Shortz: Random Acts of Silence

Cold. White. Icy. Hot. Black. Broody. Random Acts of Silence gives a different twist to Trading Places and Survivor. This dark Kafkaesque animation, with its haunting gritty sound design, reveals a disturbing encounter when a frustrated office worker and lone Arctic hunter trade places and enter each other's worlds. Can either survive? What becomes of them? Stay tuned. A film without words.

The Pacific & Yukon Centre of the National Film Board, together with British Columbia Film and CBC Television's ZeD TV, presents Shortz, a showcase of seven one-minute films by emerging and seasoned animators. The task was to produce engaging, innovative one-minute shorts inspired by the theme "on that day..." The result is seven distinct approaches to animation, championing the rich talents of BC and Yukon animators.