

A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two bluecollar workers dissect the meaning of "normal" life, as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches succumb, to their detriment, to the appeal of a cigarette.

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Deconstruction Workers

Dir: Kajsa Naess, Norway, 6 min. Two construction workers have a serious discussion about life.

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Average 40 Matches

Burkay Dogan, Turkey, 3 min. A group of matchsticks work together to satisfy their craving for cigarettes.

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Bamiyan

Dir: Patrick Pleutin, France, 15 min. In 632 AD, the Chinese monk Xuanzang discovers the statues representing Buddha in the valley of Bamiyan, Afghanistan. In 2008, the children of the valley tell us the myths about the tragic destiny of these statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.

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Please Say Something

Dir: David O'Reilly, Ireland/Germany, 10 min. A troubled relationship between a cat and a mouse set in the distant future. Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival

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Flatlife

Dir: Jonas Geirnaert, Belgium, 11 min. Hanging a painting on the wall, building a house of cards, doing the laundry, and watching TV: the most innocent and harmless actions in the daily lives of four ordinary people. But of all the bad luck, these people had to live next to each other. Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival

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She Who Measures

Dir: Veljko Popovic, Croatia, 7 min. Are we truly free? Are our desires truly our own or merely imposed products of the society we live in? Special mention, Animafest Croatia; Winner, FIPRESCI Award, Annecy

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Home Road Movies

Dir: Robert Bradbrook, United Kingdom, 12 min. "No longer restricted to Zone 3 of the local buses, our dad took us on motoring holidays of a lifetime." The real-life story of a shy and awkward father who desperately wanted the family car to make him a better parent. Jury Award, Aspen Shortsfest; Grand Prize, Ottawa International Animation Festival; Best Animated Short, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival; Best Animated Short, Cleveland Film Festival

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The Tale of How

Dir: The Blackheart Gang, South Africa, 4 min. The story of the Piranha birds--or Dodos, as they would be known to you. Special Distinction Award, Annecy Film Festival; Canal+ Award, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival

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Never Like the First Time!

Dir: Jonas Odell, Sweden, 14 min. An animated film based on documentary interviews, where four people get to tell the story of their first time. Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival