2014 Red Rock Film Festival

Several animated shorts from around the world make use of 2D animation, 3D animation, clay, shadow puppets, experimental, and effects animation. This shorts program includes: Dogonauts: Enemy Line (17 min.) + Indian Ate The Woodchuck (4 min.) + A Life with Asperger's (4 min.) + Missing U (3 min.) + Mite (4 min.) + Monkey Rag (4 min.) + + Rob n Ron (4 min.) + Sticky (20 min.) + Vincent Black Lightning (5 min.) + See (11 min.)

Dogonauts: Enemy Line
(USA) 17 min. (2013) Animation Short
DIR Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch
In this charming twist on the galaxy far, far away genre, a Dogonaut and a Space Flea shoot each other down only to awake side by side, marooned on an alien desert planet. A line in the sand keeps a fragile truce; but can it hold back generations of hatred between these galactic enemies? A cartoon-y look at the absurdity of inherited hatred.

Indian Ate The Woodchuck
(USA) 4 min. (2014) Animation Short-short Music Video
DIR Brad Pattullo CAST Tiger Maple String Band
Stop motion-animated, bluegrass music video.

A Life with Asperger's
(USA) 4 min. (2013) Experimental, Documentary Animtion Short-short
DIR Jaime Ekkens CAST Emmett Goodman
This animated documentary explores the challengers of growing up and living with Asperger's Syndrome. It is a voice over narrative that demonstrates that Asperger's is not simply 'being a little awkward', rather it is about adapting to one's limitations in the face of anxiety and isolation. The technique is a collage of photography, rotoscope, animated characters and live action footage.

Missing U
(USA) 3 min. (2013) Collegiate Animation Short-short
DIR Brooke Wagstaff
An animated play on words about the letter I, a lonely author who lives life with a sigh. Upon discovering that she’s missing her U, I goes on a perilous adventure to find him.

Mite
(Germany) 4 min. (2014) Animation Short-short
DIR Walter Volbers
From real world at a surreal hotel room hallway all the way down into the microcosmos… in one shot.

Monkey Rag
(USA, United Kingdom) 4 min. (2013) Animation Short-short Music Video
DIR Joanna Davidovich
This music video is a traditionally animated throwback to the musical cartoons of yore. Inspired by the thumping, riotously fun music of the Asylum Street Spankers, Mitzi pursues a disaster of her own making in this richly colored world where reason is overrated. Mitzi may be barking up the wrong tree; but she also knows that when it comes to love, sometimes you just gotta give a little bit of what you got.

Rob 'n' Ron
(Denmark) 4 min. (2014) Animation Short-short
DIR Peter Smith
In a miniature spaghetti western two brothers discover that life is what happens to you, just as you're busy doing other things.

Sticky
(Australia) 20 min. (2013) Animation Documentary Short
DIR Jilli Rose
Exiled from the tropical paradise where they evolved, a handful of remarkable stick insects, the last of their kind, clung to life on a single, windswept bush on a remote sea stack for 80 years. Now they're back from the brink of extinction, but when can they go home? 'Sticky' is a celebration of the persistence of life, dedicated people of science, and the little creatures underfoot.

Vincent Black Lightning
(United Kingdom) 5 min. (2014) Animation Short-short
DIR Cat Bruce
We follow the heartwarming yet tragic love story of Red Molly and James, in this short animated film. A film about love, motorbikes and a redheaded girl.

See
(United Kingdom) 11 min. (2014) Experimental, Documentary Animation Short
DIR Samuel Steele
This experimental film explore how those living without sight perceive the world around them. By using animation, "See" recreates objects and dreams as experienced by a group of young visually impaired adults.