Summary: Sidelined at film festivals and ignored by most moviegoers, short films are often slighted as little more than the training wheels of the film industry. Yet mastering the form demands technical and narrative skills most feature directors lack, and for audiences exhausted by today s bloated extravaganzas, The World According to Shorts is an eclectic palate cleanser.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The World According to Shorts, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WORSummary: "It's 1988, and Melo, an Uruguayan town on the Brazilian border, awaits the visit of Pope John Paul II. 50,000 people are expected to attend, and the most humble locals believe that selling food and drink to the multitude will just about make them rich. Petty smuggler Beto thinks he has the best idea of all--he decides he will build a WC in front of his house and charge for its use. His efforts...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2008