Short #1: Invention

1. Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade
2. Henry Rollins - Easter Sunday In NYC
3. The Big Story
4. Black Rider
5. Mr. Resistor
6. Michael Apted

Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade
George Hickenlooper's short film stars Billy Bob Thornton, who reinvented this short as a feature and won an Academy Award for best screenplay.This vivid and intense film also stars Molly Ringwald and J.T. Walsh.

Henry Rollins - Easter Sunday in NYC
renowned photgrapher Albert Watson's documentary of Grammy winnning punk rocker / spoken wordartist Henry Rollins.Part monologue, part interview, part performance.Alternate Audio Tracks

The Big Story
This inventive Academy Award nominated claymation short places multiple caricatures of Kirk Douglas in a bustling newspaper office.Alternate video track

Black Rider
In Pepe Danquart's delightful Academy Award winning film, a racist encounter takes an unexpected turn.

Mr. Resistor
From the man who brought us the California Raisins, this kinetic animation follows the adventures of a little wire guy as he careens through the dangerous detritus of a junk heap.Wildly inventive and executed with incredible craft, this film is a rare treat.

Michael Apted
This director of an extremely diverse slate of films, including Nell and Gorillas in the Mist, talks about Hollywood filmmaking, inspiration, and what hoes into making the next installment of his acclaimed documentary series 7-up.

Also: An excerpt from Baraka , Shape Without Form, This Unfamiliar Place, Lava Lamp, and Junk Drawer.

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Short 2: Dreams
Short 4: Seductions
Short 5: Diversity
Short 6: Insanity
Short 7: Utopia