EPISODES
EPISODE TWO: OCTOBER 10, 2006
This second week of Fine Cut features: In Search of the Puppeteer (CalArts), How Henri Came to Stay (USC), Flor de Naranja (UCLA), Intracorp (CalArts), and Lion (Loyola Marymount).




EPISODE 02
In Search of the Puppeteer
by Chih-Ming Chang
CalArts

In Search of the Puppeteer
The stop-motion puppet is dreaming of escaping the hand that controls him. He encounters a hand-puppet who helps him and shows him the real world where he finds the truth behind all these illusions.

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How Henri Came to Stay
by Elia Petridis
USC

How Henri Came to Stay
A post WWII brittish detective attempts to solve a murder with the help of a young girl afflicted with synaethesia, a disease that gives her insight into a world where colors and sounds are forever bound.

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Flor de Naranja
by Xochitl Dorsey
UCLA

Flor de Naranja
Flor de Naranja (Orange Blossom) tells the story of Ramona and Miguel, two Mexican immigrants who find themselves locked in a vendor’s turf war on the streets of Los Angeles. Their fast-paced competition soon creates an unlikely camaraderie that ultimately ends in compromise and friendship.

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Intracorp
by John Paul Sawan
CalArts

Intracorp
Since he no longer can see past the automation of his life, an investigator of bodies finds himself trapped.

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Lion
by Adam Pilkington
Loyola Marymount

Lion
Lion is an intimate look on how poverty, death and education have impacted Antony, a 15 year old Zambian, who was forced to live on the streets after losing his parents to AIDS.

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