Thurs. Jan. 24

Last call! There are a dozen indy theaters around the country particiapting in what they're calling an "Art House Project," What the Coolidge Corner Theatre is doing, to celebrate the Sundance Festival this month, is a specially curated program of shorts from last year's festival. They've got seven films, running just over an hour and a half. Have we seen them? No. (Where do you see short films anyway, except at something like this?) But we'll go from the Coolidge's descriptions and see if some of this doesn't sound intriguing. 1) "Death To The Tin Man" - (in photo) How the Oz tin woodsman lost his limbs and his lover, and how he tried to get his life back. It Winner of an Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking and was directed by Ray Tintori. 2) "Peace Talk" - Little Jonna and her friend Emilie play at being soldiers, but Jonna’s mother doesn’t approve of the course their game takes. This was directed by Jenifer Malmqvist, in Swedish with English subtitles. 3) "King" - The older woman in apartment 3B has unusual plans. Directed by Caran Hartsfield. 4) "Salt Kiss" - On a secluded island off Rio, the carefree 45–year–old Rogério struggles to bring his recently engaged best friend back to the good life. Directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa, in Portuguese with English subtitles. 5) "God Provides" - A look at the varied and unexpected responses to natural disaster. Directed by Brian Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky. 6) "Everything Will Be OK" - A series of dark and troubling events force Bill to reckon with the meaning of life—or lack thereof. This won the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking. Directed by Don Hertzfeldt. 7) "Happiness" - One evening after work, a female factory worker buys a box of happiness in a strange discount store and has to decide what to do with it. (This has us thinking: What would be in our box of happiness? Yours?) Directed by Sophie Barthes. USA,  The screenings go through Thursday Jan. 24. Tickets: $9.50. Today, Thursday the 24th, is the last day with shows at  4:45 and 7:00
 

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