Independent Shorts 1

75 minutes
Independent Shorts 1

31 shorts from around the world were selected for the Competition Narrative Shorts and the Competition Non-Narrative Shorts.

This program screened as part of HAFF 2008

Showing in this program

Framing

Framing

  • Bert Gottschalk
  • Germany, 2007
  • 6 min.
Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor

Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor

  • Koji Yamamura
  • Japan, 2007
  • 21 min.

A hapless country doctor describes a nighttime summons to attend a young patient. 

Hot Dog

Hot Dog

  • Bill Plympton
  • United States, 2008
  • 5 min.

This is the third in the DOG series. In this episode our plucky hero joins the fire company to save the world from house fires and gain the affection he so richly deserves. Typically, the results never turn out the way he planned.

Madame Tutli-Putli

Madame Tutli-Putli

  • Chris Lavis / Maciek Szcerbowski
  • Canada, 2007
  • 17 min.
Saint Feast Day

Saint Feast Day

  • Léo Marchand / Annelaure Daffis
  • France, 2007
  • 15 min.
The Phantom of the Cinema

The Phantom of the Cinema

  • Erik van Schaaik
  • The Netherlands, 2008
  • 10 min.

When the film "the phantom of the cinema" breaks, the light behind the screen is turned on and the audience is witness to the struggles of a cinema -owner.