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2014 San Diego Asian Film Festival

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


  1. 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!

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. GOOD MORNING

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

  5. A WARRIOR’S DREAM

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

  6. HIGHER SKY

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

  7. 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.

  8. BY THE STREAM

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

  9. 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.

  10. ETERNITY

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

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. DEAR MOM

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

  16. THE REWARD

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

  17. 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.

Dates & Times

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