A moody and provoking short of a lonely being struggling to escape an insulated existence and search for companionship.

A friendship blossoms between an inquisitive young boy and a solitary bone carver. But, the old man's mysterious past catches up with him, resulting in terrible consequences.

This is a stunning 3D animated short from the UCLA Animation Workshop. The story is simple: A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. Winner of over 45 awards including Festival de Cannes Short Film Corner (09); Audience Choice, Ashland International Film Festival (09); Best Animated Film, Indie Fest(09); Best Animation, Student Film Marin County Festival of Short Film and Video('09), and many more.

Severing the Soul

Signs of Life

EIFF presents a first: an animated mockumentary. About the ecological plight of penguins in the Antartic, it's a simply hilarious computer graphics short.

Small Comforts

A Catholic zealot from the 17th Century is granted eternal life in exchange for taking the Souls of Non-Believers. Made in Eugene.

Can stalking be funny? You bet. After a crushing breakup, Michael works through the five stages of grief with the help of psychologist Dr. Lieber. Things are great - until his sister reveals shocking news that hurtles Michael towards a final confrontation - and a new true love. Well, kind of, sort of. Maybe?

A fumbling romance between college students Sean and Kelly sparks this fun "guy-talk" short. Made by Eugene native Alex Richanbach and featured on the Glamour magazine website and on Will Ferrell's FunnyOrDie.com, EIFF is happy to provide audiences this big-screen showing. An insightful comedy about connecting with the opposite sex.

Jacob King suffers through many sleep deprived nights, drinking, trying his best to ignore a family and past that have fallen apart around him... Then there's that noisy swing in the yard. Laughter from the yard grows louder and more intense at night, more realistic. The dreams grow more vivid and the flashbacks more revealing of the events that occurred the night his wife and daughter left for good. An appealing drama.

Canadian animator Stacey Chomiak gives us hand-drawn Bentley the Bug, a sophisticated gentlemanly sort, who makes music with Farmer Henry in the corner of a barn. Previously screened at the West Hollywood Film Festival this short boasts great color, shading and animated movement. Entertainment for the whole family.

John Wahlberg (RIB HILLIS, seen often in "CSI" and "Two and a Half Men") works as a corporate attorney in a large Washington D.C. law firm, trading his nights and weekends for extra cash and the promise of a secure future. Lyndsey Palmer (JULIE DORRIS, "Desperate Housewives"), John's girlfriend, wants more from life, from him. Through a series of circumstances John becomes stranded in Taos, where encounters with local residents bring to the surface wounds that are both old and new. This dramatic personal journey shows how one deals with unexpected loss while forging a balance between competing families, work and personal interests.

Is access to clean drinking water a basic right or a life giving commodity to be bought and sold? We know how some multinational corporations will answer, for they sell a staggering 80 million single-serving bottles of water a day!

"Tapped" reveals the effort to privatize water, the one resource that should never become a commodity. Battles over water as civilization spread west was nothing compared to what is coming. This riveting documentary on dwindling municipal water supplies, environmental pollution from bottled water containers, and health concerns with the product will have you headed for the faucet.

Water will become more scare over the next decade and your access to water will depend on your ability to pay vastly more than you presently pay for better and environmentally friendly tap water. This EIFF film is a highlight of the festival. At a recent sneak peek showing, many unopened bottles of water were found discarded in the theater as the audience left.

In 1922 a small western town was rocked with the news that the local school principal had shot and killed one of his students. Uintah United tells the remarkable and inspirational story of the principal's successor, Golden Kilburn, who dramatically changed the lives of some troublesome students and healed a community.

PBS filmmaker Issac Goeckeritz, used the unique technique of "Scrapbook Socials" to bring townspeople together to go over past events and review old photos to be used in the film.

A sci-fi twist on "Memento," this drama is a thrilling story told in non-linear time. John Outis doesn't have a past, but his life history is being restored in the present, dramatically altering the lives of his friends, his wife, and his lover. As he begins to remember more, his past threatens to end his future until he receives the aid and guidance of Tina Plantes, a brilliant and unconventional physics professor.

Indie Fest international competition award winner for feature film, lead actor and original screenplay. Writer/director Greg Kerr, lead actress Karla Mason, and original score composer Nan Avant will be in attendance with other cast and crew.

"The Visited" takes place in one scary library where writer Edward is losing his grip on reality. As his disturbing visions of an alien abduction intensify, he must distinguish reality from insanity before hurting someone he loves.

Anyone up for an overnight adult pajama party? With vodka? And maple bacon donuts? We"re having it at a preschool! Portland writer-director Mike Vogel"s film is a keenly observant comedy about a group of parents spending the night in a preschool classroom so they can be first to get their kids on the enrollment list.

A witty, right-on, and very unsentimental view of parenting. Excellent cast and well crafted screenplay. Based on real events this is a very special EIFF presentation. Filmmaker and cast members attending.

This 25-minute retrospective challenges us to reflect on the state of the world and ourselves, and to listen more closely to what is being asked of us at this time of unprecedented global transformation.

Interviews with eight individuals who are actively addressing and working with these very questions in their communities, this short documentary asks what the world would look like were we to realize our own potential, both individually and collectively? Is such change even possible?

Among those interviewed are Kyodo Williams, Zen teacher/ social activist, Tenzin Palmo, one of the first Westeners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun, and Orland Bishop, of the Shade Tree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles.

For Robert Altman fans that can't resist his style of single-take, over-lapping dialogue, this fun short, made in Portland, is right up your alley. As a couple winds their way through a skin care boutique, sarcastic dialogue on notions of beauty expose their narcissism. A clever relationship comedy.

In this exciting, twist-ending short, a woman is trapped in a room with a vicious Doberman watching her every move. As she struggles to break free her captor will be revealed at the very end.

Blending images of the same forest scene shot over the course of a year, "Woodlands Seasons 1" reflects on experiencing many moments at the same time. A combination of photo collage, video, and animation, it moves us into a dreamlike world of the transitory experience of nature.

A secret team of super kids is called upon to protect the world from the self-proclaimed evil genius Baron Von Vaughn. Action, adventure, and 3D effects, make this animated cartoon fun for the entire family.