Washington DC Independent Film Festival 2009

Gerald the dog has been scheduled for termination by the pound at 5:00. Today is his last chance to seduce a potential adopter.....can he do it before his time runs out? Click Here To View the Trailer on YouTube Genres: Family, Comedy, Independent, Children Animation, Children, Dramedy Contact: Shel Rasch Production Company: Stunt Puppet Pictures Director's Biography: Justin Rasch and Shel Rasch are Stop Motion Animation film makers. Before teaming up with Shel, Justin wrote, directed and animated several short films on his own. With over 12 years of professional animation experience, Justin now works as a Lead Animator at High Impact Games as well as periodically contributing animations to various feature film and TV show projects. He graduated from Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1996. Shel has a background in theater and dance, her Choreographic Works have been widely commissioned and well received throughout the US. She is a recipient of the Lester Horton Award for Excellence in Choreography. Together, Justin and Shel own the production company Stunt Puppet Pictures, which is currently producing several projects including pre-production on a new Stop Motion Animation Feature Film. Justin and Shel live in Los Angeles with their three continual motion kids. Number of Films Directed: 5

In the Salar de Uyuni, where many families work with salt, there is a 13 year-old boy named Kunturi who lives a normal life, much like the others in his village, until suffers when his Grandmother dies and his friend moves away. He decides to go on his first trip with the llama caravan throughout the "rota de la sal", exchanging salt for other goods. Kunturi's life changes for the better when he arrives to the town of Maca for the "tinku" festival. There he finds the most beautiful girl of his dreams, Ulana. They meet and live out their dream "to run together across the white sea" that is the Salar de Uyuni, until they reach the end of the horizon. Genres: Family, Drama, Educational, Native/Aboriginal Peoples, Disability Culture, Latino, Religious, Romance, Third World, Children Live Action, Nature, Fantasy, Independent, Wildlife, Road Trip, Youth/Teen, Children, Reality, Docu-Drama, Culture, Art, Spiritual Contact: TOSHIFUMI MATSUSHITA Production Company: DOLPHIN PRODUCTIONS Number of Films Directed: 4