Love, Death, Cars & Pigs

In God We Trust
Everyone has their good points and bad points. What if the higher authority is actually keeping score? Sent to limbo by a speeding truck, Robert escapes to try to adjust his score, with hilarious results. Will his well-intentioned efforts result in a visit to the pearly gates or put him on the express elevator to hell? Only God knows. This film gives all us less-than-angelic mortals hope for a second chance.
Length: 16 minutes

Pig!
A hilarious encounter on a country road becomes the stuff of urban legend. A young Spike Jonze, who went on to direct the feature films Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, stars.
Length: 2 minutes

Fuel
It's been a long day. A clutch of frazzled and bickering women pile into a car. They discover they are almost out of petrol - and patience. Tempers are about to flare when they make a stop at a gas station only to find no one around. When the gas attendant finally appears, he makes the women an offer that gives new meaning to a "full service" gas station.
Length: 3 minutes

Joymeal
A man. A girl. A hamburger, fries and a milkshake. All the ingredients necessary for a seduction. Right? Your mother told you never to play with your food. Maybe this is why. You'll never look at a "happy meal" the same way again.
Length: 7 minutes

Pillowfight
This look at that stage in a couple's relationship when "sleeping together" actually means sleeping together is based on a real-life experience. Love knows no boundaries, except when it's time to sleep - then push comes to shove. This couple finds out the hard way that silence is truly golden. Written and directed by Scott Rice (who, to no one's surprise, has separated from his wife).
Length: 5 minutes

The Pickle Jar
Do love stories bug you? Part live-action and part animation, this is a love story like you've never seen. A young man rushes to prepare himself for a hot date when a stink bug with a chip on his shoulder (do bugs have shoulders?) threatens to put an end to his amorous plans. The Pickle Jar, which took more than a year to complete, is Benjamin Goldman's California Institute of the Arts thesis film
Length: 9 minutes

Mutual Love Life
Basking in a heady glow of candlelight, red wine and Nat King Cole music, Don and Sarah gaze romantically into each other's eyes. It's the all-important third date, and they're standing at The Commitment Precipice. But who's the strange guy at the next table, and why is he listening so intently to their love talk? Director, writer and actor Robert Peters gives a humorous twist to an age-old theme in this Academy Award-nominated short.
Length: 11 minutes

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