Film on the Run | The Films

Film on the Run aims to open its audience’s eyes to emerging talent – from both students on campus and up-and-coming filmmakers around the world. These films are short, quick and to-the-point. Short films and digital videos that instantly grab your attention and never let go. Whether they make you laugh, make you scream, make you think or make you cry, these films will make you open your eyes to a world of talent that you have never seen before.

THE PITY CARD

Directed by Bob Odenkirk of Mr. Show fame, The Pity Card revolves around the discomfort resulting from a first date at the Holocaust Museum with a girl who was unaware of the Holocaust. A master of comedy, Odenkirk takes an awkward moment, adds a touchy subject and turns it into twelve minutes of ridiculous funny. The Pity Card was featured at The Sundance Film Festival and a part of McSweeneys' Wholphin DVD Magazine.

BICYCLE MESSENGERS

Directed by Joshua Frankel, this festival favorite has been shown around the world at such fests as the Avignon Film Festival in France and the Gen Art Film Festival in New York. Frankel highlights the peculiar relationship between the messengers and the city in which they operate as animated bicycle messengers weave in between the live action traffic of Midtown Manhattan. See what went into the film’s creation and learn more about the filmmakers at the Bicycle Messengers website.

HIRO

Directed by Matthew Swanson, Hiro is a bizarre, funny and touching story of a mild-mannered bug collector forced out of his shell by the beauty of a young woman on the run from Yakuza gangsters. The film stars Hiro Kanagawa (Best in Show, Elektra) and has won awards at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, and Slamdance in Park City, Utah.