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4Schools Films
| Dark Clouds Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: UK Director: Peter Szewczyk Run time: 2 minutes Nominated for Best Ultra Short Dark Clouds is a beautiful animation of rain that shatters flora and fauna. Prepare for edgy acidity from great heights and be grateful this is not screened in 3D! Vegetables from the Sea Year: 2009 Country of Origin: New Zealand Director: Adam Hermans Run time: 6 minutes Nominated for Best Ultra Short and Best New Zealand Film Maker Our shores offer a great source of food that most of us ignore. You are invited to take a tasty bite and develop an appetite. Rethink the Shark Year: 2008 Country of Origin: South Africa Director: Erica Brumage Run time: (3x) 1 minute Nominated for Best Ultra Short Fear of JAWS is omnipresent but is that fear justified? Expect to see more of this little beauty. The Gyre Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: Canada Director: Jerry Newton Run time: 3 minutes Large, spiralling ocean currents called gyres act as accumulators for debris. Non-degradable plastic breaks into smaller and smaller pieces that cause havoc in our oceans. Flood Children of Holdibari Year: 2008 Country of Origin: Bangladesh Director: Mary Matheson Run time: 5 minutes Nominated for Best Ultra Short Bangladeshi children look at practical measures on their river island to make life easier during the floods that have become more extreme with climate change. Eye-opening maturity in eye-watering circumstances make for compelling watching. Locally Unwanted Land Usage Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: USA Director: Katherine Balsley Run time: 7 minutes Small minded Biggerton trashes resourceful Smallerton in a celebration of recycling. This satirical depiction is mostly made from recycled material. The Hybrid Union Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: USA Director: Serguei Kouchnerov Run time: 4 minutes Minus is driven by light; Plus runs on water. They love to race each other until they meet a bundle of energy with tricks up his sleeve. Even if we combine existing energy sources, can we rely on them to win the ensuing race? We Are All Here Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: USA Director: Yonghwa Choi Run time: 2 minutes Partying eggheads have taken the world by storm in this upbeat animation. It doesn’t take long before the party’s over. For A Fistful Of Snow Claymation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: Switzerland Director: Julien Ezri Run time: 6 minutes This whimsical funny claymation questions why we would deplete our resources in a fight over nothing. Crouching sea lion, not so hidden dragon? The Break Up Year: 2009 Country of Origin: New Zealand Director: Charlee Collins Run time: 4 minutes Nominated for Best New Zealand Emerging Film Maker and Best New Zealand Young Film Maker And you thought using your mobile phone was the easy (but cowardly) way of breaking up? Watch this. It’s time to end our relationship with global warming! Ecological Footprint Animation Year: 2008 Country of Origin: Canada Director: Jerry Newton Run time: 2 minutes What is an ecological footprint and how large is yours? Maybe you can reduce it without too much effort? Skylight Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: Canada Director: David Baas Run time: 5 minutes An animated mockumentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world. Make your donation now to plug the hole in the ozone layer. The Green Film Year: 2008 Country of Origin: Canada Director: Andrew Williamson Run time: 6 minutes How green are you willing to be? An eco-comedy that talks the talk about being environmentally considerate but can it walk the walk? Rethink Happiness Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: Canada Director: Choom Lam Run time: 2 minutes Do all these wonderful products really make our life better? Rethink your lifestyle; rethink happiness. Lebensader Animation Year: 2009 Country of Origin: Germany Director: Angela Steffen Run time: 6 minutes Nominated for Best Ultra Short Lebensader (Vein of Life) is an awesome animation that takes a spiritual look at the interconnectedness of life. Those in the know say it‘s a must see. MyCrisis Year: 2009 Country of Origin: Canada Director: Joseph Procopio Run time: 4 minutes Fourteen-year-old Joseph Procopio examines the oil crisis for a school project and wonders if there will be a water crisis during his lifetime. Energy Vampires Animation Year: 2008 Country of Origin: Canada Director: Meiko Bae Run time: 2 minutes You thought you turned off all devices, but wait — think again. Energy vampires creep into your house and suck valuable resources from your plugs. The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl Animation Year: 2008 Country of Origin: USA Director: Mike Roush Run time: 5 minutes This little animated owl takes on his biggest predator in the real world. Will he successfully avenge his mate? |