Brian M. Cassidy

Animals Under Anaesthesia: Speculations on the Dreamlife of Beasts

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

Part lyrical document, part farce, Animals Under Anaesthesia: Speculations On the Dreamlife of Beasts explores the imaginary unconscious minds of animals. Images of sex, death and the natural world are made manifest in the murky and disquieting dreams of a dog, a cat, a pig and a rabbit.

Fish Kill Flea

Aaron Hillis, Jennifer Loeber

Once thriving, a dead mall in upstate New York is now home to a ragtag flea market, living proof that the American Dream is in perpetual decay. Blending vérité with a stylized wit, this heartbreaking portrait raises questions about our disposable culture through the unfiltered lives of its eccentric community.

The Patron Saints

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

A home for the aged's youngest resident narrates a documentary about his new home.

Interchange

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

Bathed in the uncanny glow of late afternoon sun and set against a noisy highway, Interchange depicts the melancholy and isolation of a small working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Montreal.

Francine

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

Melissa Leo, Victoria Charkut

Francine is released from prison and settles down in a small town. She is unable to regain a foothold in society and turns to animals for comfort.

God Provides

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

Shot in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and bound by elements of fiction, this unexpected documentary short is a glimpse into faith-based sentiment and inexplicable loss. While a man searches for his kitchen appliances in the bushes, elsewhere a grinning preacher takes souvenir snapshots for his congregation, and a woman with a disability journeys to a quieter place.

I Seen the Moon

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

Recollection. Romance. Regret.

The Delaware Project

Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy

A young woman can't make any contact with the world around her. The world changes at high speed.

Call Center

Brian M. Cassidy

Filmed in a telemarketing agency, Call Center takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a low-budget infomercial. By intercutting customer testimonials with scenes of questionable working conditions, this short documentary is an ode to artifice and boredom in the workplace.