A Man Crosses the Street - Tim Bartlett, Los Angeles, CA 1 min, 16mm
An ordinary man in ordinary circumstances in a race against time. Daily survival has never seemed so exciting.

Bush For Peace - Sarah Christman and Jen Simmons, Philadelphia, PA, 2min, digibeta
The anti-war speech President Bush would never make, but wouldn't it sound good if he did?

Stress - Arno Salters, San Francisco, 5 min, 35mm
A quick tutorial in how to keep your shit together, unless of course, you can't.

A Ninja Pays My Rent - Steven TsuchidaLos Angeles, 5 min, 35mm
You're run of the mill roommate horror movie, with a couple of throwing stars chucked in to keep it interesting.

Something Between Her Hands - Sonja Shah, San Francisco, 12 min, dv
A devastating documentary about sex-workers in Cambodia. The poignancy, candor and sensitivity of the film are utterly arresting.

One Way - Philip Krohn Oakland, 3 min, 16mm With a catchy tune painted celluloid drifts unceasingly in an irresistable, single direction.

Tom Hits His Head - Tom Putnam Woodland Hills, CA, 10 min, 16mm
Style follows substance in this hypnotic trip into one man's nervous breakdown. The camera, acting and editing move in horrifying harmony while trying to explain why some people, totally lose it.

Inside the Insider - Philippe Vendrolini, San Francisco, 4min, dv
A digital collage stripping Entertainment Tonight down to its base elements--and then chucking it in the closet.

I Promise Africa - Jerry A. Henry, Los Angeles, 3 min, dv
A postcard from one side of the planet shot on a day when the world didn't seem so big.

Famous Irish Americans - Roger Warren Beebe, Gainesville, FL, 8 min, dv
A university lecture on miscegenation and American racial history is infused by a filmmaker's love of lo-fi graphics, obnoxiously campy music and, of course, the NBA.

Springtime for Eva - Russ Forster Chicago, IL 5 min, 16mm
To the seductive sounds of Nico a collage of found footage situates one happy go lucky Austrian woman in bygone happy go lucky times.

The Champagne Society - Jonny Gillette, Winston-Salem, NC, 20 min, 16mm
The cinematic allusions to Wes Anderson, Philip Seymor Hoffman, Ray Liotta and James Bond are all to be found in this stylish genre pic but the fun of this low-budge caper is utterly original and refreshing.