July 12-29, 2001
Co-presented by the NEBRASKA FILM OFFICE


Narrative Short
The following entries are presented for this category.

Baby
Bridget Bedard
Run Time: 21 minutes

A Midwestern family on their way to Mt. Rushmore stumbles upon an abandoned baby at a rest stop. What else could go wrong?

Dark Avenger
Patrick Rea
Run Time: 11 minutes, 30 seconds

A prelude to a longer story, a strange man has visions of his past and has future premonitions of an otherworldly force that is about to take control of the militarized city.

Home
Teresa Vilaseca
Run Time: 25 minutes

A teenage girl, Evie, is kicked out of her house and experiences the trials and tribulations of life at a residential shelter for teens. When her mother shows up to take her back, she must choose between the life she has built and the life she was forced to leave behind.

Jordana del Muerto
Matthaeus Szumanski
Run Time: 28 minutes

During World War II in New Mexico, a physicist working on the atomic bomb is driven mad by irreconcilable emotions.

Love Defined
Francesca Talenti
Run Time: 5 minutes

Love according to Webster's Dictionary: 1a. An intense affection for another person based on familial or personal ties.1b. A strong affection for or attachment to another person bases on regard or shared experiences or interests.

Mariposa Canyon
Benjamin Daniel Lobato
Run Time: 5 minutes

Saddened over his mother's recent death, a young man ventures to the mystical Mariposa Canyon, where the ghosts of his past force him to reflect upon his youth in order to release his mother's spirit.

Peter Rabbit and the Crucifix
Anthony Dominici
Run Time: 13 minutes

It is the story of a five-year-old Latino boy who seeks hope in a garage sale crucifix after a beloved family pet becomes ill.

Pop Gun
Scott Pittock
Run Time: 3 minutes

The chase is on as one man chases after another man with a gun. This satire evokes the style and feel of the French New Wave.

The Confession
Carl Phirman
Run Time: 22 minutes

Two long-term lovers lock horns over life and death issues.

The Good Things
Seth Wiley
Run Time: 25 minutes

A young tollbooth worker considers leaving the small Kansas town where he grew up. Starring Wil Wheaton and Christian Campbell.

The Perfect Babysitter
Robbin Shahani
Run Time: 6 minutes, 36 seconds

The perfect babysitter will go to any lengths to nurture and entertain her child...any lengths.

thursday afternoon
Clay Westervelt
Run Time: 17 minutes

When a school janitor hears the voice of God from a bottle of Lysol, questions arise from every corner. Only one small girl opens her eyes for the answer.