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2010 Philadelphia Film Festival
Best Short Film
A somber comedy about a married man who becomes infatuated with kelp. After a revelatory swim in the ocean, a man begins regularly bathing with kelp. When his wife discovers this new habit, she leaves him&hellip…
2009 Philadelphia Film Festival
A family secret revealed impels a man to travel cross-country seeking the truth&hellip…
2008 Philadelphia Film Festival
WHO IS KK DOWNEY? is the story of two perennial losers who want more than anything to be famous, popular, and successful. Theo can't get Truck Stop Hustler, his touching book about a young male prostitute, published anywhere. Things change, however, when they decide to print Theo's book under the name of its fictional protagonist: KK&hellip…
An aspiring novelist tries to kill off her protagonist - on the advice of her ex-lover/professor - with real-world repercussions. Meanwhile, an unstable used car salesman tries to cope with the death of his wife and the subsequent silent treatment of his young daughter&hellip…
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry explores the roots of American tattoing through the life of its most iconoclastic figure, Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins. Considered by many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, Collins is the father of modern day tattooing, whose uncompromising lifestyle and larger than life persona made him an American legend&hellip…
Best First Film
In the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of South Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrorsmosaics that were created by renowned artist Isaiah Zagar. A fascinating portrait of love and betrayal, artistic invention, and the enduring power of family bonds&hellip…
2005 Philadelphia Film Festival
An enthusiastic dentist, a reluctant patient, and a strange picture on the wall... Filmmaker's Note: I grew up in the Soviet Union where drilling teeth or getting root canals were usually practiced without anesthesia. Needless to say because of bad nutrition we all - the prisoners of the Soviet System - suffered from bad teeth and &hellip&hellip…
2004 Philadelphia Film Festival
Filmmaker's note: This film wasn't conceived, it was spilled out by me, totally uncensored, unfiltered ideas. That's not how most of animated films are done - usually it is more controlled process. I let myself to be free to express and the result is these 5 surreal bizarre stories&hellip&hellip…
WOMAN is a visual poem about the Creation of a woman and her two ways of encountering a man. In one way she has a potential to bring Death to a man. In the other she can give him her Love. It all depends on man's actions. A woman by herself is neither good nor evil. Neither she is a passive object of man's desires. It is all about interaction&hellip&hellip…