Duration: 15:57 mins

Gabe is not a very good poet. It doesn’t help his self-esteem that his mother is one of the country’s best. In an attempt to prove to her he is a worthwhile writer he plagiarizes her early works and passes them off as his own.

Gabe gets lost on his way to New York. He picks up a hitchhiker who helps him get back on track. Gabe tries to convince her he is a great poet but she doesn’t bite. It turns out she knows more about literature than he does.

Finally in New York, Gabe can begin his search. But the thriving metropolis starts to become a distraction. He finally gets back on track after talking to his mother and sensing she may want to come and join him.

(the guy who tells him that “all stories are worth telling” outside the theater) – Alter Egos

Laurence Green’s highly towted documentary explores the lives of two Oscar nominated animators. Chris Landreth is making a short animated film using the tragic tale of fellow artist Ryan Larkin who himself was an Oscar nominated animator. Ryan fell on hard times and is now a panhandler on the streets of Montreal. The resulting film of Ryan’s life finally won Chris Landreth an Oscar in 2006.