First Frame

2015 First Look Festival




Synopsis:


A collection of fascinating and fantastic animation by students at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.


One Last Wound - After one last drug injection, a dying man walks through his personal fantasy world.


The Infinite - An enlightened journey encompassing the birth of the universe.


The Astonishing Effects of Zebulon's Machine - A man with a fantastic music-making machine accidentally lures the legendary Sasquatch to his home - and finds he has more in common with the monster than he thinks.


A Theory of Everything - A beautiful geometric dance starring the Platonic solids.


Monster in my heart - A young boy faces the monster in his heart and discovers the peace and serenity of the world.


Short - A robot crash-lands on Earth and must find a way to recharge his ship and leave the planet before being detected!


The Hole - A young woman is forced to overcome the demons living inside her.


Expiration Date - A cookie and his friends fight to survive a kitchen apocalypse.


Disrupted - An array of everyday noises keeps someone awake.


Over the Top - An elderly man recounts his experiences fighting in World War I.


Emile - A blind, homeless boy loses his only coin and sets out to find it - only to discover a trail of music that leads him to something more beautiful than he ever could have imagined.


She and It - A young woman talks about her childhood in China.


RenderOutput_7 - A lazy animator accidentally sets a tragic love story in motion.


Hell! Visa - An unhappy man contemplates moving to Hell for its great weather, job opportunities, and excitement.


Pointless - An exploration of a hip-hop artist's persona.


Business Hours: Life and Death of a Bureaucrat - A bureaucrat is chased by Death on his commute home from work.


Animation Zoo - In their studio on a Friday night, five animators from different countries and of different backgrounds argue over what to eat for dinner.


LA-GAR-TO - While visiting Nicaragua with his family, a young boy finds a weird, scary place teeming with iguanas!


The Pride of Strathmoor - Excerpts from the 1927 journal of Pastor John Deitman of Strathmoor, Georgia come to life.


One Wall - A character journeys through the walls of Los Angeles.


Palm Rot - An old crop-duster discovers a mysterious crate floating in the Florida Everglades - and it ruins his day.

Year: 2015


Genre: Animation/Short


Edition/Collection: DVD


Rating: NR


Runtime: 1 Hour & 32 Minutes


Style & Screen Ratio: 2D, Widescreen


Subtitles, Closed Captioning, & Languages:


Original Language: English


Subtitles: none


Captions: none


Additional Languages: none





Special Features:


none



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