Asbury Short Film Concert at The Linda 2016

posted Sep 28, 2016

A still from Drawcard, one of the shorts in this year's lineup. (It's about an office joke gone wrong.)

The Asbury Short Film Concert series will be back at The Linda this Saturday, October 1. This is 35th year for the series, which a traveling "concert" of short films. Blurbage:

Did you ever watch the Academy Awards when they were presenting the Best "Live Action" Short Film or Best Short Animation Oscars and say to yourself...

"Where are these films, and why haven't I seen any of them?"

Well, the The Asbury Shorts Concerts has been giving people the opportunity to see these little gems in a real theater format on a big screen since 1980.

The Asbury Shorts Concerts covers it all: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Documentary and Experimental.

Our show is like a trip to the best film festivals in the world where you sample the elite of the short film genre but without competition and plenty of live surprises!

Tickets are $10 and available online. The event at The Linda starts at 8 pm Saturday it's about two hours long.

Here's a quick description of some of the films on this year's slate, if you're curious...

Fait d'Hiver...A classic comedy short from Belgium director Dirk Belien. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film a few years back. An Asbury Shorts Hall of Fame Inductee.

Rust...This documentary follows an artist in Nova Scotia, Canada who creates pieces from found metal around his property. Allowing the metal to rust he utilizes nature as his "co artist." Director Ben Proudfoot from Halifax won "Best Short Film" at the Shelburne International Film Expo in Canada.

Drawcard...A new comedy from director Antonio Orean Berlin of Australia. This film recently won the "People's Choice Award" at the hugely popular Los Angeles Comedy Shorts Festival. An office worker fouls up practical joke in an epic way and it might end up costing him his job.

tags: film, stuff to do, The Linda

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