Animated Shorts Program
THE BOLT WHO SCREWED CHRISTMAS
7 minutes/US/English / Short Narrative/Animation
Director: John Wardlaw
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FLORIDA PREMIERE / Independent Filmmaker*
ABOUT THE FILM: The final performance of the late Jonathan Harris (LOST IN SPACE) highlights this risque and screwy parody of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. Harris narrates the tale and plays the mean-minded Bolt who hates the citizens of Scewville because his threads are too tight. Can Cindy Loose Screw find a way to foil his plan to screw Christmas? Harris is joined by his former TV LOST IN SPACE co-stars Bill Mumy, Angela Cartwright and Marta Kristen, who portray the Ratchet family in a quick bonus parody of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Source: filmmaker
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: John Warlaw is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer and musician. After graduating from Santa Barara’s Brooks Institute of Photography in 1993. While directing and editing are his preferred jobs, John has worked in many of the various aspects of film making in features, shorts and music videos. These included sound recordist, sound mixer, composer, writer and even in front of the camera as an actor. In 2001 John decided to return to animation and had the pleasure of working with actor Jonathan Harris (LOST IN SPACE, A BUGS LIFE) who did the fabulous narration and the voice of ‘the Bolt’. As a tribute to Harris, Wardlaw added the voices of Harris’ friends and LOST IN SPACE cast-mates, Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy to the film as well.
Wardlaw lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife and four cats. Source: filmmaker
CAST: Jonathan Harris (Narrator/The Bolt), Tress MacNeille (Cindi Loose Screw), Angela Cartwright (Ratchet Family member), Marta Kristen (Ratchet Family member), and Bill Mumy (Ratchet Family member). Animation by: Adny Angrand
* Be sure to catch John Wardlaw in the Independent Filmmaker Panel and at the film’s Q&A!
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FIGHTER
5:31 minutes/US/English / Student Short/Animation
Director: Steve Ly (Academy of Art University in San Francisco)
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FLORIDA PREMIERE - Stufdent Film
ABOUT THE FILM: David Lo is one of the best Lightweight Mix Martial Arts (MMA) Champions of all time, but he wants to go down as the Greatest Fighter of all time so he challenges the Heavyweight Champion (Magnus Larsen) to an Open Weight Fight. It’s a risk to put his legacy on the line, but to him, it’s worth it. It’s a once in a lifetime chance to make history and he cannot pass it up. Source: filmmaker
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Steve Ly graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a major in 3D Animation. He is influenced by action movies, video games and the art of story-telling. There are still many avenues to discover and his goal is to focus on some genres that aren't see on the big screen. Ly states: “We are limited only by our imaginations and I intend to explore new territory while simultaneously paying homage to those that inspired me to tell stories in the first place.” Source: filmmaker
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TEDDY GOLDBLATT
9:30 minutes/England (UK)/English / Short Animated/Animation & Comedy
Director: Rob Munday
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EAST COAST PREMIERE
ABOUT THE FILM: BANG! You know, the Big Bang? Well this one was bigger and the effect just as dramatic. This time the huge surge in energy has caused all time and space on Earth to collapse and mingle. All human life has been destroyed but there are survivors. Teddy Goldblatt was just an ordinary lemon but now has a pair of legs and decides to use them. He leaves his safe haven on the Regents Canal to explore this strange new world. In a post-apocalyptic world a lemon called Teddy finds his legs. Source: filmmaker
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Rob Munday was born in London in 1981. Since completing a film degree he has been making short films. He has written and directed nine shorts so far which have been shown at many different festivals including the 51st British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival and South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. He likes to create worlds in his films; magical realities which can combine live action with animation to delve into the characters’ mind. He has also made a film based around a man’s legs, and another about a lady’s toes. Source: filmmaker