Mendocino Film Festival Presents: Vive L'Amour: Short Films on Love

Looking for something a little different for Valentine's Day this year? The Mendocino Film Festival has just the thing -- an encore presentation of the wildly popular collection of short films on love on Saturday, February 13th. Love never fails to fascinate, mystify and inspire. Join us for eight interpretations of the world's oldest emotion in a handful of its countless guises: amorous, filial, platonic, even technological. Vive l'amour!

Screenings at 6:00 and 8:00 pm at the Matheson Performing Arts Center in Mendocino. Tickets are $10 and available at Harvest Market in Ft. Bragg,  Out of This World in Mendocino, on the web at www.MendocinoFilmFestival.org, or at the door. All proceeds benefit the 5th Annual Mendocino Film Festival.

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE ME?
Directed by Nick Ball
The hero of this delightfully silly short film insists on giving everything a rating, on a scale of 1 - 10. He outsmarts himself when he gives a rating to the love he feels for his long-suffering partner. (7 minutes, Australia).
 
AUTOMATO
Directed by Neil and Cathy McInnes
An animated re-imagining of the filmmaking process, Automoto unfolds within the ornately mechanized cinematic workshop of a wooden skeleton. (5 minutes, Canada).
 
EPICAC
Directed by Will Tully
Based on a Kurt Vonnegut short story, EPICAC is a science fiction romance about a machine that learns to love its human creators, with unforeseen results. (21 minutes, USA).
 
BACK SEAT BINGO
Directed by Liz Blazer
Sexy Senior Seeks Same.  A poignant and humorous animated documentary about the romantic lives of Senior Citizens. (5 minutes, USA).
 
SEVEN DAYS WITH SEVEN DOGS
Directed by Billie Dean
In this touching dog-umentary, seven rescued dogs go on the trip of a lifetime. When their beloved kelpie Suki was given just a few weeks to live, the filmmakers wanted to make every last day a jewel.
(4 minutes, Australia—based on a 53 minute film of the same title).
 
SMALL CHANGE
Directed by Anna McGrath
A man struggles without his wife, a little girl loses her tooth and a boy reacts the only way he knows how. Small change can make all the difference. (7 minutes, Australia).
 
TANGHI ARGENTINI
Directed by Guido THYS
Despite the cold and faceless atmosphere at work, an office clerk devises a clever way to connect with other human beings. A romantic ruse with a delightfully unexpected ending. (14 minutes, Belgium).

STRUCK
Directed by Taron Lexton
Mysteriously impaled by a three-foot arrow that holds fast, Joel must learn to live with his affliction. With cameos by Kelly Preston and Jenna Elfman, Struck is a charming, beautifully crafted lesson on the inevitability of romantic fate. (7 minutes, USA).