Our third SLIFF film was actually seven films -- Doc Shorts: The Unexpected.
Mickey's Pets. Mickey has been taxidermying animals for some time, but this is her first entry into the National Taxidermy Championships. When her deceased peacock arrives in the mail, she gets to work making it look alive again, and we follow her through that process all the way to the competition. This was both S's and my favorite.
The Day of the Wall. This is a wordless depiction of an Italian festival which I don't really understand. A few words may have helped out. The best part was the little girl rocking out to the music in her head during the end credits.
6 Toes. Did you know that polydactyl cats (with more than the normal number of toes) are colloquially referred to as Hemingways? I didn't. 6 Toes is odd: part autobiography, part biography, part history. Reasonably enjoyable (and delightfully short).
Balloonfest. Back in 1986, the city of Cleveland attempted to shed its nickname ("the mistake by the lake") by making it into the Guinness Book of World Records by releasing 1,500,000 helium-filled balloons into the air. They did it, but it didn't turn out quite the way they hoped. Quaint and mildly amusing.
The Tables. A world-champion table tennis player installed two permanent tables in Bryant Park, in the heart of Manhattan. A diverse community has developed around them. I liked this one a lot.
Molasses & Lemon. An odd little attempt at comparing love and heartbreak, highlighting the similarities between the two. More confusing than enjoyable.
Lost Paradise. A facility originally built to house a nuclear warhead has been converted into a disaster survival bunker for the ultra-rich. It was an interesting thing to learn about, but should have been about one-third as long as it was.
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