Here they are, the 86 short films, including 53 American and 33 international films, that have been picked to join Sundance’s 2004 line-up and for the first time ever, a Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking will be awarded.
“As a whole, the Festival’s commitment to international films it continuing to evolve and expand, and we’re thrilled to introduce the Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking for the first time,” said Trevor Groth, Senior Programmer, Sundance Film Festival. “This year, a staggering number of short films from all over the world were submitted – indicating that the short form is gaining recognition and momentum.”
Here are the films:
99 SCENTS – directed by Keir Serrie
100 LOVERS OF JESUS REYNO LDS – directed by Ilya Chaiken
AMERICAN NUTRIA – directed by Matt McCormick
ARE YOU FEELING LONELY? – directed by Rosario Garcia-Montero
BOBBYCRUSH – directed by Cam Archer
CALICOT, France – directed by V. Sarah Gurevick
CHEAP LUDES, The Netherlands – directed by Jeroen Mol and John Doornik
CURTIS – directed by Jacob Akira Okada
DANGER: DR. POISON (AMENAZA DR. VENENO), Mexico – directed by Jose Reben Escalante Mendez
DAVID MAMET’S GILDED STONES – directed by James Dodson
DEEP SILENCE (EL PROFUNDO SILENCIO), Mexico – directed by Gustavo Loza
DESTINO – directed by Dominique Monfery
THE DOCK – directed by Nina Martinek
DROP – directed by Robert Mowen
DYSENCHANTED – directed by Terri Edda Miller
EXIT 8A – directed by Margaret Harris
FLYING, Japan – directed by Hirofumi Nagaike
FOO-FOO DUST – directed by Gina Levy and Eric Johnson
GOWANUS, BROOKLYN – directed by Ryan Fleck
GRASSHOPPER – directed by Bob Sabiston
HARVIE KRUMPET, Australia – directed by Adam Elliot
HIKE HIKE HIKE – directed by Anouck Iyer
HUMMER – directed by Guinevere Turner
I’M BOBBY – directed by Xav Leplae
INFIDELITY (IN EQUAL PARTS) – directed by Jacques Thelemaque
IRON MOUNTAIN, Korea – directed by Jong Lim Ro
IT’S OKAY TO DRINK WHISKEY, U.K. – directed by Paul Williams
JUST A CLOWN – directed by Andrew Jarecki
KRUG – directed by Bryan Buckley
KRUMPED – directed by David LaChappelle
OUR STORY (LA HISTORIA DE TODOS), Mexico – directed by Blanca Aguerra
LITTLE BLACK BOOT – directed by Colette Burson
LSD A GO GO – directed by Scott Calonico
THE M WORD – directed by Rocky Morton
MERIDIAN DAYS – directed by Trevor Fife
MOUNTAIN HEAD, Japan – directed by Koji Yamamura
NIBBLES, Canada – directed by Chris Hinton
NOBODY’S PERFECT – directed by Hank Azaria
OEDIPUS – directed by Jason Wishnow
ONE FLIGHT STAND – directed by Saladin K. Patterson
THE PACT (PATGEN), Denmark – directed by Heidi Maria Faisst
PAYDAY – directed by Natacha Feola
LITTLE LIGHT (PETITE LUMIERE), France – directed by Alain Gomis
PHASE 5 – directed by Solomon Burbridge
PRETTY DEAD GIRL – directed by Shawn Ku
SANGAM – directed by Prashant Bhargava
THE SCHOOL, Canada – directed by Jonathan Hayes
SCRABBLE – directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
SHORT HYMN_SILENT WAR, Canada – directed by Charles Officer
A SHORT JOURNEY, Thailand – directed by Tanon Sattarujawong
SLOWLY SILENTLY – directed by Jinoh Park
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN – directed by Zackary Adler
SPOKANE – directed by Larry Kennar
TALKING WITH ANGELS, U.K. – directed by Yousaf Ali Khan
TERATOMA, Australia – directed by Rupert Glasson
THAT DAY – directed by Matthew Thomas
A THOUSAND WORDS – directed by Melba L. Williams
TOMO, U.K. – directed by Paul Catling
TWINS – directed by Martin Bell
THE VEST – directed by Paul Gutrecht
WATER, New Zealand – directed by Chris Graham
WELCOME TO LIFE – directed by Jowan Carbin
WHEN THE STORM CAME – directed by Shilpi Gupta
A WOMAN REPORTED – directed by Chris J. Russo
SHORTS ON THE FRONTIER
CARELESS REEF, The Netherlands – directed by Gerard Holthuis
THE COLD ONES – directed by Aaron Platt
FAST FILM, Austria/Luxembourg – directed by Virgil Widrich
LIGHT IS CALLING – directed by Bill Morrison
N JUDAH 5:30 – directed by Sam Green
OUT OF THE ETHER – directed by Kerry Laitala
PAPILLON D’AMOUR, Belgium – directed by Nicolas Provost
PICTURES FROM DOROTHY – directed by Kevin Jerome Everson
SONG OF THE FIREFLY, Canada – directed by Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
THUNDER PERFECT MIND – directed by Micaela O’Herlihy
NATIVE FORUM SHORTS
49? – directed by Sherman Alexie
FLAT, Australia – directed by Beck Cole
IF THE WEATHER PERMITS, Canada – directed by Elisapie Isaac
IN SHADOW, Canada – directed by Shirley Cheechoo
MEMORY – directed by Cedar Sherbert
MIGHT OF THE STARCHASER, Canada – directed by Joseph Lazare
PRAYER FOR A GOOD DAY, Canada – directed by Zoe Leigh Hopkins
SHUSH – directed by Blackhorse Lowe
SPIN, Canada – directed by Danis Goulet
THE SHIRT, Canada – directed by Shelley Niro
TIGA E LE ILOA, New Zealand – directed by Popo Malufaitoaga (Lilo)
TURN AROUND, Australia – directed by Samantha Saunders
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT, New Zealand – directed by Taika Waititi
For more info, visit the Sundance website.