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SOME PEOPLE TEND to let their cynical side show when they hear of yet another film festival making the rounds – but why complain when such events are often the only chance to see some of the most interesting and groundbreaking (and yes, sometimes the most painful to watch) works out there? "Resfest," which hits the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre with a slew of animated shorts, digital shorts and features, music videos, free filmmaking seminars, and live music, is in its sixth year as a touring festival focusing on experimental film and video. Seven shorts programs include films from all over the globe, including Brit animator Robert Bradbrook's "Home Road Movies," about his poor old dad who just wants to take his family on trips in his beloved car. Visually "Movies" walks an eerily fine line between animation and reality by combining live footage with 3-D sets and drawings. Other interesting films include "Leave Luck to Heaven," Todd Lincoln's short about the alienation that comes from having too much technology; and Stefan Nadelman's "Terminal Bar," which tells the story of a seedy New York City watering hole through thousands of pictures taken of the changing clientele over the years. Wong Kar-wai brings the saturated colors of In the Mood for Love to a music video for DJ Shadow's song "Six Days." The editing is a little too MTV, and the actors have a "don't hate me because I'm beautiful" aura about them, but it's still interesting to see what Wong does with the medium. "Resfest" also includes two features: Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai's gangster flick Fulltime Killer, and Joey Garfield's doc Breath Control: The History of the Human Beatbox. See Rep Clock for show times. (Dina Gachman)