Cinema Society

AN EVENING OF AWARD WINNING SHORTS

Average
Rating

3.8

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22

7:00PM

Field Trip to the

STEPHEN AND MARY BIRCH NORTH PARK THEATRE

2891 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104

Phone: 619-239-8836

AN EVENING OF AWARD WINNING SHORT FILMS

The CINEMA SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO

Presents

AN EVENING OF AWARD WINNING SHORT FILMS

Film Lineup Selected from the Following (in alphabetical order):

ARTS’S DESIRE (USA / 5 minutes)

Sarah Wickliffe, Director

A character from a cubist painting escapes her dismal surroundings and explores the museum for a better place to live.

BODY AND SOUL: DIANA AND KATHY (USA / 40 minutes)

Alice Elliott, Director

An intimate portrait of two women with disabilities who are determined to live independent, non-institutionalized lives.

CLEAR CUT, SIMPLE (USA / 14 minutes)

Vineet Dewan, Director

When an American soldier receives a report fro his commander claiming that his loyal interpreter is smuggling weapons, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.

HIGH MAINTENANCE (Germany / 9 minutes)

Phil Van, Director

Jane is unhappy with her husband and it’s time for a serious upgrade.

I HATE MUSICALS (USA / 20 minutes)

Stewart Schill, Director

Brad, a heartless insurance executive, hates Musicals. His lovely financee Melissa passionately loves them. Musicals threaten to come between them, until a spell is cast…

I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE (Canada / 7 minutes)

Betty Ledgerwood, Director

A whitty and humorous look at an experience of a suburban kid growing up in the 70’s.

THE JOB (USA / 4 minutes)

TANGHI ARGENTINI / (Belgium / 14 Minutes)

Anja Daelemans, Director

A modern fairy tale in which an office clerk tries to add color to the dull lives of his colleagues. He wants to give them something real and precious for Christmas.

THE JOB (USA / 4 Minutes)

Jonathan Browning, Director

The immigration debate just got a little funnier…

Special thanks to the staff of North Park Theatre and Cinema Society member Mark Title for their assistance with tonight’s program.

PLEASE NOTE: Titles are subject to change.

PLEASE NOTE: This event begins at 7:00pm.

AND PLEASE NOTE: A newly built lighted, secured and attended parking garage is located directly across the street from the Theater on 29th Street off University Avenue. The parking garage runs $5 for the evening.

DIRECTIONS TO THE STEPHEN AND MARY BIRCH NORTH PARK THEATER: www.cityballet.org/performances/birch.html

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6-Feb-08: Wally Stevens - Rating: 5

Individually a wide berth of humor and drama. A great night. The guests really topped it off. It really made any of my little aches and pains trivial.

I rate the films and not the parking.

29-Jan-08: Mickey and Jack Kopol - Rating: 4

Hi Andy:

As usual, the short film program was phenomenal. Kathy and Diana were inspirational. We are still talking about the films to our family and friends. We got such a kick out of "The Job," that I surfed the web to try to purchase a copy. All I could find was this article about Jonathan Browning:

http://media.www.dailyvidette.com/media/storage/paper420/news/2008/01/24/Features/Isu-Alumnus.Makes.Successful.Short.Film-3165936.shtml

25-Jan-08: Jim - Rating: 4

A great night as always! I agree with Alice Elliott, Andy, you do us proud with your annual event. I have a couple of questions about "Clear Cut, Simple". What was in the box? Was it figs? And, why were the husband and wife quarreling?

23-Jan-08: Brad and Louise - Rating: 4

Andy, you did it again. The shorts program last evening was yet ANOTHER hit. You sure have a big heart introducing these people with moving, heart wrenching stories. I hope the "girls" got to see the monkeys today. Thanks for your fine work.

23-Jan-08: Ed Wall - Rating: 4

Great evening. I love the shorts. Where a full length feature is like a novel a short is true poetry.

23-Jan-08: M.Roe - Rating: 5

I was so fortunate to bring a friend with me last night and besides companionship my friend provided me so much more. I finally saw in her what I always feel when I attend such a special evening...pure utter joy and amazement. To see the experience through her eyes allowed me to mirror how I always feel but can not express or share (I get home too late and it’s hard to bring forward that enthusiasm at work the next day about films that my co-workers mostly likely will never see).

On the drive way home we couldn’t stop talking about each and every film, the different mediums, the messages, the guests/speakers..and every time we declared one film as our favorite the other would say “but what about this one...?”.

Andy, thank you a thousands times over for such a wonderful evening.

23-Jan-08: Paula Book - Rating: 5

Thank you so much for putting together an outstanding selection of films that we would not have had the chance to see otherwise. Diana and Kathy were inspirational. It was an unforgettable evening.

23-Jan-08: JFY - Rating: 3

Yes, there were difficulties with the parking and the waiting in the lobby but once the films started all the troubles were forgotten...

High Maintenance was a great one to start off the night (remind anyone of Lars)

Let's hope that Tanghi Argentini can win an Oscar, what a thoughful gift giver

One criticism, with all the great shorts out there to choose from why bother showing one that most of us have seen before, give some other young film maker a chance (wow, I needed some ear plugs for that one, even if he was just brushing his teeth)

23-Jan-08: Sheri - Rating: 1

Impossible to see the shorts as the parking structure was closed. Small adjacent lot provided Russian roulette situation.