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"And now for something completely different..."

Here are some films that have unusual quirks that make them interesting: the quirks are defined in red text.

Aijo (US-Japan/ 48 min/ 2006/ Directed by Hart Ginsburg and Dave Schmudde) From the train tracks of Tokyo Ginsburg searches for what love is--to the urban bus stops of Chicago. This film is based on a suicide note found on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2003. (Friday 10 am, Holiday Inn)

Aijo is neat because it approaches documentary from a "Camera as confessional" point of view, you may say what the hell is going on at first, but in the end you see some true transformation.

Blood Tea and Red String (USA/70 min/2006/ Directed by Christiane Cegavske) Thirteen years in the making, Christiane Cegavske’s handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart’s desire. “A David Lynchean fever dream on Beatrix Potter terrain…as lovingly crafted as it is unsettlingly sour-sweet” -Dennis Harvey, VARIETY.

(Friday, 10 am, Holiday Inn)

This film rocks because it's a painstaking difficult art form that's stunning an beautiful to behold. It takes roughly two weeks of shooting to get five minutes of animation: come see what 13 years on one film can produce.

Change of Heart (Canada/ 59 Min/ Directed by David Tucker/ 2003) Through extraordinary access, Change of Heart follows the dramatic and intimate stories of five heart patients, confined to the transplant ward at Toronto General Hospital. awaiting new hearts. Dr. Heather Ross, one of Canada’s leading heart physicians and clinical researchers and current director of the Cardiac Transplant Program at the Toronto General Hospital, becomes the conduit between their separate yet interconnecting narratives of struggle, courage and occasional victory against terrible odds. Throughout, Dr. Ross and her team must make life and death decisions that will inevitably change these patients' lives forever. (Friday 3:10 pm, Holiday Inn)

This is more than just a TV medical show, it is a true cinema verite' look at what it's like to be one death's doorstep waiting for donor to supply you with a heart. In this process, the filmmaker steps back from narration and let's you embrace the moments of these people's lives in your own way.

Dark Practice (MA/17 min/2006/ Directed by Christopher Parker) Drew Stevens expected his 9 am Friday meeting to be an uneventful one. He was wrong. A mysterious force in the form of two spectres and a beautiful young coworker stalks his every move. (Saturday 1:15 pm, NH State Library) Without giving things away, I'll just say this film has some great effects!

The Father, Unblinking (NY/ 23 min/ 2006/ Directed by Ziggy Attias) Set in rural America a father discovers his young daughter dead of fever and makes the decision to bury her secretly, without informing his wife. A hauntingly beautiful tale of grief. (Friday, 3:30 pm, Holiday Inn; Saturday 10 am, NH State Library This film still has the SNOB committee enthralled and puzzled, it leaves an incredible lasting impression on you

Gags (NV/ 44 min/ 2006/ Directed by Phil Valentine) Gags, short for Anthony Gagliano, moves his family-owned construction company along with his wacky Italian family from Brooklyn to Las Vegas. His reason is that Vegas is a booming construction mecca, but he's really pursuing his ex, who moved there after their divorce. You can take them out of Brooklyn, but you'll never get Brooklyn out of them.... (Saturday 3:15 pm, the NH State Library)

This film is not really film, it's TV Show, imagine really doing what you've always said about writing your own TV show. Come meet a guy who put his money where is mouth is... "All the way from Las Vegas... it's Phil Valentine!"

Laundry Day (NH/ 23 min/ 2005/ Directed by Travis Laughlin) Shot in black and white as if a fairy tale from a bygone era, this Chaplinesque silent film tells the tale of an unhappy girl who seems doomed to live under the cruelty of her father and brother, until the chance arrival of a lowly shoe-shiner changes her fortune. The shoe-shiner finds his love for the girl to be difficult to convey as he must first win her trust and then find a way around the malicious father and brother. (Saturday 1:15 p.m., NH State Library)

This film is not just an awesome local film, but you can have additional fun by trying to figure out where in Concord it was shot. Sorry,no hints from SNOB members!

Many Ways to See the World (MA/30 Min/2006/ Directed by Ruth Abrams) Based on the popular and provocative book, Seeing Through Maps, this new film is a fascinating 30-minute exploration into the minds of twelve mapmakers. (Friday 1:15 pm, Holiday Inn)

Here's another sort of presentation film like The Inconvenient Truth that is filled with interesting facts we all should know. The makers of this film will be here to add to the learning. Oh and by the way, some of these maps were featured in The Inconvenient Truth as well as West Wing.

On the Floor, In the Dark(VT/3:20 min/2005/ Directed by Megan James). This is a film about language, about using our bodies to wrestle with meaning because words don't have the strength. It is a film about the moment one realizes that love is a kind of violence. (student film) (Friday 3:30 pm, Holiday Inn)

This little film speaks volumes about love and intimacy between the sexes.

Robert Todd Collection of Experimental Films (USA/45 min of shorts/2004-2006/ Directed by Robert Todd) Experimental filmmaker Robert Todd will be on hand to discuss several of his short films, all of which combine image and sound in ways that evoke conceptual understandings of the world that resonate beyond the story at hand. (Saturday 10 am, the NH State Library)

Here it is, your chance to ask an experimental filmmaker why they, do what they do?

An Teanga Runda (The Secret Language) (Ireland/13 Min/Directed byBrian Durnin) A 3-fingered man with a shady past threatens to end the exciting career of Michael Hady, super spy. The only person that stands between him and sheer disaster is his son James. They use Irish as a secret language to discuss their covert spy business. In English and Gaelic. (Friday, 6:15 pm, Holiday Inn; Saturday 3:15 pm, the NH State Library)

In all my life I've never heard anyone say, "Time to brush up on your Gaelic!" So, i'm saying it now. Seriously it's a treat to hear the language. Subtitles included.

Shift (NH/4:36 min/ 2005/ Directed by Joshua Marvel) This short film told with beautiful watercolor landscapes takes the audience on a journey without characters, introducing a new perspective on cycles through time. (A Hampshire College student film) (Friday eve, 10 pm, Holiday Inn)

Shift is sort like watching the shell or the context of the movie and you fill in the action and plot mentally, great spectacle.

Something My Father Would Do (USA/15 min/2006/ Directed by John Badalament) Shows the stories of 3 men who grew up with abusive fathers and had to grapple with their own choices as intimate partners and fathers. (Friday, 3:10 pm, Holiday Inn)

This film depicts men who are among the most brave in our society, they chose to attempt to break the chain of dysfunction in the American family experience.

TuTu Fairy (USA/4 Min/2005/ Directed byTim Mattson) Susan Smolinskywas daring enough to be silly and as a multidisciplinary artist who believes in free expression, she transformed everyday reality into something inspiring. As Tu Tu Fairy she dances through Times Square and, trying to make strangers wishes come true, she brings her own dreams to life on the streets of New York. (Friday 6:15 pm, Holiday Inn)

This film description speaks for itself.