Animated Shorts
Saturday, January 20
10 - 11 am
Wall Street Theater
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Cool for You
Director: Sheren Strausberg
“Cool For You”, an animated film based on the book of the same title, explains global warming to children in a friendly way. Incorporating different characters and families, animals and plants, children are introduced to CO2, and positive, easy ways to improve our impact on the earth.
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Midas
Director: Ben Meyer, Mav Vitale, Lisa Qingyi Liu
A fresh and hilarious take on the old Greek tale of King Midas. The story follows the King, as his daughter, Marigold, desperately attempts to get him to see past his boundless greed.
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The Interrogation
Director: Marisa Cohen, Peter Issac Alexander
Set several decades in the future, The Interrogation is a cat-and-mouse game between a corporate media executive performing a “loyalty test” and a savvy news director harboring a potentially game-changing secret. The Interrogation explores a mind-bending and often-psychedelic world where an all-powerful media company sets all the rules and demands religious-like devotion.
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The Red Bond
Director: Mad Jack Karam
A hunter encounters a deer in the wild and chases it inside a mysterious cave.
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Thou Shalt Dance
Director: Abtin Yaghmaian
In a normal day a normal man finds an abnormal solution for his problem.
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Up in Smoke
Director: Ernie Berger
A zany character has his first day operating a mobile crematory service.