MATINEE SHORTS

Join us for a collection of award-winning shorts from this year’s Festival circuit, including works from Sonoma County filmmakers. Filmmakers are expected to be in attendance.

ICE MERCHANTS
Directed by João Gonzalez, Portugal, 15 min
An ice-peddling father and son engage in an extraordinary daily ritual as they travel from their cliffside ice house to the village below until one day when a disaster changes everything. Nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 2023 Academy Awards.

CHASIN’ BUTTERFLIES
Directed by Joshua Harding, Adam Hobbs, and Matt Klug, USA, 19 min
This charming portrait of eccentric Alabama artist Butch Anthony peels back the layers of the man who created a quirky drive-thru museum, a trophy-covered Cadillac, and a pontoon pirate ship known as Llatikcuf (read it backwards).

ANDY: A DOG’S TALE
Directed by Jamy Wheless, USA, 8 min
Petaluma’s Ignite Animation Studios collaborated with Jean Schulz (of the Charles M. Schulz Museum) to deliver this uplifting tale of how one puppy overcomes a series of obstacles to find his purpose in life: becoming a Canine Companion.

EL CARRITO
Directed by Zahida Pirani, USA, 15 min
Nelly barely makes ends meet by working as a street vendor from dawn to dusk until an unexpected event jeopardizes her livelihood and the ability to care for her father. Audience Award Winner at the 2022 Palm Springs International Shortfest.

BELLINGHAM’S BELIEF
Directed by Tom Salvaggio, USA, 9 min
Panic erupts when the citizens of Bellingham, Washington notice strange cracks in their car windshields. Tom Salvaggio combines experimental film techniques with a retro-style voiceover to create a completely original neo-noir sci-fi mystery.

DOG-APARTMENT
Directed by Priit Tender, Estonia, 14 min
Awakened by the barking of his dog-apartment, a middle-aged ballet dancer travels through a rain-drenched wasteland to his most unusual job in this surreal stop-motion animation inspired by an Andres Ehin poem.

MOSES SUPPOSES
Directed by Caleb Teicher, USA, 2021, 4 min
A diverse cast of New York City dancers reimagines tap in the city with this updated take on “Moses Supposes” from the film Singin’ in the Rain.

This program is presented in cooperation with Film Fest Petaluma.