Fresno Filmworks

Fourth Annual Fresno Film Festival
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
April 18-20, 2008

  • Shorts Program 1
  • Fresno Film Festival short film category
  • Saturday, April 19, 2008
  • 1:30 p.m.
  • The Tower Theatre
  • 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno [map]
  • $10.00 General Admission
  • $8.00 for Students and Seniors
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  • THE CAVE: AN ADAPTATION OF PLATO'S ALLEGORY IN CLAY
  • USA, Michael Ramsay
  • 3 minutes, English
  • An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. Adapted and brought to life by shooting over 4,000 still photographs of John Grigsby's wonderful claymation.

  • UNDERPASS
  • USA, Rain Breaw
  • 15 minutes, English
  • With special appearances
  • 1992, San Diego. Sann who survived Cambodia's Khmer Rouge as a boy, is still tormented by his memories of the killing fields. He copes with his anger and confusion by painting elaborate and violent graffiti murals on a city underpass.
  • http://underpassmovie.com

  • PK-GRANNY
  • USA, Jo Meuris
  • 2 minutes, English
  • A little old lady gets mugged by a man on a bicycle. When she realizes that there is no one around to help her, she decides to take matters into her own hands. It's a good thing Granny knows Parkour!
  • AGNIESZKA 2039
  • UK, Martin Gauvreau
  • 12 minutes, English
  • Joy and pain go hand in hand when an angelic being is delivered the box of eternity and subjected to the fateful decision of the gods.
  • http://www.agnieszka2039.com

  • YASIN
  • USA, Betty Lee Kim
  • 13 minutes, English
  • With special appearances
  • Until 9/11, Yasin Zaki, 10, lived an ordinary life with his Jordanian-born parents in Southern California. After the attack, Yasin’s life is turned upside down when the FBI arrests his father in a terrifying early morning raid. Still suffering from the trauma of his father’s detention, Yasin’s misfortunes are compounded when he is tormented at school.
  • http://yasinmovie.com
  • POLLEN NATION
  • USA, Singeli Agnew and Joshua Fisher
  • 26 minutes, English
  • With special appearances
  • This film follows the journey of one commercial beekeeper – third generation beekeeper Jeff Anderson – from the honey harvest on the High Plains to the warm winter-feeding grounds of California. It also explores the history of human interaction with bees, a story that reflects the development of agriculture. In ancient Egypt beekeepers floated their clay hives down the Nile to some of the first irrigated fields; in the 21st century, professional bee brokers help balance the rising costs of maintaining hives with increasing demand from big agriculture.
  • http://www.pollennationthemovie.com

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Purchase a Festival Pass:
Festival Pass – $45

Purchase tickets for this screening only:
General Admission – $10
Students & Seniors – $8

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