Eye For Film >> Festivals >> Sundance >> 2008 >> US Short Films: Animation

Sundance Film Festival 2008

Continuing its commitment to short film, Sundance has expanded its short film section - so we've split our coverage. This year's selection of 41 films are split into dramatic, documentary, animation and a new experiemental category. They "reinforce the genre as one which represents creativity and technological innovation".

View other Sundance Film Festival Films by strand: Independent Feature Competition: Documentary, Independent Feature Competition: Dramatic, International Short Films: Animation, International Short Films: Documentary, International Short Films: Dramatic, International Short Films: Experimental and Mixed Media, New Frontier, Park City At Midnight, Premieres, Spectrum: Documentary, Spectrum: Dramatic Spotlight, US Short Films: Documentary, US Short Films: Dramatic, US Short Films: Experimental, World Cinema Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Chonto Chonto
Chonto and My Biodegradable Heart
The Adventures of Baxter & McGuire: The Boss (Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Michael S Blum; Writer: Nick Bakay, Michael J Weithorn; Stars: Voiced by Nick Bakay, Dana Gould)
This animated buddy-comedy chronicles the adventures of Baxter and McGuire, the closest of pals who never leave each other's side. They also just happen to be testicles.
Chonto (Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Carson D. Mell; Writer: Carson D. Mell)
Wilted rock idol Bobby Bird literally tries to buy a friend when he adopts a monkey from a zoo in South America.
The History of America (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: MK12; Writer: MK12; Stars: Marv Dunkle, Jim Korinke, Rebecca Neuenschwander, Quinn Van Camp, MK12)
A psychedelic western space opera.
My Biodegradable Heart (Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Dana Adam Shapiro; Writer: Dana Adam Shapiro; Stars: Todd G. Bieber, Juliana Brafa)
A story about puppy love and how long it would take said puppy to decompose.
Teat Beat of Sex (Country: US, Italy; Year: 2007; Director: Signe Baumane; Writer: Signe Baumane)
A take on sex exclusively from a woman's point of view.
News

Filming sensations Mathieu Amalric on Pierre Léon, Jeanne Balibar and the sounds and colours of Barbara

Character arc Seth A Smith on filming with a two-year-old and bringing marbling to life in The Crescent

Keeping up appearances Marcello Martinessi on cultural conservatism and filmmaking honesty in The Heiresses

A different space Kelly Macdonald on working with Marc Turtletaub on Puzzle

Out of the past Susanna Nicchiarelli on Trine Dyrholm and the costume design in Nico, 1988

The iconic man Jonathan Baker on Becoming Iconic and Inconceivable

More news and features

Playing Now
Festival Image

Eye For Film continues to support festivals both locally and across the world. At the moment, we're covering:

San Sebastian Film Festival
67th edition of Spain's premier film festival

Fantastic Fest
The latest edition of Austin's famous genre festival.

Glasgow Youth Film Festival
Youth-run events celebrates its 11th year

Venice Film Festival
Italy's red carpet extravaganza

FrightFest

In the Archive
Competition Picture


Archive of festival coverage.

Daily diary and reviews from 2005-2018.

Coverage of the lynchpin German festival.