A Life of Death
World leaders say they want world peace, but at what price? An exploration of the tragic irony of waging war to establish peace.
Independent Shorts 6
65 minutes
In total 38 narrative and 14 non-narrative films were selected for the Competition Independent Short Films. The jury consisted of Dick Arnall, Peter Chung, Bady Minck, Joost Rekveld and Dennis Tupicoff.
This program screened as part of HAFF 2004
Showing in this program
About a Girl…
Screen version of a poem by Sasha Cherny.
Fish on a Hook
Mike suffers from panic attacks and agoraphobia. Even a journey to the local supermarket can be like a nightmare.
For a Tango
A tango duel echoes the historical and emotional history of the dance evolved from the immigrants to Buenos Aires.
How to Cope With Death
Death the Grim Reaper descends upon a very old woman who seems ripe enough for harvest. But this is one old woman who knows how to cope with death.
The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside
A dog has a cat inside him. The two fight to get on, with one's desires always getting in the way of the other's. However the conflict cannot go on forever and the two learn the hard way to find common ground and work out something for themselves.
The Hitchhiker
A man hitches a ride with his own fate.
The Red Tree
Korean people suffered a painful Japanese imperial period. With the memory of the past, pains of the present and history-based hysteria about the future of Korea.
The Regulator
A couple adopts a child, built with many different pieces. But the choice of the pieces is so huge that the child will not be as perfect as he should be...
