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AFI SHORTS PROGRAM

By | November 1999

The AFI Shorts Festival serves up a diverse mix of offerings…

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AFI SHORTS PROGRAM

SHORTS PROGRAM ONE: SLEEPWALKER ^ (USA, 1998, 20 minutes, 16mm black and white, Directed by Geoff Klein) ^ A seemingly normal guy goes about his daily...

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PEEP SHOW

Of the two nights of short films, Peep Show received the most applause when the credits starting rolling. Peep Show satirizes the commonly known desires of...

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THE SALESMAN

Ever watch a classic Chaplin or Keaton silent film and wish today's filmmakers would take a stab at the amplified acting and physical comedy of this now...

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BIG WHEEL

A young boy attempts to use his imagination to escape his abusive father. When his fantasies fail to take him away from his shattered home life, the boy...

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HOMELAND

Set in both New York City and El Salvador, a young gang member is deported for his part in the murder of a rival gang member. Sent back to his native El...

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DEAD ON TIME

Anther audience favorite and again for good reason. Dead on Time is a dark comedy satirizing the race to be the first at doing anything in the new...

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KILLER

If you're like me, you've seen enough shorts and features alike about mobsters. With the international success of films like Pulp Fiction, it seems that...

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BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

Director Spike Jonze debut feature film is a triumph. Featuring a bizarrely original storyline, the screenplay by Charlie Kaufman is brought to the screen...

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NAILBITER

A crude and overbearing father causes his son to develop a disturbing nervous habit -- excessive nailbiting. Best described as grotesque, Nailbiter relies...

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THE INSIDER

Where there's smoke, there's fire and in this taut look behind closed doors at "60 Minutes," there's a bonfire of acting timber. Russell Crowe plays a...

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