Spring '18
As iFF You Need To Wait Till Summer For The Lighter Side of Film
As iFF Spring 2018
Jury Awards:
Best Director - Derin Seale (The Eleven O'Clock)
Best Cinematography - Garden Party
Best Editor - Niki Lindroth von Bahr (The Burden)
Best Original Screenplay - Brett Epstein (SeaLand Cares!)
Best Documentary - Lisa Rideout (Take a Walk on the Wildside)
Best Sound/Score - Hans Appelqvist (The Burden)
Best Animation - Garden Party
Best Actor (Female) - Kari Onstad (Ecstasy)
Best Actor (Male) - Peter Scolari (How You Look At It)
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD:
The Eleven O'Clock
Heartfelt thanks to all of the outstanding filmmakers
whose works graced the As iFF screen.
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Nassara
—Director: Charlotte Cayeux
Country: Burkina FasoSynopsis: As the end of the dry season approaches in Burkina Faso, a visiting journalist walks into a bar where a lively discussion about France ensues.
New York Premiere
15 minutes -
The Eleven O'Clock
—Director: Derin Seale
Country: AustraliaSynopsis: A session between a psychiatrist and his patient (who delusively believes he is the psychiatrist) gets out of hand.
13 minutes -
Iron Hands
—Director: Johnson Cheng
Country: ChinaSynopsis: Preparing for her final test trying out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team, a 12-year-old makes an unlikely connection with the gym's reclusive groundskeeper.
11 minutes -
How You Look At It
—Director: Wendy Seyb
Country: United StatesSynopsis: Love at first sight changes a man’s perspective in this silent comedy dance short; with a little help from his inner theme songs, the world around him supports his quest to be with his new love.
8 minutes -
Take A Walk On The Wildside
—Director: Lisa Rideout
Country: CanadaSynopsis: A documentary about one of Toronto’s oldest cross-dressing stores, viewers get a glimpse of the colorful lives of its customers and their tender relationships with the eccentric storeowner.
New York Premiere
15 minutes -
Stems
—Director: Ainslie Henderson
Country: ScotlandSynopsis: Featuring the music of London composer Poppy Ackroyd, this animated film is a eulogy to the short life span of stop motion animation puppets.
2 minutes -
Ecstasy
—Director: Kitty Frobenius
Country: NorwaySynopsis: Crippled by grief, a 75-year-old widow seeks unconventional solace by traveling across town to buy drugs.
New York Premiere
17 minutes -
"The Talk" - True Stories About The Birds & The Bees
—Director: Alain Delannoy
Country: CanadaSynopsis: Through a mix of animation techniques and real-life recordings, men share childhood memories of a universally awkward experience: when their fathers first tried to explain sex to them.
9 minutes -
SeaLand Cares!
—Director: Cara Brown
Country: United StatesSynopsis: The morally questionable director of operations at America's favorite marine theme park (SeaLand) helps his assistant learn what determines good public relations for the company.
New York Premiere
2 minutes -
Garden Party
—Directors: Florian Babikian, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Caire,
Théophile Dufresne, Gabriel Grapperon and Lucas Navarro
Country: FranceSynopsis: A luxurious villa has become home to amorous, hungry, accident-prone frogs and toads. Enjoying bounties including caviar and macaroons, the amphibians uncover the whereabouts of the villa's owner.
7 minutes -
The Burden
—Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Country: SwedenSynopsis: In this animated musical, employees in a modern marketplace (portrayed as animals) deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical numbers.
14 minutes