Seattle's True Independent Film Festival 2008

When Cindy married a rock star, Frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and GRAMMYS. But the song that propelled Frank to fame -Whirly Girl- would be the only chart-topper from his group, OXO. Years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending all his money on -gas, food, dry cleaning... and drugs- Frank is not the vision Cindy married. And now, twenty-three years after appearing on American Bandstand, Frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans for a toilet. Cindy's filmmaker son, GJ, begins documenting the situation. After a year of filming, what began as an attempt to mock his step-father instead creates a candid portrait on the pursuit of happiness. Best Documentary

After Kiefer Donovan had discovered the solution to global warming, it seemed as if his accomplishment had been shadowed by the political spin of the subject and nobody really cared. Now, 10 years after the matter, Kiefer teaches Chemistry at a low-level community college and is being denied tenure. On top of this his genius mind has suppressed all of his anger into a subconscious animated form. When he thinks his life cannot get any worse, his subconscious self pushes it's way out, the sh*t hits the fan, someone loses a limb, and his life is completely flipped around and upside down in this hip comedic adventure that features animation and live action. Best Breakdown