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Published 7:00 am Wednesday, October 15, 2008

New York comedian Mitch Magee (Mr. Glasses) will be in attendance for this evening of ten short films. Three episodes of his Welcome to My Study series portray a guy of meek, shy psychosis rummaging through his office desk to offer us up its sad, random contents. “I’m lonely and I collect things,” he says plaintively. The effect is a little bit like Mr. Rogers on Haldol, insanity wrapped in a cardigan sweater. Animation is particularly strong tonight, with the well-rendered anime-style Red Princess Blues (apparently an excerpt from a feature-in-progress) and One Rat Short (previously seen at Rawstock), which surely got director Alex Weil a job at Pixar. And for action fans, the Australian Lucy plays like the ingenious opening scene for a crime flick we’d definitely like to see. Magee will conduct a pre-show Q&A. Ages 21 and over. (NR) BRIAN MILLER

Fri., Oct. 17, 8:45 p.m., 2008