Desire, Partnerships, and Friendships can be fleeting or
full. This set of short works challenges any single notion
of a love story. At times excruciating, exhilarating or
introspective, relationships and/or human motivations are
artfully explored in this compelling program.
TRT: 99 minutes
SATURDAY MORNING
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Phil Yu
It's early. But sometimes life's simple
pleasures beckon.
Video, 2 minutes, color, narrative
JAY WALKING
(Philippines, 2005) Dir.: Gerard James C. Gutierrez
A young man loves his girlfriend. After
their first intimate night together, he becomes more aware
of the possible consequences of what they did. When he was
younger, he thought that if he had sex, he would be able
to prove his manhood to himself, akin to a rite of passage;
similar to his best friend whom he looks up to because of
his sexual experiences. However, after his first night with
his girlfriend, he slowly realizes how relationships are.
Video, 15 minutes, color, narrative
BLUSH
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Jerome Austria
A cat. A mirror, A dream. Nothing is
as it seems in this fairy tale exploration of a young woman's
struggles with maturity. When a mysterious cat decides to
appear at the doorstep of young Sara, she begins to question
what is real and what is just fantasy.
Video, 17 minutes, color, narrative
THE FEVER IN DEEP BLUE SEA (Kang-reung-ei-seo)
(South Korea, 2005) Dir.: Lee Jang-wook
Elite student, Bo-yung runs into problem
students, Tae-wook and Jin-hwan, who were in a rock band.
Five years earlier, the three became friendly and attended
a school field trip in Kangneung together. There, an incident
occurred that remained unspoken until Tae-wook and Bo-yung's
reunion, during which some secrets are revealed about that
trip five years ago.
Video, 22 minutes, color, narrative, in Korean w/E.S.
WORKING OUT
(United States, 2006) Dir.: Michael Velasquez
A young man fastidiously works out in
order to keep in shape, a stark contrast to his inability
to maintain a relationship when all that's needed from him
is a little tender lovin' care.
Video, 7 minutes, color, narrative
WAKE
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Kevin Inouye
A coming of age story about an introverted
college student, and the girl whose poem causes him to have
the same dream night after night.
Video, 24 minutes, color, narrative
4 LOVE POEMS
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Dominic Mah
4 LOVE POEMS is an imagistic, non-narrative
piece based on poems written by the director. An expansion
on "3-5 AM," the vignette that leads off the film, 4 LOVE
POEMS reveals a story to each poem...but it's suggested,
rather than exposed.
