Short on Truth

Image from "Throwing Punches."
Image from "The Godfathers of Time."
Image from "How Agate Pass Came To Be."

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Sep 30, 2013

It's a Short-stravaganza at Local Sightings 2013! See all of the short film programs in this year's festival at the discount price of $24 Film Forum Members, $40 General Admission.

Short on Truth 

How Agate Pass Came To Be 
Longhouse Media – Seattle, WA – 2:14 min

The creation story of Agate Pass is a powerful reminder of tribal relationships to water.

The Godfathers of Time
Nik Nerburn and Chloe Stamper – Olympia, WA – 26:32 min

An experimental documentary about three iconic clock towers in western Washington, and the men who maintain them.

Jack Wilson Live at Werd Records
Jason Williams – Seattle, WA – 9:54 min

A music video for the song “Fell Inside” by Jack Wilson. 

Part of the Cycle
Tess Martin – Seattle, WA – 7:52 min

We impact the water cycle ever day, yet most people don’t realize how their water use fits in to the larger picture. This animated short uses ink, water and interviews to depict water’s circuitous journey.

Shell Game
Lou Karsen – Seattle, WA – 7 min

Made over 4 days for the International Documentary Challenge, Shell Game is portrait of Kathleen Flenniken, Washington State Poet Laureate.

Throwing Punches
Rosalie Miller – Seattle, WA – 12:51 min

Throwing Punches is a short documentary portrait that explores the life and career of Vancouver, B.C., martial artist-turned professional stuntwoman, Leanne Hindle. From her athletic beginnings, to the big break that catapults her career, we follow Hindle’s successes, struggles and the mounting pressures to be the best. 

Mind in Body
Yael Bridge – Portland, OR –  7 min

This experimental short explores different ways of being trapped inside a broken body.

People of the Water
Longhouse Media - Seattle, WA - 4:44 min

Suquamish teen, Ty Purser, harvests seafood as part of his daily life. Join him from sunrise to sunset on this cultural adventure.

Back to the Abyss
Megan Leonard - Seattle, WA - 8 min

Many years ago Pacific Northwest artist R. Allen Jensen invented a board game to predict the date of his own death; this is the story of him playing it.

 

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