Five Short Films August 31, 2006

He Was Once, Mary Hestand, 16 minutes, 1989. Davy sees a bear on the street in this topsy-turvy look at kids and adults.

Tater Tomater, Phil Morrison, 18 minutes, 1990. Over the course of a hectic day, cafeteria worker Doris begins to lose control poetically.

Five Feet High and Rising, Peter Sollett, 29 minutes, 2000. Victor, a twelve year-old boy growing up on New York City's Lower East Side experiences what growing up is all about.

Rejected, Don Hertzfeldt, 9 minutes, 2000. An animator's rejected works find their entire animated world collapsing in upon itself.

Fourteen, Nicole Barnette, 7 minutes, 2006. On her 14th birthday, Hannah awakens to a momentous day of gifts and attention, but a disturbing twist will have significant consequences on her future.

The Michigan Theater is pleased to welcome Nicole Barnette, director of FOURTEEN, to speak about her award-winning film. Ms. Barnette will be on hand after both screenings of this fantastic shorts program.

The Sundance Institute Art House Project is a national initiative that pairs the Institute and its Sundance Film Festival with 14 select art house cinemas across the country. The Michigan Theater is proud to have been selected for this honor and is pleased to present 25 films chosen by the Institute.

Official Website: http://michtheater.org/sundance.php