'Short' Films... (Part 1)

If anagrams didn't do it for you, how about twitter length (140 characters or less) film descriptions? The full-length descriptions are available at www.danceswithfilms.com - as are tickets! (Get your tickets before June 4 for discounted prices!) But for the time-challenged, here are some 'short' versions of DWF 2009's feature length films and documentaries:

• MYTHIC JOURNEYS (June 4 7pm) An ancient tale about a noble king charged with the grim task of delivering a corpse to a mysterious sorcerer.

• BEING MICHAEL MADSEN (June 4 9:15pm) Madsen turns the tables on paparazzo Billy Dant, hiring filmmakers to chronicle Dant's life & troubles.

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• AUTODOC (June 5 2:45pm) When fame strikes a group of artists, the lines between personal/commercial & life/art, become alarmingly blurred.

• JOY (June 5 5pm) Joy, Marie & Marie set out on the anniversary of their father’s death & find the meaning of their lives at a grocery store.

• LOVE CONQUERS PAUL (June 5 7:15pm) Paul researches women & stages chance encounters. He then genuinely meets a woman, who also has a secret.

• CORPSE RUN (June 5 9:30pm) In 30 years a family will no longer sit around the TV; they’ll enter virtual worlds of competition & cooperation.

• THE COMMUNE (June 5 11:45pm) Isolated on a sinister commune with adults gone mad, Jenny confronts her guru-father’s evil agenda & followers.

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• MY MOVIE GIRL (June 6 10:30am) Everything Adam knows about love he learned from the movies. But he’s no Cary Grant to unrequited love, Kate.

• MOMZ HOT ROCKS (June 6 2:45pm) A look at mom rock bands: how MOMz take on the world, manage full lives & make music to rock your socks off.

• CRYPTIC (June 6 7:15pm) An old cellphone allows Jessie to speak with her younger self; as she alters her past her future plunges into chaos.

• HOW I GOT LOST (June 6 9:30pm) Jake & Andrew ditch New York & hit the road. Sometimes you have to get lost to figure out where you're going.

• FINALE (June 6 11:45pm) Though the death of her son is labeled a suicide, his mother believes there are darker, supernatural forces at work.

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• AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (June 7 2:45pm) The Farley Mowat & Robert Hunter crews aim to stop an illegal whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean.

• WAKING DREAMS (June 7 7:15pm) 1st-generation Indian-American Latha takes a job at a video game company; her parents want her to be a doctor.

• TINY LITTLE LIES (June 7 9:30pm) Artist Michael Taylor discovers his wife murdered; downstairs, 2 wealthy fans consider purchasing his work.