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Kari Juusonen

Pizza Passionata
2001 | 14min | 35mm |
Toivo is a shy, lonely man. In his dreams, however, he is Mr. Perfect, a hero whom womenadore and admire. What happens to his dreamswhen Toivo enters the Carousel of Love?

Birthday
Syntymäpäivä
2004 | 15mins | 35mm
A stubborn cow causes confusion to a boy's routines at a slaughterhouse. The boy liberatesthe cow just to get rid of the problem. But the cowdoes not escape; it wants help and starts to haunt the boy.

The Lizard
2004 | 4mins | Beta
As a child I imagined geniuses are permanently happy people because they can always escape totheir deep thoughts. I tried to imagine the insideof a genius mind. As an adult I made a film wherethis enigmatic mind belongs to a lizard.

Kari Juusonen, why do you make short films?

I cannot imagine a more rewarding relationship between the philosoph- ical and practical level of workingthan making puppet animation. Ican distort reality and interpret it ina new way or accept it as it is. Suddenly all these little ideas formsome kind of cinematic universe, often in a surprising way. What could be more fascinating?

Damien O 'Donnell

35 Aside
1995 | 29mins | 35mm
It's Philip's first day in his new school.'"They'll all be green with envy because of his lovely new school bag...'

Danger Doyle's Zoo
1996 |27mins | Beta
Con's pigeons have never won a race. On onefateful day Junior Doran presents him with anopportunity of owning the fastest racing pigeon in Scotland. But his decision has a price....

Chrono Perambulator
1998 | 11mins | 35mm
An archaeological discovery of stoneage skulls and, astonishingly, some metal! Intrepid investigators use the Chrono Perambulator to travel backin time to discover the origins of the skulls.

 

Damien O'Donnell, why do you make short films?

The short film is the purest form of cinema. The films are a selfish exercise in commercial disregard and self-gratification. In my experience Ihave never had the kind of liberty infeature films that I've had in shortfilms. As a control freak I appreciatethat. I also find that in the best shortfilms you will find more style, creativity and imagination packed intoa few short minutes than you wouldfind in dozens of hours of featurefilms. Of course there are alsosome really awful short films - butthey tend to be over before you've had a chance to really hate them.

Royston Tan

15
2002 | 25mins | 35mm
Inspired by the true-life accounts of three troubled youths searching for their self-identity and acceptance in a fast moving society. A side to Singapore that many have yet to see.

The Old Man And The River
2003 | 12mins | 35 mm
'I have always wanted to bridge the gap between the young and old generations. This film, as subtle as a small ripple on the water, offers what I set out to achieve'. -Royston Tan

Cut
2004 | 13mins | 35mm
15 was labelled by Singapore authorities as a threat to national security and released locally with 27 cuts. Cut responds to the issue of censorship with a heady blend of tongue-in-cheek humour and music.

 

Royston Tan, why do you make short films?

Because it allows me to give life a second chance.