I also admired the live action shorts World of Glory, about a "typical Swiss clock" of a realtor whose gray life includes acts of genocide; Nanni Moretti's film-biz chronicle The Opening Day of 'Close-Up'; Gasman" about some kids who learn their father's domestic secrets; and the animated freakout Rabbit, made with old weird colorful stickers from first grade reading books.

Ridley Scott contributes the tedious student film Boy and Bicycle. Lars Von Trier has a so-so tale of a woman terrified of the sun. Christopher Nolan lends a black and white tale of man vs. bug.

The DVD menu is a work of art in itself, a modular display of the films that seems as if they were competing, calling out to the viewer. The audio loop is strange and compelling, with lines from the shorts that'll soon become familiar.