| Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen and full screen presentations. |
| Language |
In English, Chinese, Farsi, Norwegian, and Swedish, with English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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At head of title: The World According to Shorts. |
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DVD release of short films originally produced 2001-2009. |
| Summary |
Deconstruction workers: Two construction workers come to the realization that alienation is the norm as the world around them self-destructs. |
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Average 40 matches: A group of matchsticks come to life and work together to satisfy their craving for cigarettes. |
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Bamiyân: A Chinese monk and a tiger travel to Afghanistan to see the Buddhist statues of Bamiyân. |
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Please say something: Follows the dysfunctional relationship of a workaholic cat and an abusive novelist mouse. |
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Flatlife: Four residents are unable to peacefully co-exist in four adjoining apartments. |
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She who measures: Satisfied consumers litter the landscape with pop culture detritus. |
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Home road movies: A British family experiences Europe in a snazzy traveling car "without forgetting who won the war." |
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The tale of how: An engineer mouse finds a way to defeat a sea monster. |
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Never like the first time: Two men and two women from diverse backgrounds recount the stories of their first sexual experiences. |
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The runt: A young boy who lives on rabbit a farm with his uncle and father adopts the runt of the litter with the understanding that after a year he must kill it. |
| Note |
Special feature: Theatrical trailers. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Contents |
Bygningsarbeidere = Deconstruction workers / Kajsa Naess (Norway) (2008) (6 min.) -- Ortalama 40 çöp = Average 40 matches / Burkay Doğan & M. Şakir Arslan (Turkey) (2007) (3 min.) -- Bamiyân / Patrick Pleutin (France) (2008) (14 min.) -- Please say something / David O'Reilly (Ireland/Germany) (2009) (10 min.) -- Flatlife / Jonas Geirnaert (Belgium) (2004) (11 min.) -- She who measures / Veljko Popović (Croatia) (2008) (7 min.) -- Home road movies / Robert Bradbrook (UK) (2001) (12 min.) -- The tale of how / the Blackheart Gang (South Africa) (2006) (4 min.) -- Aldrig som första gången! = Never like the first time! / Jonas Odell (Sweden) (2006) (14 min.) -- Bonus film. The runt / Andreas Hykade (Germany) (2006) (10 min.). |
| Genre/Form |
Animated films.
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Short films.
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| Added Author |
Næss, Kajsa.
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Doğan, Burkay.
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Arslan, M. Şakir.
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Pleutin, Patrick.
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O'Reilly, David, 1985-
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Geirnaert, Jonas, 1982-
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Popović, Veljko.
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Bradbrook, Robert.
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Odell, Jonas, 1962-
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Hykade, Andreas, 1968-
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Blackheart Gang.
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World According to Shorts (Organization)
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New Yorker Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
World According to Shorts presents nine nation animation |
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9 nation animation |
| ISBN |
1567304990 |
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9781567304992 |
| Standard No. |
717119115241 |
| Music No. |
NYD 115211 New Yorker Video |
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