Home is the safest place, unless you are alone.

As a young boy waits for his father to come home from Iraq, he does what anyone would do: cook a delicious breakfast.

CERISE is a short film about the grammatical world of former six-time National Spelling Bee champ Josh Kermes that's thrown into disarray when the director of the tutoring center he works for hires a new writing tutor, Shivam Shah, who also happens to be the person who won the spelling bee Josh had lost 20 years ago. Chaos and competition ensue up, down, and diagonally in this short quirky dramedy, culminating in the ultimate showdown. It’s man against word: Will Josh finally overcome the word that took him down?

Dirty Work is a documentary about a dream. The film follows a year in the life of the people who invested their sweat, hopes, and tears into Elsie's Farm; a little field of vegetables that just might change the world.

The charming animated tale of a little rabbit visiting a very unique circus.

Short films curated especially for Flyway.

The story of a 22 year-old woman from El Salvador who decides to leave her home and children behind to emigrate to the United States in order to build them a better life.

Polish emigre, Gosia, an awkward 7 year old girl who barely speaks English, is the new student at a Catholic school. With a vivid imagination, Gosia escapes into her fairy tale story "Baba Yaga and the Wood" when faced with turmoil. Gosia proves she has real gumption when she uses this imaginary world to find strength to stand up for herself when she is unjustly punished.

75 artists from different countries came together to make Bill Plympton's Guard Dog Global Jam a reality. The result is a unique collection of styles that flow together to re-tell the story of the over-protective Guard Dog as he tries to guide his owner to safety on their walk outside.

Memories from the Holocaust have been portrayed in almost every medium, but rarely animation -- and never before by a child animator. Animated short film "INGRID PITT: BEYOND THE FOREST" is a cross-generational collaboration between a world-class animation master, two-time Academy Award-nominated Bill Plympton, and a first-time animator, 11-year-old artist Perry Chen. It is narrated by Ingrid Pitt herself.

The Flyway Film Festival is please to present some of the freshest and funniest comedy shorts of 2011. Thanks to our friends at LA Comedy Shorts and especially curated to tickle the funny bones of Flyway Audiences we bring the funny to Flyway… via LA 4 Pounds: Over the course of four life changing weeks, an actor focuses his considerable will on the goal of losing some weight. As the people in his life try to dissuade him from his ruinous path, he ignores them in his headlong rush towards self destruction. Karl Mulberry: Set against a world of roller blades, water balloons, and accordions, KARL MULBERRY is a comedy about a conflicted sixteen year old boy who needs a father, but doesn't want to lose his mother. Dates on Tape: Kevin Spacey, a man of many talents, is single and ready to mingle. Watch as he tells you a little about his best...attributes. The Interview: The last man on earth tries to get a job from the second-to-last man on earth. Adoption Agency: Before Kim Jong Il (REX LEE from HBO's Entourage) can adopt an American baby worthy enough to take over his empire, he must first charm the panel of interviewers at the adoption agency. WROARF: Support a recession-hit American family for just four hundred dollars per day, plus tax. Dik: A concerned father of a six year old takes it the wrong way. What Up Little Kid: A music video dedicated to all the little kids out there. Bear Force One: Two eager, naive guys pitch their idea for the movie 'Bear Force One' to a Hollywood executive. While leaving Alaskan bear country, bears take over the President's airplane, and now it's up to the Commander in Chief, a secret service guard, and a flight attendant to regain control at 30,000 feet in this satire of airplane/hijacking films.

The Flyway Film Festival is please to present some of the freshest and funniest comedy shorts of 2011. Thanks to our friends at LA Comedy Shorts and especially curated to tickle the funny bones of Flyway Audiences we bring the funny to Flyway… via LA

The Devil pays a visit to a man who never did anything good nor bad the day before his death, to tempt him and bring him to Hell!

A Wisconsin protest documentary in three acts. Madtown goes inside the capitol building to hear from the people who occupied it for 17 days in opposition to Governor Scott Walker's union-busting bill.

A gambit is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices a pawn with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position. The protagonist is a Cambodian American guy looking for his place in the game.

Two Artists in search of inspiration discover something more.

Sidewalk Sonata takes you on a journey of spontaneous musical moments. It starts with a piano that is painted for the Pianos on Parade project in St. Paul, Minnesota. We follow the artist as his passion is painted layer by layer on the piano. Then we follow the piano to a street corner in downtown St. Paul. Will anyone play it?

During the course of the summer of 2008, Bart van Poppel and Elisabeth Esselink trekked the numerous rivers, lakes and waterways covering the twelve provinces of the Netherlands in an old motor boat. In each province a different cast of musicians were invited to climb aboard and create a homage to the Dutch landscape. On returning to her home base in Amsterdam, Esselink took the resulting material full of noises, moods, voices and rhythms back to her studio where she set about processing the recordings into twelve separate sound-image compositions, one for each province. Solex Ahoy, or better still, The Sound Map of the Netherlands is a reflection of the perilous route. A homage to the Dutch waterways.

A contemporary interpretation of a silent horror film. On the cusp of a murderous storm, a lonely traveler happens upon an old hotel. Greeted by the friendly yet unnerving innkeeper, the traveler checks in for the night. His slumber is cut short by the beautiful, yet treacherous siren that haunts the inn.

Terrebonne is the story of siblings who encounter trouble when they venture deep into the Louisiana swamp in search of the mythic ivory-billed woodpecker.

The year is 1947, and Alice (Lois Atkins) and David (David Marcotte) have just given birth to their first child. When Alice slips into postpartum depression, David seeks the advice of their Doctor (Robert Breuler), who assures him that she will eventually come around. But as time passes Alice's depression takes a turn for the worse, and she becomes convinced that the baby is conspiring against her. David must decide if his wife is loosing her mind, or if the child is plotting their doom. 'The Small Assassin' is based on the short story by legendary sci-fi author Ray Bradbury.

Benjamin (Gerard Depardieu), sees his wife die in his arms following a long illness. Only one way for him: death. But a young Japanese woman (Eriko Takeda), on a visit to his winery, will gently help him to mourn the death of his wife with a series of symbols and exchanges between their two cultures.

Tunnels of Love is an experiment in acting and filmmaking in public space. Framed loosely as a romantic comedy, it follows various characters in their subterranean New York lives. It was shot in the spring of this year by a very small student crew, utilizing an ensemble cast and set entirely on the subway system. The result is a self conscious view of performance, of relationships with people and with a city.

A look at the two sides of love.

Paul Iannacchino's short documentary on the Madison protests to Governor Scott Walker's budget bill. Music by Bon Iver