Friday
8:00
“Writus Concretus”
18 min
English
Mark Jarrett
Richard Benton
One man deals with writer’s block and a bad case of the blues.
8:30
“Abed Qusini” an excerpt from the documentary “Shots that Bind”
12 min
English
Kloie Picot
A glimpse at the life of a Palestinian photojournalist.
8:45
“Soldiers under Command”
17 min
English
Matt Luem
Christian metal band Stryper makes a comeback.
Short Program
9:15
“The Crack” 裂痕
5 min
Chinese
Weng Chun-yuan 翁淳淵
A young man traces a crack back to his childhood.
“Chasing” 追
8 min
No dialogue
蕭仲? Su Chong-???
An overturned table haunts the subject of this short film.
“City Limits”城市?界
6 min
No dialogue
Wei Hsiao-ching
Cruising through Taipei on a scooter – with a camera.
“Swearing”
7 min
English. Some offensive language
Marc D’andre
Try swearing off swearing for a day. The results may surprise you.
The Locust
3 min
Music
Matt Luem
Marc D’andre
The Locust performs “Caffeine sausage, we’d like to see you in the office.”
“Retreat”
4 min
English
Tim Hogan
The “I Ching” meets a secluded mountain dwelling.
“Flying Antaur”
1 min
English
Norman Szabo
An advertisement for an aerodynamic notebook computer.
“Wild Western”
8 min
English, with some Chinese
Jacques van Wersch
A love story set in Taiwan’s largest theme park.
“Relax”
5 min
English
James Howard
An ironic take on the meditative act of writing Chinese characters.
A/V Presentation
10:00
The Juxtapatones accompany video productions directed by James Thomas (“Bali and Danshui”) and Chen Shao-chin 陳少欽 (“Luluone Laubausu” 在扥布蓋的1983)
10:45
“UNRAP Japan”
22 min
English
A cover-up job set in the slimy underbelly of Okinawa.
Saturday
Early Bird Special
Come early and you get to see 45 minutes of extra programming at no extra cost
6:45
“Tongue”
45 min
English
Hannah Barnard
Two girls find themselves washed up in an Asian country, teaching English, trying to come to grips with the alien environment, and contemplating their failed musical careers. Their one release from the boredom gets them into trouble.
8:00
“Lady X”
17 min
English and Chinese with Chinese subtitles
TC Lin
Lady X travels to Taipei, Taiwan, where she sends sleeper agent Graham Fagan on a quest to recover a curious artifact.
8:20
“Legend”
32 min
English
Olwen Bedford
A reporter goes beyond skin deep as he covers an amateur fashion show at the American Club in China (in Taipei).
Short Program
9:00
“Song for Killing Summer” 夏日酷署的?歌
7 min
Chinese
Hsieh Guang-cheng 謝光誠
A disturbing story juxtaposing the voice of a woman being questioned about a rape and the death of a mosquito.
“Table Maker” 桌之生
3 min
No dialogue
Yang Chih-lung楊支龍
A suspenseful short with twist ending.
“Gratitude” 感謝
3 min
No dialogue
Chang Chia-wei 張家維
When all you've got to wear is underwear, you need something more than a cigarette to keep you warm.
“Choppy the Chimp” Part 1
1.5 min
English
Jay Speiden
Meet Choppy the Chimp. He means well, but with cleavers for hands, Choppy doesn't tend to make lasting friendships.
“Hsinhai”
3 min
No dialogue. Taiwanese song
Terry Hornsby
Joe Zagorsky
A live action animation celebrating the sights and sounds of Taiwan.
“Choppy the Chimp” Part 2
1.5 min
English
Jay Speiden
Choppy returns. Could his cleaver hands solve a thorny problem?
Black Dice
3 min
Music
Matt Luem
Black Dice perform “Art Piece” in this innovative music video.
“Here Comes Greatness”
5 min
English
Matt Luem
Greg Fiering
An unfinished documentary look at backyard wrestling.
Dignity
5 min
English
Norman Szabo
A romantic dinner, a thoughtful host, struggling thespians striving to realize their artistic dreams ... and a heartfelt plea for money.
Street Pong
7 min
English
Les Arthur
Ping pong breaks out of the basement.
A/V Presentation
10:00
David Chen and Tim Hogan perform in accompaniment to the short film “Sky Minded” (Directed by Tim Hogan).
Additional Shorts
10:30
Armageddon
3 min
English
Norman Szabo
Slam poetry from Oregon with video from Shanghai.
Chateau Shadow
7 min
No dialogue
Tim Hogan
Martial arts set to electronic music.
10:50
Shawn’s movie
60 min
Shawn McClennan
Team building among MacDonalds employees of the year.
Sunday
Feature
6:00
“ Nobody Needs to Know”
95 Min
Aza Jakobs
You must be willing to die.
