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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

Asian American Panorama / 80 mins

SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:00 pm

SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

UltraStar Mission Valley
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 7:25 pm

Description

The magic of animation comes alive in this collection of short films.

In This Program

JIMMY LOVES JUICE

Dave Yee / USA / 2013 / 5 mins
A normal day in the park for young Jimmy takes an unexpected turn when he tries a new kind of refreshment: juice!
PARDESI

Mariana Ramirez Uzcategui / India / 2011 / 6 mins
A rickshaw driver plays wacky tour guide on a cultural ride through the bustling streets of India.
STEADFAST STANLEY

John Kim / Canada, USA / 2014 / 4 mins
When the apocalypse breaks, all Stanley the Pembroke Welsh Corgi wants to do is get back to his owner.
GOOD MORNING

Lee Hyun-ho / South Korea / 2014 / 4 mins
A salaryman hits the snooze button one too many times.
A WARRIOR’S DREAM

Li Jin / China / 2013 / 3 mins
Donnie Yen vs. Bruce Lee. ‘Nuff said.
HIGHER SKY

Teng "Eric" Cheng / USA / 2014 / 6 mins
In a breathtaking jungle, a monkey and a swallow have a kung fu encounter.
ORIGAMI

Joanne Smithies, Eric De Melo Bueno, Michael Moreno, Hugo Bailly Desmarchelier, Camille Turon / France / 2012 / 8 mins
Haiko’s paper dragon and inner demons come alive and battle it out.
BY THE STREAM

Otto Tang / USA / 2013 / 3 mins
A time-lapse glimpse into the trials, tribulations, and monotony of a man’s life.
JOHN DOE

Yizhou Li, Dustin Reno / USA / 2014 / 4 mins
When a detective begins putting the evidence together on a seemingly unsolvable case, his pursuit for the truth takes an unexpected turn.
ETERNITY

ByungHoon Han / USA / 2012 / 2 mins
A timeless battle between a predator and his prey in the cyber circle of life.
IMPERMANENCE

Miao Tien-yu / Taiwan / 2012 / 7 mins
In a dystopic world, a temporal tsunami threatens to swallow up Wu Chang and his city of ruins.
HARDLOCK

Kim Tae-kyun, Shim Je-eun / South Korea / 2014 / 6 mins
An overbearing boss torments his subordinate until a twist of fate turns the tables around.
RED

Victoria Brunee, Amaury Brunet, Alexandre Charleux, Ning Zang / France / 2014 / 6 mins
In the dark districts of the metropolis, a mysterious serial killer strikes down red-dressed women.
A FOX TALE

Thomas Bozovic, Alexandre Cazals, Julien Legay, Chao Ma / France / 2011 / 6 mins
In ancient China, two brothers risk all in a fight over a mysterious and tantalizing fox.
DEAR MOM

Qianyu (Cherry) Zhou / USA / 2014 / 3 mins
A daughter’s heartfelt letter to mom.
THE REWARD

Po Chou / USA / 2014 / 3 mins
A tale of gratitude and paying it forward.
BEHIND MY BEHIND

David Chai / USA / 2014 / 4 mins
A disheartened Earnest Knapp learns that the valuable things are often just a butt cheek away.