Angelica is pursued across the international border by a mute trombonist. This strange musician takes up with the distraught young woman but has an unusual way of showing his affection. It’s the beginning of a love-hate saga that goes beyond her wildest nightmares.

Greg Durbin’s films and videos (Distant Relations, The Going Away Party, The Great Frontier, A Refutation of Time and Eat Like a Winner) have won numerous awards and can be found in the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley and Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. He is a Professor of Film at San Diego State University.

Obsession and sanity come to the forefront as lonely and reclusive Alex follows the sound of the person next door, to the point where reality dangerously blends with fantasy.

The Hanged Dog Tree (L'Arbre au Chien Pendu) Directed by Olivier van Malderghem Belgium/2000/color/14min

Micha returns from a concentration camp. His wife want the reunion to be perfect for him so she does not want him to know that she doesn’t know where their son is. The peculiar circumstances of the reunion lead Zelda to regain her memory and the return of their child.

Olivier van Malderghem is a film editor, director, scriptwriter and teacher. Other of his films include Sextuor, La derive des continents, La muette and L’homme de la rue. He has written several textbooks on film and teaches at Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales.

Pillowfight Directed by Scott Rice 2000/color/5min

An affectionate comedy about the battles sleeping couples wage in bed.

Scott Rice has written, produced and directed over thirty short films and videos. His latest work has been featured in the Texas Filmmaker’s LA Showcase as well as the University of Texas Hollywood Showcase at the Director’s Guild of America Theater. He is now an MFA candidate in film production at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to graduate school, Mr. Rice built a successful career as an art director for Activision.

Speedwalking Directed by John Stonehill 2001/color/7min If our speedwalking hero, Ed, slows down below  six miles per hour, it’s lights out for New York City.

Speedwalking is John Stonehill’s debut as producer, writer and director. For the past six years he has acted in TV commercials, independent films and theatre. He is putting the finishing touches on his feature script, Arthur Cohen, Ph.D.

Swimming out to Holly Directed by Jesse Peyronel 2000/color/11min

A mysterious girl repeatedly pretends to drown just so that a shy lifeguard will save her; a lifeguard
who is uncomfortable with his new popular persona and needs to face his insecurities and come to terms with who he is.

Jesse Peyronel studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He directed an independent electronic music TV show, Jungle Massive TV, and produced commercials, before concentrating fully on writing and directing. Although based in New York, Jesse spends much of his time in Los Angeles and London, developing various feature projects, including two original screenplays, Redux and Comedown.