HollyShorts 2006 featured 53 of the best short films from around the world, including:Round 5 (Official opening short film) Directed by: Illegal Artists USA..10:04..Action Eliseo dreams of being a boxer some day. After he crashes into a mysterious woman on the run, he suddenly finds himself on a surreal journey, through a nocturnal underworld. This film is not in CompetitionNot A Pick Up Artist Directed by: Johnny Roc USA..4:20..Comedy Max is a pick up artist, me I..m not a pick up artist. Today that may change, I..m nervous but not backing down.Through These Eyes Directed by: Kevin Callies USA..9:45..Drama A young man..s jaw is broken by a blind sided punch thrown by his girlfriend..s ex. After healing he set out for revenge only to find satisfying it is worse than having.Perils in Nude Modeling Directed by: Scott Rice USA..9:55..Romantic Comedy A student on the verge of expulsion must choose between life-long ambition and love when a nude model makes a dangerous demand in the middle of a prestigious art school drawing class.Valle Paraiso Directed by: Eduardo Martin Julve Spain..11:45..Animation Valle ParaÃso tells the story of two brothers Angel and Claudio Ramiro and the confrontation that arises between them due to the great difference of their characters.Everlast Directed by: Bryan Law USA..6:37..Sci Fi Rarely, yet absolutely, there are those who find it. Buried deep inside the math, the matter, and the soul. Jarred is one of those people.Namibia, Brasil Directed by: Miguel Silveira Brazil..7:47..Drama Set in a Rio de Janeiro, Brasil the short movie ..Namibia, Brasil.. is a magical father and daughter story dedicated to the human cause and its struggles to keep going.Dediche D..Amore (Love Dedications) Directed by: Alessandro Merluzzi Italy..11:00..Comedy Two lines on the first page of a book. A simple gesture to deliver something more than the joy of offering a gift to a beloved.Harry and Greta Directed by Ryan Cooper USA..18:00..Comedy Harry will go to any length to save his career. Now all that stands between him and a paycheck is one little old lady, and Greta. Will Harry be a winner..or dinner?3:52 Directed by: Shawna Baca USA ..11:30 ..Drama A young woman battling addiction must go on a spiritual journey to face the demon that..s haunting her.Every 30 Seconds Directed by: Jeremy Corray USA..5:54..Comedy Every thirty seconds, a man is hit by a drunk driver. This is that man.Knife Shift Directed by: Jim Hudson New Zealand..13:50..Drama Welcome to room 110: check in with your luggage; check out in a body bag.Sans Pertinence Directed by: Derek Lake USA..29:00..Drama The greatest war they..ll ever know is the war within themselves.The Curling Stones Directed by: Pascal Franchot USA..5:00..Documentary Canadian artist Jason Young, creates a ..curling.. match installation out of ..curling-stone.. sculptures.The Legend of Flashpants Directed by: Nate Foll USA..13:44..Comedy On their lunch break, three women discover a haunted tale of love, revenge and murder in a run down male strip club.Absolution Directed by: Andrew McGary USA ..11:46 ..Drama Beneath the days ritual and the human normal, rests ideals and choices that leads to absolutionFear Tomorrow Directed by: Gregory Hobson USA..7:07..Comedy A patient with ..bird-like tendencies.. leads a psychiatrist to the ultimate transformation.Spin Directed by Jamin Winans USA..8:00..Action Spin revolves around a mysterious DJ who is sent to a city block to mend a series of events that occur in our everyday lives.The Pros and Cons of Breathing Directed by: Seth Manheimer USA..21:07..Drama A young thief with a terminal illness would rather die as a criminal than live as a patient.Rosa Directed by: William Olsson USA..12:00..Drama In a city of millions, a young girl is searching for a lost father..Lucky Directed by: Avie Luthra South Africa..20:00..Drama LUCKY is a South African AIDS orphan who learns about life through an unlikely bond with a racist Indian woman.Nostalgia For The Present Directed by: Anya Belkina USA..4:25..Animation Inspired by Voznesenski..s poem ..Nostalgia for the Present,.. this black and white short visualizes the urge to unpeel or to crack open the illusory layers of nostalgia in order to reveal a deeper longing for the full apprehension of living.Squirrel Man Directed by: Jeffrey Lynn Shepherd USA..20:00..Drama A squirrel bite leads an elderly man to believe he is a super hero.Short Film Program:Sunday, August 13, 11am-10pmPlacebo Directed by: Michael Steinbach USA..13:45..Thriller A diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic stops taking his medication and struggles to decipher reality from delusion.And Now A Word From Our Sponsors Directed by: Wojciech Lorenc Evanston USA ..9:10 ..Comedy A young man..s quest for a condom turns strangely surreal as he is bothered by an army of supermarket sellers soliciting their products.Inicio do Fim (The Beginning of the End) Directed by: Gustavo Spolidoro Brazil..17:00..Drama A man realizes that his fate is sealed living in a war-torn country.Rape For Who I Am Directed by: Lovinsa Kavuma South Africa..27:00..Documentary Homosexuality is one of Africa..s last great taboos. In South Africa, homophobia is being ..expressed.. through targeted rape of black lesbians.Genesis Antipode Directed by: John Robinson New Zealand..15:40..Sci Fi The fallout from a disastrous blind date forces two polar opposites to find common ground as the rest of the world falls apart around them.Robots Are Blue Directed by: Bill Sebastian USA..7:55..Comedy In the future, robots live and work among humans. Tom is faced with a dilemma when one of his ..workers.. shows a fondness for poetry.Linear Progression Directed by: Kat Kosmala USA..4:20..Animation In grass-eating comfort exists the orange protagonist of Linear Progression. Will life be as easy when he/she/it meets an obstacle on the straight and narrow path?Brazil Directed by: Ramon and Pedro USA..2:39..Comedy A ..weekend shoot.. from the Switzerland born directing duo.Elysion Directed by: Kimiko Sano USA..8:32..Live Action, Sci Fi In the another world, there is a humanoid controlling the human beings as a ..GOD... He is an omnipotence except one thing that he doesn..t have any freedom....Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot Directed by: David Chai USA..7:00..Animation A heartwarming tale of female empowerment and overcoming one..s adversities; along with shotgun barrage, wild moose attack, and infant electrocution.Available Men Directed by: David Dean Bottrell USA..15:00..Comedy A Hollywood agent (dispatched to sign a ..hot.. new writer) and a sensitive gay man (waiting for a blind date), mistake each other for the person they were expecting to meet.Dammi il La (Run and Look) Directed by: Matteo Servente Italy..20:20..Drama A priest succumbs to the urge to recount the story of an inexplicable friendship to a blocked composer who visits his church every day.Assumption Directed by: Christopher Keller USA..16:00..Thriller Starring James Denton (..Desperate Housewives..) is a short thriller that proves just how easy it is to make the wrong assumption.Dirty Mary Directed by: Daniele Ferraro USA..19:00..Comedy Based on the true story.. of a dirty, dirty, girl!Pretty Dead Flowers Directed by: Justin Liberman USA..15:30..Drama Pretty Dead Flowers is a wickedly precise dark comedy about the pathos of supermodel Samantha Kovacks.Window Directed by: Varda Hardy USA..15:00..Drama Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr. and Robert Peters give moving performances as ailing veterans Ralph and Gene. Once a commanding officer, now stuck in a hospital room..desperate and angry, Ralph will do anything to get the bed by the window.Seasons Directed by: Jim Travernetti USA..4:54..Animation Seasons is a computer generated short animation about the cycles of seasons, relationships, and life.Conversando con Junior (Chatting with Junior) Directed by: Carmen Cabana Venezuela..9:38..Documentary Conversando con Junior is a short documentary on how is it to grow up in a neighborhood of gangs in Venezuela, told from a kid..s point of view.The King of Siam Directed by: Byron McKim Canada..22:00..Drama ..The King of Siam.. deals with the ill-fated relationship between a father and his son.The Locrian Mode Directed by: Eric Lodal USA..17:58 ..Drama Four characters intersect in a labyrinth of time and space, each grasping for love and music as they navigate through an increasingly bizarre and unpredictable world.Maxi Doodles Directed by: Bronston Jones USA..25:40..Comedy Wanna go behind-the-scenes as America..s Favorite Clown shoots a commercial for everyone..s favorite restaurant? That..s right, meet Slapsy Doodle of MaxiDoodles!!!Dream a Little Dream Directed by: Brett Blewitt Australia..7:38..Comedy Where do dreams end and reality begin? Sam and James dream of the perfect life and then they wake up..Fizzy Days Directed by: Mark Millicent United Kingdom..29:43..Comedy Every body knows..If you..ve got the right ride. You can pull the birds.DOOBIE PINK or how I quit being a party freak.. Directed by: Sary Sehnaoui Canada..14:30..Comedy Doobie Pink is a party freak..nothing stops him. But tonight the fiesta doesn..t turn out as planned, his life is affected, and little by little, he becomes a genius in bakery.Ozone Directed by: Honey United Kingdom..18:34.. Sci Fi By 2050, lifestyle is designed by corporate state. Unhealthy food, obesity, famine and war have been made redundant by Soy Plankton protein processing genetic manipulationArtistic License Directed by: Michael Wohl USA..23:10..Comedy David Milken takes the license photos at the DMV and he takes his job very, very seriously.Fuzion Directed by: Kelly Rigg USA..3:47..Comedy Good times turn ugly in this limousine or do they?The Way I See It Directed by: Cindy Konits USA..19:40..Documentary My mother..s first cousin, Dr. Henry Abrams, was Albert Einstein..s ophthalmologist and friend. The morning after Einstein..s death on April 18, 1955, Dr. Abrams removed the eyes from the corpse.King..s Echo Directed by: Haim Silberstein USA..21:40..Drama An alumni club bartender tells a sad tale to one of the club..s patrons. From his story, we learn that a femme fatale caused his downfall in college.Ausreisser (The Runaway) (Official closing Short) Directed by: Ulrike Gote Germany..23:00..Drama The tragicomedy tells the story of Walter who bumps into six-year-old Yurim who insists that Walter takes him to school - because he is his son. This film is not in Competition