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5th Annual Big Apple Film Festival |  |
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| November 19-22 2008, Tribeca Cinemas, New York City | ||||
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Big Apple Film Festival
Academania!
Directed by Gina Guerrieri, 7 mins
After trudging through day after day of what has become a rote academic life, a senior professor receives an unexpected gift that takes his life in a different direction.
“Academania!” is a short narrative film about a stodgy old academic who learns how to have... more
Aemerge
, 4 mins
A young man goes into the depths of hell in search of his mother who was placed there because of a murder she committed to save her son.
Apartment 309
Directed by C.S. Vernon, 20 mins
Apartment 309 is a critical story of two sisters struggle for their freedom. The film focuses on the bond between the sisters after the death of their mother. Because the two are minors, their stepfather, Eric, is given custody of them. The girls are thrown into a worl... more
As a Cloud
Directed by Stephen Lyman, 9 mins
This is an experimental short film exploring the memory of past love as an elderly widower remembers his long dead
wife by walking around NYC revisiting the locations they went to the night they fell in love. The short intercuts digital video and digital still phot... more
Autumn Dawn
Directed by Sabina Kurz, 16 mins
Zora hears the news about her boyfriend Daniel's death but she refuses to accept reality. She travels to his countryhouse close to the sea and continues her life as if he would still be alive. She dresses up and prepares for dinner. Suddenly her neighbour friend Juliette ... more
The Big Upgrade
Directed by James Dick, 3 mins
In 2004 Disney announced that “Home on the Range” would be their last hand drawn film. The field in which we were entering, computer animation, was no longer complimenting the art of cell animation; as was the case with Aladdin or The Lion King, it had conquered it. A... more
Birdie Blues
, 3 mins
Cliff the dog was given the simple responsibility of looking after Polly, a canary belonging to his neighbor Ol’ Betty, who’s been out on a weekend trip. Now she’s back and is swinging by to pick up her bird – too bad for Cliff that Polly’s already dead. He has ... more
Caged
Directed by Anthony Padronaggio, 14 mins
Autism has reached epidemic status in recent years.“Caged” is a self-referential documentary that defines autism through the microcosm of the family.This is a portrait of 19 year-old Victor and his family as they define their relationships with him and the effect of V... more
Carpe Noctem
Directed by Leslie Chung, 5 mins
Time often flies a little too quickly, and we forget sometimes to appreciate what we have and take advantage of our present. “Carpe Noctem” was meant to show a girl on an adventure, while at the same time attempt to remind the audience to not forget the past, lest th... more
The ChubbChubbs Save X-MAS
Directed by Cody Cameron, 6 mins
Meeper - the lovable alien from the planet Glorf - and his new friends The ChubbChubbs are back in an all-new short film that finds Meeper pinch-hitting for Santa Clause in an attempt to save Christmas!